Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress

Vader's Fortress is the fifth book in the Junior Jedi Knights series. It contains a seven-page preview of the next book in the series, Kenobi's Blade.

Editions

 * ISBN 1572971738; Boulevard, July 1997, 112-page paperback
 * ISBN 0425169561; Berkley Jam, February 15, 1999, 112-page paperback
 * ISBN 0613061098; Sagebrush Corporation, October 1999, School/Library binding

Publisher's summary
'''Anakin Solo is now eleven&mdash;and headed for the Jedi academy! The Force is very strong with him&mdash;he can feel it. And his uncle Luke thinks it is time for him to start his training&hellip;'''

''Anakin and his friends just heard an incredible secret! Darth Vader may have retrieved Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber from the original Death Star. The lost weapon may be hidden in Vader's abandoned fortress on the planet Vjun, and Luke Skywalker agrees that it must be recovered.''

''Now Anakin and his friends&mdash;along with Tionne and the Jedi Master Ikrit&mdash;are heading off to Vjun to find the legendary fortress. Untold dangers await them, for no one knows what secrets still lie within those ancient walls. Even abandoned, it is a stronghold of dark power.''

''But the biggest danger may not have shown its face. For if they know about Obi-Wan's saber&hellip;who else does?''

Plot summary
Anakin Solo, Tahiri Veila, Ikrit, Uldir Lochett and Tionne have just learned an incredible secret! The Sith Lord Darth Vader had retrieved Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber following their duel at the Death Star I and stored it at the Bast Castle on Vjun.

The Jedi travel to Vjun to find the castle and the lost artifact. Unknown dangers lie ahead for this group of Jedi since know one knows what lies within the castle. In the past, Bast Castle had been a stronghold of the Galactic Empire.

Characters

 * Anakin Solo
 * Tahiri Veila
 * Uldir Lochett
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Ikrit
 * Tionne Solusar
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * R2-D2
 * Jaina Solo
 * Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
 * Chewbacca
 * Han Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Nomi Sunrider
 * Andur Sunrider
 * Thon
 * Yoda
 * Palpatine
 * Jacen Solo
 * Orloc
 * Asli Krimsan

Sentient species

 * Human
 * Kushiban
 * Tusken Raider
 * Randoni
 * Twi'lek
 * Wookiee
 * Hutt
 * Massassi

Creatures

 * Nerf
 * Drakka boar

Droid models

 * R2-series astromech droid

Locations

 * Yavin 4
 * Great Temple
 * Grand Audience Chamber
 * Dagobah
 * Dark Side Cave
 * Tatooine
 * Borgo Prime
 * Vjun
 * Bast Castle
 * Coruscant
 * Cloud City
 * Kushibah
 * Randon
 * Exis Station

Vehicles and vessels

 * Jemlaat-class yacht
 * Lore Seeker
 * Death Star I
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Sunrider

Organizations and titles

 * New Jedi Order
 * Jedi Praxeum
 * Nerf herder
 * Chief of State
 * Galactic Emperor
 * Dark Lord of the Sith
 * Prophet of the Dark Side

Weapons and technology

 * Holodisk
 * Lightsaber

Events

 * Mission to Bast Castle

Miscellanea

 * Golden Globe
 * Twi'lek story-chain
 * Spiral mist-horn
 * Asli Krimsan's holocron