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{{Book
|image=[[File:Anakins_Quest.jpg]]
|book name=Anakin's Quest
|author=[[Rebecca Moesta]]
|cover artist=[[Eric J. W. Lee]]
|illustrator=
|editor=
|publisher=[[Berkley Boulevard|Boulevard]]
|release date=[[May 1]], [[1997]]
|media type=Paperback
|pages=104
|isbn=1-572-97136-3
|isbn2=
|isbn3=
|timeline=[[22 ABY/Legends|22 ABY]]<ref name="jjk-date">''[[Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights]]''</ref>
|series=''[[Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights]]''
|preceded by=[[Junior Jedi Knights: Promises|Promises]]
|followed by=[[Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress|Vader's Fortress]]}}
'''''Anakin's Quest''''' is the fourth book in the ''[[Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights]]'' series. It contains a nine page preview of the next book in the series, [[Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress|''Vader's Fortress'']].

==Editions==
*{{ISBN|1572971363}}; [[Berkley Boulevard|Boulevard]], [[April]] [[1997]], 104-page paperback
*{{ISBN|0425168247}}; [[Berkley Jam]], [[June]] [[1998]], 104-page paperback
*{{ISBN|0613895762}}; [[Sagebrush Corporation]], June 1998, [[Wikipedia:Turtleback|Turtleback]]
*{{ISBN|0613044703}}; Sagebrush Corporation, [[October]] [[1999]], School/Library binding
*[[Recla Press]], 1999, [[Wikipedia:Dutch|Dutch]] paperback

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

''Anakin has been having terrible dreams of a secret [[Dark Side Cave|cave]] on [[Dagobah/Legends|Dagobah]]. He asks his uncle [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke]] if he can go there, to see if it's real. Luke says yes&mdash;but only if [[Tahiri Veila|Tahiri]], [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and the [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Ikrit]] go along.''

''Anakin and his friends find more danger than they bargained for in the swamps of Dagobah. But they do find the cave. What is inside? And will Anakin be strong enough in [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] to face it?''

==Plot summary==
Anakin Solo has nightmares of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine trying to lure him over to the dark side. Anakin is filled with self-doubt about whether or not he will make good choices and questions if he will fall to the dark side like his grandfather. He goes to his uncle Luke for advice and he tells Anakin about his encounter with the dark side in the [[Dark Side Cave]] on Dagobah. Anakin decides that he wants to go to this cave too to confront his fears.

When Anakin and [[Tahiri Veila]] are helping [[Peckhum]] unload supplies from his ship, the [[Lightning Rod]], they discover that a teenage boy named [[Uldir Lochett]] had stowed away on the ship. He ran away from home, not wanting to be a cargo pilot like his parents, so he could go to the Jedi academy and become a Jedi. Luke tests Uldir but finds that the Force is not strong in him and that he does not have the potential to become a Jedi. Uldir is insistent and Luke reluctantly allows him to stay at the academy after he gets permission from his worried parents.

Jedi Master [[Ikrit]] convinces Luke that he will take Anakin and Tahiri to Dagobah to visit the Dark Side Cave. The three of them leave with [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and Peckhum. Uldir, despite being told that he cannot go, stowed away in the hold of the Lightning Rod. When they land on Dagobah, Uldir tried to sneakily slip off the ship but he tripped and got caught in the muck of the swamp. Everyone comes and saves him. Ikrit decides to allow Uldir to join them on their quest. However, Uldir does not initially believe that Ikrit is a Jedi Master because he does not fit his imagined image of what a Jedi should be. Reluctantly, he joins the group.

After a trek through the swamp and a brief lesson, Ikrit has the three children take turns guiding them back to the Lightning Rod. Tahiri leads the group first, followed by Anakin. Uldir believes that they are going too slow and decides to arrogantly lead them through the last third of the trip back. He nearly leads them into the sharp web of a [[Butcherbug/Legends|Butcherbug]], which would have killed them. It was only through a warning in the Force that Anakin, Tahiri, and Ikrit managed to stop him in time.

The quartet resupply at the Lightning Rod and then set off for the Dark Side Cave. On the trip, they encounter a [[Spotlight sloth/Legends|Spotlight sloth]]. Though Anakin and Tahiri sense danger ahead, Uldir mocks them as the Spotlight sloth does not appear to be dangerous. Suddenly, a [[Knobby white spider/Legends|Knobby white spider]] appears and poisons the Spotlight sloth before eating it. The quartet flee from the creature and continue on their journey to the cave.

When they reach the cave, Uldir is unimpressed with it. He insists on entering the cave first. He finds nothing inside but still feels very unnerved. He quickly leaves the cave and chastises Tahiri and Anakin for still wanting to go in. Tahiri enter the cave next. She sees visions of her parents on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]], and then a scene of her [[Tahiri Veila's grandfather|grandfather]] who she discovers was a [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]]. Tahiri then suddenly found herself outside of the cave.

Anakin enters the cave last. Inside, he finds it divided in half: a light side and a dark side. Two figures appear: a Light Jedi and a shadowy figure who begins shooting blue lightning from his fingertips at the Light Jedi. Anakin throws himself in between the two figures and commands them to stop. As he looks at both of them, Anakin realizes that both figures have his face.

Back at the camp, the three children contemplate their experiences. Ikrit offers the advice to all of them that it is your choices that determine who you are, not who raised you or who your family is. Before they can leave the planet, Ikrit reveals that he has a quest of his own on Dagobah that he must complete. The quartet set off for [[Yoda's hut]] where Ikrit reveals that it was [[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]] who first found him and trained him as a Jedi. Ikrit takes the opportunity to mourn his old master.

Back on Yavin 4, each of the children have private meetings with Luke and [[Tionne Solusar]] to discuss their experiences. Later, Uldir asks Anakin and Tahiri if they think he will ever become a Jedi. They tell him that they do not know but they will help him out on his quest regardless. Uldir stubbornly believes that he can become a Jedi. He thinks that as long as he has the right equipment, training, and the same opportunities as Anakin and Tahiri that he can become a Jedi. As long as he looks and acts that part, he believes he will succeed.

==Appearances==
{{App
|characters=
*[[Ikrit]]
*[[Uldir Lochett]] {{1st}}
*[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] / Emperor Reborn {{Vision|Anakin Solo}}
*[[Peckhum]] "Old Peckhum"
*[[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] "Artoo-Detoo"
*[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] / Darth Vader {{Vision|Anakin Solo}}
*[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]
*[[Anakin Solo]]
*[[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]]
*[[Leia Organa Solo]]
*[[Tionne Solusar]]
*[[Cassa Veila]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Tahiri Veila]]
*[[Tahiri Veila's grandfather]] {{1st}} {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Tryst Veila]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]] {{Mo}}
*[[Zekk]] {{Mo}}
|creatures=
*[[Bantha/Legends|Bantha]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Butcherbug/Legends|Butcher bug]]
*[[Knobby white spider/Legends|Knobby white spider]]
*[[Krayt dragon/Legends|Krayt dragon]] {{Mo}}
*[[Spotlight sloth/Legends|Spotlight sloth]] {{1st}}
*[[Xinkra]] {{1stm}}
|droids=
*[[R2-series astromech droid]]
|events=
*[[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]] {{Imo}}
*[[Great Jedi Purge/Legends|Great Jedi Purge]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
|locations=
*[[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]] {{Mo}}
*[[Corellia/Legends|Corellia]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dagobah/Legends|Dagobah]]
**[[Dark Side Cave]]
**[[Yoda's hut]]
*[[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim]]
**[[Kushibah]] {{1stm}}
*[[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Yavin (star)|Yavin]]
*[[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]]
**[[Great Temple/Legends|Great Temple]]
***[[Grand Audience Chamber]]
***[[Jedi Praxeum|Jedi academy]]
*[[Yavin Prime/Legends|Yavin Prime]]
|organizations=
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] {{Mo}}
**[[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Galactic Emperor]] {{Vision|Anakin Solo}}
**[[Stormtrooper/Legends|Stormtrooper]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] "Old Republic" {{Mo}}
*[[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]]
*[[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] {{Mo}}
**[[Grand Jedi Master]] "Great Jedi Master" {{Mo}}
*[[Moisture farmer/Legends|Moisture farmer]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[New Jedi Order]]
**[[Jedi historian]]
**Jedi Master
*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] {{Mo}}
**[[Chief of State (New Republic)|Chief of State]] {{Imo}}
**[[New Republic Defense Fleet/Legends|New Republic Defense Fleet]]
*[[Pilot/Legends|Pilot]]
*[[Pirate/Legends|Pirate]] {{Mo}}
|species=
*[[Human/Legends|Human]]
**[[Cloning/Legends|Clone]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kushiban]]
*[[Tusken Raider/Legends|Tusken Raider]] "Sand People" {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
|vehicles=
*[[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star I]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Lightning Rod]]''
*[[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Hoversled/Legends|Repulsorsled]]
*[[Speeder/Legends|Speeder]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|T-65 X-wing starfighter]] {{Mo}}
|technology=
*[[Antistatic generator]] {{1stm}}
*[[Crash webbing/Legends|Crash webbing]]
*[[Darth Vader's armor]] {{Vision|Anakin Solo}}
*[[Datapad/Legends|Datapad]]
*[[E-11 blaster rifle/Legends|E-11 blaster rifle]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Force field/Legends|Force field]] {{Mo}}
*[[Glowpanel]] {{Mo}}
*[[Glowrod/Legends|Glowrod]]
*[[Holocube/Legends|Holocube]] {{Mo}}
*[[Hologram/Legends|Hologram]] {{Mo}}
*[[Hyperdrive motivator/Legends|Hyperdrive motivator]] {{Mo}}
*[[Knife/Legends|Knife]] {{Mo}}
*[[Portable beacon|Landing beacon]] {{1stm}}
*[[Laser/Legends|Laser]] {{Mo}}
*[[Lightsaber/Legends|Lightsaber]]
*[[Medkit|Medikit]]
*[[Moisture vaporator/Legends|Moisture vaporator]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Turbo-ski/Legends|Turbo-ski]] {{Mo}}
*[[Turbolift/Legends|Turbolift]]
*[[Viewscreen/Legends|Viewscreen]]
|miscellanea=
*[[Algae/Legends|Algae]]
*[[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Basic]]
*[[Binary/Legends|Binary]]
*[[The Force/Legends|The Force]]
**[[Dark side of the Force/Legends|Dark side of the Force]]
***[[Force lightning/Legends|Force lightning]] {{Vision|Anakin Solo}}
**[[Light side of the Force/Legends|Light side of the Force]] {{Mo}}
**[[Mind trick/Legends|Mind trick]]
**[[Telekinesis/Legends|Telekinesis]]
*[[Force-sensitive/Legends|Force-sensitive]] {{Mo}}
*[[Fungus/Legends|Fungus]]
*[[Gnarltree/Legends|Gnarltree]]
*[[Golden Globe]] {{Mo}}
*[[Hyperspace/Legends|Hyperspace]]
*[[Jedi apparel]]
*[[Jedi training/Legends|Jedi training]]
*[[Kessel Run/Legends|Kessel Run]] {{Mo}}
*[[May the Force be with you/Legends|May the Force be with you]]
*[[Moss/Legends|Moss]]
*[[Plasteel/Legends|Plasteel]] {{Vision|Anakin Solo}}
*[[Silkweed]] {{1stm}}
*[[Stone/Legends|Stone]]
*[[Tusken/Legends|Tusken]] {{Vision|Tahiri Veila}}
*[[Viewport/Legends|Viewport]]
*[[Water/Legends|Water]]
}}

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==Notes and references==
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