Vader's Fortress (Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights, Book 5) [Paperback]

Rebecca Moesta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 1999 | Age Level: 9 and up

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. Original."

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (February 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425169561
• ISBN-13: 978-0425169568
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #614,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rebecca Moesta (pronounced MESS-tuh) wanted to be an author since her early teens, but it wasn't until 1991 that she began writing in earnest. Her solo novels include Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Little Things (2002) and three novels in the Junior Jedi Knights series. With her husband, Kevin J. Anderson, she wrote the Crystal Doors trilogy, the movie novelization of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen under the pseudonym "K.J. Anderson" (2003); a movie novelization of Supernova (2000); a novelization of the popular StarCraft computer game StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga, under the pseudonym "Gabriel Mesta" (2001); and a Star Trek graphic novel, The Gorn Crisis (2001). The team, currently working on Star Challengers, a Young Adult science fiction series, has also written two young adult Titan A.E. novels (2000), two high-tech Star Wars Pop-up Books, and the 14-book Young Jedi Knights series of Star Wars novels.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love STAR WARS, you'll love this!, February 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Vader's Fortress (Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights, Book 5) (Paperback)

I liked this because of the interaction between Tiione and Tahiri. They seem a lot like mother and daughter, which surprised me because Tiione is an instructor--not her mother. It brings out a loving side to these two characters--especially Tahiri. Instead of gushing all over Anakin all the time, she talks to other people, too. This makes her seem more social. At first, I thought she had a crush on Anakin (that's why she talked so much to him), but now I think that talking to people that way is her nature. This book brings out Tahiri's social side. And later, her serious side too . . .

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, July 6, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Vader's Fortress (Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights, Book 5) (Paperback)

Vader's Fortress is a wonderful book about the discovery of the lightsaber previously owned by Obi-Wan Kenobi. It is very exciting and also extremely captivating

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, but not the best, November 21, 2000

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"kandladin" (Castle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vader's Fortress (Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights, Book 5) (Paperback)

This was a good book, but I didn't like it as much as the other books in the series. For one thing, I wish Uldir would stop being such a brat, can't he see Anakin and Tahiri only want to be his friends? I guess not. However, he does get better as time goes on, so that's a good thing. :) I also don't think that Mage Orloc is a worthy foe for Anakin and Tahiri. Granted, this book is meant for younger children than myself, but even when I read it for the first time at age eleven I didn't find him very intimidating. I mean, these kids have fought the dark lords of the Sith and come out alive, so in my opinion they shouldn't have any problems defeating this wimp. But that's just my opinion. All in all, it was a fun book and I would recamend it to any kid who loves Star Wars.