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Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights #5
Vader's Fortress
Anakin Solo and his friends--including Tionne and the Jedi Master Ikrit--venture into Darth Vader's abandoned fortress on the planet Vjun to recover Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber, supposedly hidden within the deadly walls of the stronghold
128 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1997
About the author
Rebecca Moesta
85 books81 followersRebecca Moesta is the author of several science fiction books. Although born in Germany, Rebecca was born to American parents and raised in Pasadena, California, where she lived until her early twenties. Rebecca graduated with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Cal State L.A.. and shortly after graduation married a former classmate from Caltech, becoming Rebecca Moesta Cowan.
In 1981, the couple moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where they lived for one year until they moved to Darmstadt, Germany, until 1987. In Germany Rebecca took graduate courses with Boston University and earned a Master of Science degree in Business Administration. During their stay in Germany she gave birth to her son, Jonathan, before moving back to the United States and settling in Livermore, California.
In 1989, Rebecca took a position at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a proof reader and copy editor. There she formed a science fiction club in which she met her future husband Kevin J. Anderson. She divorced her first husband in 1990 and married Anderson in 1991.
The couple started working together writing science fiction novels and to date has written two Titan A.E. young adult novels, two high-tech pop-up books and fourteen Star Wars novels, the Young Jedi Knights series. The couple owns and runs the company Wordfire, and Rebecca is currently working on several new projects, including copy editing her husband's works.
In 1981, the couple moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where they lived for one year until they moved to Darmstadt, Germany, until 1987. In Germany Rebecca took graduate courses with Boston University and earned a Master of Science degree in Business Administration. During their stay in Germany she gave birth to her son, Jonathan, before moving back to the United States and settling in Livermore, California.
In 1989, Rebecca took a position at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a proof reader and copy editor. There she formed a science fiction club in which she met her future husband Kevin J. Anderson. She divorced her first husband in 1990 and married Anderson in 1991.
The couple started working together writing science fiction novels and to date has written two Titan A.E. young adult novels, two high-tech pop-up books and fourteen Star Wars novels, the Young Jedi Knights series. The couple owns and runs the company Wordfire, and Rebecca is currently working on several new projects, including copy editing her husband's works.
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October 19, 2026
I'm naming this book Severe Leg Pain from Climbing Stairs.
اسم این جلد رو می‌ذارم «پا درد شدید از بالا رفتن از پله‌ها».
I swear, just reading this story made my legs hurt, let alone the characters, who had to climb SO MANY stairs!
قشنگ از خوندن داستان پا درد گرفتم، چه برسه به کاراکترها که اون‌قدر از پله‌ها بالا رفتن!
Here we have Tionne, the silver-haired queen, my beloved, the woman I would get down on my knees for. She's a Jedi who collects Jedi artifacts and brings them to Luke. Her ship is basically a whole museum, too. Tahiri usually goes on research trips with her, and Anakin probably goes to visit his family on Coruscant.
ما این‌جا تیون رو داریم؛ ملکه‌ی مو‌نقره‌ای و عزیز دل من که من براش زانو می‌زنم. یه جدای که وسایل جدای‌ها رو جمع‌آوری می‌کنه و میاره پیش لوک. البته سفینه‌اش هم قشنگ یه پا موزه‌ست. تاهیری معمولا باهاش به سفرهای تحقیقیش می‌ره و آناکین هم احتمالا می‌ره پیش خانواده‌اش به کوروسانت.
Anyway, Tionne shows up at Luke's and tells him she's found the lightsaber of Obi-Wan fucking Kenobi in Vader's castle.
خب، این‌جا تیون میاد پیش لوک و می‌گه لایت‌سیبر اوبی‌وان فاکینگ کنوبی رو پیدا کرده و توی قلعه‌ی ویدره.
And everyone's just like, "Okay, let's go!"
همگی این‌جورین که «اوکی، لتس گو!»
So they head out and come face-to-face with a whole lot of stairs.
می‌رن و قشنگ با یه عالمه پله روبه‌رو می‌شن.
A creepy-ass castle in some terrifying corner of the galaxy.
یه قلعه‌ی ترسناک توی یه نقطه از کهکشان که قشنگ خوف‌آوره.
Then Uldir turns to Anakin and asks, "Why did your grandfather build his castle here?"
بعد اولدیر برمی‌گرده به آناکین می‌گه: «چرا پدربزرگت این‌جا قلعه‌ش رو ساخته؟»
And Anakin goes, "I think he didn't want any visitors.
آناکین هم می‌گه: «فکر کنم می‌خواسته مهمون نداشته باشه. »
I mean, who'd be brave enough to come all the way out here and face Vader?!
انگار کسی جرئت داشته بیاد این‌جا و با ویدر روبه‌رو بشه!
That bit was hilarious.
خیلی بامزه بود این قسمت.
And well, they finally manage to get inside, only to be greeted by a whole bunch of blaster shots. Nom nom, delicious!
و خب، بالاخره می‌تونن وارد بشن و با یه عالمه تیر ازشون پذیرایی می‌شه. نام‌نام، واقعا!
What a lovely welcome for his grandson!
چه استقبالی از نوه!
Vader's been dead for years, of course, but apparently that doesn't change the whole welcoming your grandson thing.
هرچند ویدر سال‌هاست که کلا مرده، ولی بازم اصل پذیرایی از نوه‌اش عوض نمی‌شه.
Vader did love his family, in his own special way. Sure, it was obsessive and unhealthy, but he loved them—even if he had to force them to accept it!
هرچند ویدر عاشق خانواده‌اش بود، اونم به یه شکل خاص. البته یه حالت وسواسی و ناسالم داشت، ولی دوستشون داشت، حتی به زور!
Vader even tried to bring Padmé back to life multiple times and couldn't let her go. And here, we find out that he has a hologram of Luke that lets him watch him from different angles.
ویدر حتی بارها سعی کرد پدمه رو زنده کنه و نمی‌تونست ازش دست بکشه. این‌جا هم مشخص می‌شه که از لوک یه هولو داره که از زاویه‌های مختلف می‌تونه ببینتش.
Tahiri asks Anakin why there's no picture of his mother here, and Anakin explains that Vader didn't know Luke and his mother were twins. He didn't even know Padmé had been pregnant with twins.
تاهیری از آناکین می‌پرسه که چرا عکس مامانش این‌جا نیست و آناکین هم می‌گه چون ویدر نمی‌دونسته دایی‌ش و مامانش دوقلو هستن و کلا نمی‌دونسته پدمه دوقلو باردار بوده.
Before his death, while fighting Luke in a duel, Vader managed to get inside Luke's mind. That's when he realized just how much Luke cared about his sister, and he said, "Your sister? So you have a twin sister!"
قبل از مرگش، موقعی که درگیر دوئل با لوک بود، تونست به ذهن لوک نفوذ کنه و اون‌جا بود که فهمید لوک به‌شدت به خواهرش اهمیت می‌ده و می‌گه: «خواهرت؟ پس تو یه خواهر دوقلو داری!»
Then he threatened Luke, telling him that if he didn't join the dark side, Vader would go after Leia and drag her into the darkness.
و بعد لوک رو تهدید می‌کنه که اگه اون به دارک ساید نیاد، ویدر می‌ره سراغ لیا و اونو به تاریکی می‌کشونه.
And that's when Luke snaps and attacks Vader, his own father, cutting off his robotic hand.
و اون‌جاست که لوک عصبی می‌شه و به ویدر، که پدرشه، حمله می‌کنه و دست رباتیکش رو می‌بره.
That's when we discover that beneath Luke's calm exterior, there's a line you absolutely do NOT cross if you don't want to make him lose his temper—and that line is his sister, Leia.
و اون‌جاست که مشخص می‌شه زیر ظاهر خونسرد لوک، یه خط قرمز وجود داره که اگه ازش عبور بشه، لوک رو عصبی می‌کنه؛ و اون کسی نیست جز خواهرش، لیا.
And that's when our young Anakin Solo realizes that maybe his grandfather wasn't entirely consumed by darkness after all.
و آناکین سولوی جوان ما اون‌جاست که می‌فهمه شاید پدربزرگش کاملا هم تاریکی نبوده.
Because Anakin is absolutely terrified of his own name, and he doesn't exactly like his grandfather, either.
چون آناکین به‌شدت از اسمش می‌ترسه و از پدربزرگش هم خوشش نمیاد.
And now we have a shady guest on our hands who makes Uldir suspicious and tries to steal Obi-Wan's lightsaber and the training hologram—the very things our Jedi gang discovered. But they manage to get them back from him and return home.
و ما این‌جا با یه مهمون دغل‌باز روبه‌رو می‌شیم که اولدیر رو به شک می‌اندازه و سعی می‌کنه لایت‌سیبر اوبی‌وان و هولوگرام آموزشی رو بدزده؛ همون چیزهایی که گروه جدای ما پیداشون کرده بودن. ولی می‌تونن از چنگش درشون بیارن و برگردن.
And Ikrit, as always, is perched on his ride, our beloved Artoo-Detoo, who's always accompanying Anakin in these books.
و ایکریت هم مثل همیشه روی ماشینش، یعنی آرتو-دیتوی دل‌ها، نشسته؛ همون که توی کتاب‌ها همیشه همراه آناکینه.
He even finds himself a spaceship, which is a pretty damn surprising development!
و یه سفینه هم برای خودش پیدا می‌کنه که حسابی سوپرایزکننده‌ست!
Ikrit is just full of surprises, and he really reminds me that I shouldn't judge someone's abilities by their size. After all, Ikrit can pilot a ship, he's a Jedi Master, he's wise, AND he's adorable.
ایکریت کلا پر از سوپرایزه و واقعا بهم یادآوری می‌کنه که نباید اندازه‌ی طرف رو با توانایی‌هاش مقایسه کنم، چون ایکریت هم توی پایلوت بودن خوبه، هم یه استاد جدایه، هم داناست و هم شیرینه.
You know, I'm so tired of stereotypical old masters, but Ikrit is precious to me. And it's so cute that he sleeps next to Anakin at night.
می‌دونی، من از این استادهای پیر کلیشه‌ای کلافه می‌شم، ولی ایکریت برام عزیزه و خیلی کیوته که شب‌ها پیش آناکین می‌خوابه.
Imagine your master sleeping right beside you while the entire galaxy thinks he's your pet, when he's actually your teacher!
فکر کن استادت پیش خودت بخوابه و کل جهان فکر کنن این حیوان خونگیته، ولی در واقع استادته!
And Artoo seems to have gotten a little message from Luke along the lines of, "Keep a VERY close eye on this kid and make sure he doesn't get himself killed."
آرتو هم انگار لوک توی گوشش گفته: «چهارچشمی حواست به این بچه باشه که خودشو به کشتن نده.»
I love him, I love him, I LOVE HIM!
عاشقشم، عاشقشم، عاشقشم!
Once again, Anakin and Tahiri's teamwork made the story beautiful. I'm in love with these two, okay? Whether they're friends like they are now or fall in love later, only for their love to be burned to the ground by absolute tragedy.
باز هم هم‌تیمی بودن آناکین و تاهیری داستان رو زیبا کرد. من عاشقشونم، اوکی؟ چه وقتی مثل الان دوستن و چه وقتی که عاشق می‌شن و عشقشون با تراژدی مطلق به آتیش کشیده می‌شه.
اسم این جلد رو می‌ذارم «پا درد شدید از بالا رفتن از پله‌ها».
I swear, just reading this story made my legs hurt, let alone the characters, who had to climb SO MANY stairs!
قشنگ از خوندن داستان پا درد گرفتم، چه برسه به کاراکترها که اون‌قدر از پله‌ها بالا رفتن!
Here we have Tionne, the silver-haired queen, my beloved, the woman I would get down on my knees for. She's a Jedi who collects Jedi artifacts and brings them to Luke. Her ship is basically a whole museum, too. Tahiri usually goes on research trips with her, and Anakin probably goes to visit his family on Coruscant.
ما این‌جا تیون رو داریم؛ ملکه‌ی مو‌نقره‌ای و عزیز دل من که من براش زانو می‌زنم. یه جدای که وسایل جدای‌ها رو جمع‌آوری می‌کنه و میاره پیش لوک. البته سفینه‌اش هم قشنگ یه پا موزه‌ست. تاهیری معمولا باهاش به سفرهای تحقیقیش می‌ره و آناکین هم احتمالا می‌ره پیش خانواده‌اش به کوروسانت.
Anyway, Tionne shows up at Luke's and tells him she's found the lightsaber of Obi-Wan fucking Kenobi in Vader's castle.
خب، این‌جا تیون میاد پیش لوک و می‌گه لایت‌سیبر اوبی‌وان فاکینگ کنوبی رو پیدا کرده و توی قلعه‌ی ویدره.
And everyone's just like, "Okay, let's go!"
همگی این‌جورین که «اوکی، لتس گو!»
So they head out and come face-to-face with a whole lot of stairs.
می‌رن و قشنگ با یه عالمه پله روبه‌رو می‌شن.
A creepy-ass castle in some terrifying corner of the galaxy.
یه قلعه‌ی ترسناک توی یه نقطه از کهکشان که قشنگ خوف‌آوره.
Then Uldir turns to Anakin and asks, "Why did your grandfather build his castle here?"
بعد اولدیر برمی‌گرده به آناکین می‌گه: «چرا پدربزرگت این‌جا قلعه‌ش رو ساخته؟»
And Anakin goes, "I think he didn't want any visitors.
آناکین هم می‌گه: «فکر کنم می‌خواسته مهمون نداشته باشه. »
I mean, who'd be brave enough to come all the way out here and face Vader?!
انگار کسی جرئت داشته بیاد این‌جا و با ویدر روبه‌رو بشه!
That bit was hilarious.
خیلی بامزه بود این قسمت.
And well, they finally manage to get inside, only to be greeted by a whole bunch of blaster shots. Nom nom, delicious!
و خب، بالاخره می‌تونن وارد بشن و با یه عالمه تیر ازشون پذیرایی می‌شه. نام‌نام، واقعا!
What a lovely welcome for his grandson!
چه استقبالی از نوه!
Vader's been dead for years, of course, but apparently that doesn't change the whole welcoming your grandson thing.
هرچند ویدر سال‌هاست که کلا مرده، ولی بازم اصل پذیرایی از نوه‌اش عوض نمی‌شه.
Vader did love his family, in his own special way. Sure, it was obsessive and unhealthy, but he loved them—even if he had to force them to accept it!
هرچند ویدر عاشق خانواده‌اش بود، اونم به یه شکل خاص. البته یه حالت وسواسی و ناسالم داشت، ولی دوستشون داشت، حتی به زور!
Vader even tried to bring Padmé back to life multiple times and couldn't let her go. And here, we find out that he has a hologram of Luke that lets him watch him from different angles.
ویدر حتی بارها سعی کرد پدمه رو زنده کنه و نمی‌تونست ازش دست بکشه. این‌جا هم مشخص می‌شه که از لوک یه هولو داره که از زاویه‌های مختلف می‌تونه ببینتش.
Tahiri asks Anakin why there's no picture of his mother here, and Anakin explains that Vader didn't know Luke and his mother were twins. He didn't even know Padmé had been pregnant with twins.
تاهیری از آناکین می‌پرسه که چرا عکس مامانش این‌جا نیست و آناکین هم می‌گه چون ویدر نمی‌دونسته دایی‌ش و مامانش دوقلو هستن و کلا نمی‌دونسته پدمه دوقلو باردار بوده.
Before his death, while fighting Luke in a duel, Vader managed to get inside Luke's mind. That's when he realized just how much Luke cared about his sister, and he said, "Your sister? So you have a twin sister!"
قبل از مرگش، موقعی که درگیر دوئل با لوک بود، تونست به ذهن لوک نفوذ کنه و اون‌جا بود که فهمید لوک به‌شدت به خواهرش اهمیت می‌ده و می‌گه: «خواهرت؟ پس تو یه خواهر دوقلو داری!»
Then he threatened Luke, telling him that if he didn't join the dark side, Vader would go after Leia and drag her into the darkness.
و بعد لوک رو تهدید می‌کنه که اگه اون به دارک ساید نیاد، ویدر می‌ره سراغ لیا و اونو به تاریکی می‌کشونه.
And that's when Luke snaps and attacks Vader, his own father, cutting off his robotic hand.
و اون‌جاست که لوک عصبی می‌شه و به ویدر، که پدرشه، حمله می‌کنه و دست رباتیکش رو می‌بره.
That's when we discover that beneath Luke's calm exterior, there's a line you absolutely do NOT cross if you don't want to make him lose his temper—and that line is his sister, Leia.
و اون‌جاست که مشخص می‌شه زیر ظاهر خونسرد لوک، یه خط قرمز وجود داره که اگه ازش عبور بشه، لوک رو عصبی می‌کنه؛ و اون کسی نیست جز خواهرش، لیا.
And that's when our young Anakin Solo realizes that maybe his grandfather wasn't entirely consumed by darkness after all.
و آناکین سولوی جوان ما اون‌جاست که می‌فهمه شاید پدربزرگش کاملا هم تاریکی نبوده.
Because Anakin is absolutely terrified of his own name, and he doesn't exactly like his grandfather, either.
چون آناکین به‌شدت از اسمش می‌ترسه و از پدربزرگش هم خوشش نمیاد.
And now we have a shady guest on our hands who makes Uldir suspicious and tries to steal Obi-Wan's lightsaber and the training hologram—the very things our Jedi gang discovered. But they manage to get them back from him and return home.
و ما این‌جا با یه مهمون دغل‌باز روبه‌رو می‌شیم که اولدیر رو به شک می‌اندازه و سعی می‌کنه لایت‌سیبر اوبی‌وان و هولوگرام آموزشی رو بدزده؛ همون چیزهایی که گروه جدای ما پیداشون کرده بودن. ولی می‌تونن از چنگش درشون بیارن و برگردن.
And Ikrit, as always, is perched on his ride, our beloved Artoo-Detoo, who's always accompanying Anakin in these books.
و ایکریت هم مثل همیشه روی ماشینش، یعنی آرتو-دیتوی دل‌ها، نشسته؛ همون که توی کتاب‌ها همیشه همراه آناکینه.
He even finds himself a spaceship, which is a pretty damn surprising development!
و یه سفینه هم برای خودش پیدا می‌کنه که حسابی سوپرایزکننده‌ست!
Ikrit is just full of surprises, and he really reminds me that I shouldn't judge someone's abilities by their size. After all, Ikrit can pilot a ship, he's a Jedi Master, he's wise, AND he's adorable.
ایکریت کلا پر از سوپرایزه و واقعا بهم یادآوری می‌کنه که نباید اندازه‌ی طرف رو با توانایی‌هاش مقایسه کنم، چون ایکریت هم توی پایلوت بودن خوبه، هم یه استاد جدایه، هم داناست و هم شیرینه.
You know, I'm so tired of stereotypical old masters, but Ikrit is precious to me. And it's so cute that he sleeps next to Anakin at night.
می‌دونی، من از این استادهای پیر کلیشه‌ای کلافه می‌شم، ولی ایکریت برام عزیزه و خیلی کیوته که شب‌ها پیش آناکین می‌خوابه.
Imagine your master sleeping right beside you while the entire galaxy thinks he's your pet, when he's actually your teacher!
فکر کن استادت پیش خودت بخوابه و کل جهان فکر کنن این حیوان خونگیته، ولی در واقع استادته!
And Artoo seems to have gotten a little message from Luke along the lines of, "Keep a VERY close eye on this kid and make sure he doesn't get himself killed."
آرتو هم انگار لوک توی گوشش گفته: «چهارچشمی حواست به این بچه باشه که خودشو به کشتن نده.»
I love him, I love him, I LOVE HIM!
عاشقشم، عاشقشم، عاشقشم!
Once again, Anakin and Tahiri's teamwork made the story beautiful. I'm in love with these two, okay? Whether they're friends like they are now or fall in love later, only for their love to be burned to the ground by absolute tragedy.
باز هم هم‌تیمی بودن آناکین و تاهیری داستان رو زیبا کرد. من عاشقشونم، اوکی؟ چه وقتی مثل الان دوستن و چه وقتی که عاشق می‌شن و عشقشون با تراژدی مطلق به آتیش کشیده می‌شه.
August 13, 2020
My favorite of the Junior Knights series. Learning more about Vader is always cool. Anakin and Tahiri are yet again entertaining and cute. Weird (and also sad) to see R2 wandering around in Anakin Skywalker's old fortress of space evil, though. His memory is still wiped so he has no idea how close he was with Vader at one time. It's actually quite tragic.
April 13, 2021
This was another fun read about Anakin, Tahiti, and Ikrit. I liked Uldir better in this book.
May 22, 2024
Another fun adventure! Uldir is still annoying, but he is growing on me. It was so interesting to explore Vader's fortress and learn more about Vader! The villain was very over-the-top, but it is a kids book after all so I'll allow it 😂 Once again, I love Anakin and Tahiri, and I'm a little sad that there's only one book left 🥲
May 15, 2020
Rebecca Moesta reliably continues the story on Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila. Jedi Historian Tionne has caught wind of rumors that Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber might be stashed away in the old Bast Castle on Vjun. With the blessing of Luke Skywalker, she takes Anakin, Tahiri, Ikrit, and for some reason their increasingly annoying friend Uldir on a trip to go recover the object.
Bast Castle is an interesting crossroads of continuity, being previously canonically seen in the Jedi Academy PC game and the Dark Empire comic. It's very cool being able to revisit the old crumbled Vader statue one last time and it's even more great to have Anakin along for the entire thing. It's fun to watch him learn about his heritage given his namesake. The novel slips though when the tropey, mustache-twirling archetype villain turns up in the later half of the story to harry the heroes and steal Kenobi's blade. But they turn him away and nab not only the lightsaber, but a Jedi Holocron in the process as well.
Not as thematically pleasing as the previous entry but still a good romp nonetheless, Vader's Fortress is perfectly serviceable.
Six holographic beasts out of ten.
Bast Castle is an interesting crossroads of continuity, being previously canonically seen in the Jedi Academy PC game and the Dark Empire comic. It's very cool being able to revisit the old crumbled Vader statue one last time and it's even more great to have Anakin along for the entire thing. It's fun to watch him learn about his heritage given his namesake. The novel slips though when the tropey, mustache-twirling archetype villain turns up in the later half of the story to harry the heroes and steal Kenobi's blade. But they turn him away and nab not only the lightsaber, but a Jedi Holocron in the process as well.
Not as thematically pleasing as the previous entry but still a good romp nonetheless, Vader's Fortress is perfectly serviceable.
Six holographic beasts out of ten.
February 4, 2021
Kudos to Anakin and Tahiri for being better people than me. Uldir is a self-centered, egotistical, disrespectful jerk, and he doesn’t deserve their kindness and friendship. I certainly wouldn’t give it to him. I love how Vader kept Obi-Wan’s lightsaber in his fortress protected with all sorts of booby traps, and especially how he had a holo of Luke. Dad Vader is the best Vader. And I’m coming too close to where I’m going to have to see my babies Anakin and Tahiri have their lives destroyed in the war. Though I really AM looking forward to reading NJO.
October 27, 2021
I understand that these books are for young readers and therefore need to be primarily about the younger characters, not the adults, but that becomes especially frustrating in this entry. I find it incredibly hard to be believe that Luke would not go along on this mission to retrieve Obi-Wan's lightsaber just because he has a meeting he's supposed to attend on Coruscant. He would duck out to go, and Leia would understand. Also, Tionne needs to be reminded not once but twice that she is in possession of a lightsaber she can use to defend them all, which is ridiculous.
December 27, 2023
Could probably be combined with the final volume without losing anything. I do have some affinity for Orloc, the Dark Side Prophet wannabe who serves as the antagonist of these last two books. He was quite memorable when I was a kid and feels so out of place with the current canon that there's a certain charm to him. The idea of Vader's castle is a fun one that Star Wars would return to later, but unlike the previous couple of books in the series, this one doesn't feel like it justifies its place in the Star Wars universe.
July 23, 2024
Some more backstory is added in via this book, but again it's a bit shallow, although that's probably to be expected for a kid's book. We do finally see a bit more of Tionne, even if she doesn't exactly cover herself in glory. One more, then onto JJK.
September 1, 2020
The weakest of the series so far. If you take out the campy villain, the only thing they do is retrieve the lightsaber and a holocron.
August 12, 2021
Solid
June 12, 2025
Gotta be my favorite Junior Jedi Knights book so far!
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October 21, 2012
Moesta's acknowledgements really show the research and work she put into writing this latter half of the series. She really does get the characters right.
Well, mostly.
I feel like Luke is lacking in that department. So in the novels before this, he could ignore Leia but now, after Tionne receives news of Obi-Wan's lightsaber being on Vjun, he can't drop everything and go with her for it?
*sighs*
At least Moesta continues the trend of him ASKING PARENTS FOR PERMISSION FOR THE KIDS TO LEAVE THE PLANET. Again, Richardson failed horribly with this. Moesta understands parenthood.
Also, Tionne telling Anakin, Tahiri, and Uldir about the lightsaber before she even saw Luke is very unreasonable and doesn't make sense.
I love that Ikrit and Tionne talk of the past. It makes me smile, reading of Tionne's passion coming through and being fed.
Uldir's constant complaints become increasingly annoying.
I really liked the line about not letting the ghosts of THE past essentially ruin you. That's not just your past, but anyone else's.
When the three kids and two Masters (and one Artoo) were on Vjun, it didn't make sense that there were three groups of two instead of two groups of three. Even worse was sticking Uldir with Tahiri seeing as he doesn't even have Force abilities.
It also didn't make sense for Vader to have had "I am Anakin" as a password. Even in ROTJ, he states that the name 'Anakin' means nothing to him.
However, him having a hologram of Luke is adorable.
It is hilarious that Tahiri stuns Mage Orloc with her constant yammering.
Well, mostly.
I feel like Luke is lacking in that department. So in the novels before this, he could ignore Leia but now, after Tionne receives news of Obi-Wan's lightsaber being on Vjun, he can't drop everything and go with her for it?
*sighs*
At least Moesta continues the trend of him ASKING PARENTS FOR PERMISSION FOR THE KIDS TO LEAVE THE PLANET. Again, Richardson failed horribly with this. Moesta understands parenthood.
Also, Tionne telling Anakin, Tahiri, and Uldir about the lightsaber before she even saw Luke is very unreasonable and doesn't make sense.
I love that Ikrit and Tionne talk of the past. It makes me smile, reading of Tionne's passion coming through and being fed.
Uldir's constant complaints become increasingly annoying.
I really liked the line about not letting the ghosts of THE past essentially ruin you. That's not just your past, but anyone else's.
When the three kids and two Masters (and one Artoo) were on Vjun, it didn't make sense that there were three groups of two instead of two groups of three. Even worse was sticking Uldir with Tahiri seeing as he doesn't even have Force abilities.
It also didn't make sense for Vader to have had "I am Anakin" as a password. Even in ROTJ, he states that the name 'Anakin' means nothing to him.
However, him having a hologram of Luke is adorable.
It is hilarious that Tahiri stuns Mage Orloc with her constant yammering.
April 16, 2013
There were some real gems in this story. Obviously, going on a quest to retrieve the light saber of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which Darth Vader had secreted off the Death Star and hidden on his secret fortress, was fun. The villain was, well, campy. But I really enjoyed the overall story of the delve into Vader's fortress, previously seen in some of the other EU comic and novels. The most touching moment I thought was .
November 4, 2012
Personally, I liked this book. The plot tracking Anakin Solo (youngest son of Han Solo and Princes Leia) and his friends is a bit simplified. But it had its moments. I especially liked the startled reaction people have when they discover the true identity of Jedi Master Ikrit, Anakin’s primary teacher. After all, Ikrit does look sort of like a bunny but with a longer tail and more walking legs rather than hopping ones.
May 19, 2012
The villain introduced in this book is pretty dumb, although its better than the first four books that don't even really have a proper antagonist. On the other hand, seeing Darth Vader's fortress was interesting, although it also appears in better Star Wars stuff.
August 17, 2008
i remember this was not very good at all. very cheesey
March 21, 2009
Anakin and a group of Jedi friends, go to Vader's fortress. They are looking for Obi Won's lightsaber.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 14, 2012
Another week story from Rebecca.
May 3, 2015
Shockingly, in Vader's Fortress Anakin&co visit one of Darth Vader's fortress, in search of Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber.
Five stars.
Five stars.
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