Welcome to Tarkin’s Top Shelf! The only Star Wars Literature Podcast on the internet that dissects and analyzes your favorite, and maybe, least favorite canon books. In this episode, Mark, and Becca welcome the entire cast from Idiot's Array Podcast for a spectacular Roundtable event! It's a combo show! Initial reactions to Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Del Rey's 'Canto Bight!' It's a No-Holds-Barred discussion, upfront and honest reviews, without the negativity.

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Welcome to Tarkin’s Top Shelf, the only Star Wars Literature Podcast on the internet that dissects and analyzes your favorite (and maybe least favorite) canon books. In this episode, Mark and Becca go over Disney's "The Legends of Luke Skywalker." They break down the six stories and go into a bit of creative theoretical thinking as they connect the storytelling to "The Last Jedi." But, before they dive in with both feet on Luke's Legends, your hosts discuss the current Entertainment Weekly News and New TV Spots for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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Welcome to another edition of "Tarkin's Top Shelf"! Mark and Becca are back to continue their discussion on Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View. In this episode, they pick up right where they left off. As they discuss the next ten stories, they do a little creative theoretical thinking as well. After all, it's all about connecting canonical content from the books to the screen, and everything else in between.

Mark and Becca have a quick chitchat to catch up on the latest Star Wars Rebels and the impending Star Wars: The Last Jedi art book. Once they're all caught up, they get down to business breaking down the next section of stories. So, get cozy by the fire and check out their assessments on Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View.

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Welcome back to another episode of Tarkin's Top Shelf. The only Star Wars Literature Podcast on the internet that dissects and analyzes your favorite (and maybe least favorite) Canon books. In this episode, Mark, and Becca give their perspectives on Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View. Of course, the book contains 40 stories to commemorate the 40th year of Star Wars. But, your hosts will be looking at the stories in groups of 10 per episode. So, sit back and keep warm by the fire, and allow Tarkin's Top Shelf to shed some light on Star Wars literature.

Welcome back to another episode of Tarkin's Top Shelf. In today's show, Becca, and Mark go over the latest Star Wars novel from Del Rey Publishing: PHASMA! They dissect and analyze her mystique and origins. Phasma Fact 101: if Phasma knows you know her secrets, you will die. So, BEWARE and listen at your own risk.

Star Wars: PHASMA is written by Delilah S. Dawson and is part of "The Journey to The Last Jedi" series.

News:

• Ron Howard is tweeting pictures again using the #UntitledHanSoloMovie hashtag. Was that Kessel?
• Should we see Kessel on the big screen in the Han Solo movie?
• Coming soon! Del Rey's Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View on October 3rd, 2017.

Mentions:

• April Whitney from Chronicle Books "Star Wars: Kirigami"
• Starlight Fun Centers Foundation

Topic and Discussion:

• Star Wars: Phasma--Full Analysis of her Mystique an Origins.
• Essential Characters and their importance.
• Con Star Mining Corporation
• Mad Max "Thunder Dome" scenario and parallels.
• The (Churrk) Oracle and the Rite of Passage.
• Similarities and possible symbolism from "The Never Ending Story"
• Continuity, Connections, and Possibilities for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
• Will Phasma's backstory be essential going forward?
• Where is Captain Cardinal now?

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Tarkin's Top Shelf is back and ready to discuss the General of the Resistance. But, before she became the General, she was 'Leia: Princess of Alderaan.' In this episode, Becca and Mark analyze one of the most anticipated Young Adult novels from the 'Journey to The Last Jedi.' Yes, that's right, you guessed it, Claudia Gray's 'Star Wars LEIA: Princess of Alderaan.

News:

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi novelization is set to release in March of 2018
• Empire Magazine cover and caption “There is Another”

Mentions:

• Starlight Fun Centers Foundation
• Chitchat on the New Addition of the Fireplace “crackle” and ambiance

Topic and Discussion:

• Star Wars LEIA: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray and Disney Books/Publishing

• Initial Reactions!
• Synopsis and timeline of the book
• Leia’s “Day of Demand”
• Meet the Organa’s: Senator Bail Organa and Queen Breha
• The Future of the Rebellion a.k.a. Leia’s allies
• Padme Amidala Origins
• Crait and Connections to Star Wars:The Last Jedi
• Amilyn Holdo: the Star Wars equivalent to Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)
• Moff Tarkin: the Party Crasher
• Obi-Wan Kenobi stories of the Jedi
• Relevance of “storms”

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In today's episode of Tarkin's Top Shelf, Becca, and Mark sit down and chat over a different kind of Star Wars book. Star Wars 'Super Graphic' by Tim Leong. As your hosts flip through these colorful pages of Star Wars fun, they do their best to connect the galaxy far, far away with Star Wars 'Super Graphic!'

News:

• Target commercial: “Bring your Rey Game” #ForceFriday2

• Luke comic: Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie go to Jedha City

Mentions:

• Shoutout to April Whitney from Chronicle Books Publishing and author Tim Leong

• Winner of Inferno Squad Giveaway!

• Tarkin’s Top Shelf Starlight Fun Center Fund via Crowdrise

Topic:

• Connecting the saga continuity with Tim Leong’s distractingly fun ‘Super Graphic’ book

• Force Abilities that connect throughout the saga

• Lightsaber Lore and Mythology

• Size Matters when it comes to galaxy far, far away

• There are other Jedi Councils?

• From Naboo, with Love

• Happily Ever After or Tragic Endings?

• Dis-members Only

• R2D2 Odyssey

• Mind Tricks

• Luke’s dialogue in the films

• Chronological Clone Wars

• Breakdown of Rey’s Force Back (Vision)

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• News and Mentions:​
• • Starlight Fun Centers
  • Tarkin's Top Shelf is now on iHeartRadio
  • Entertainment Weekly release new images and history/backstory on Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  • ​Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad giveaway! ​
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• Analysis and Discussion:
• • Synopsis of the novel
  • ​Mark and Becca go into a Character Breakdown as they assess the storyline, and how it connects to other aspects of the continuity. ​
  • ​Other than continuity connections, Mark and Becca discuss possible plot lines and book connections to the upcoming video game, Star Wars Battlefront II. ​

Welcome back to another special edition of Tarkin's Top Shelf! This time, Mark and Becca revisit some old Legends, and the impact of the new canon, and then they venture into the possibilities of what will soon become the 'Journey to the Last Jedi.'

• Starlight ‘Fun Centers’ Foundation
• iTunes review/mentions
• BTS reel of ‘The Last Jedi’ and Teaser Poster Reveals via D23Expo
• Mark and Becca’s ‘Top 5 Picks’ of Star Wars Legends and Canon novelizations
• Entertainment Weekly’s article on the upcoming books covering the ‘Journey to the Last Jedi’ via SDCC.
• Mark and Becca go into a full-on speculative discussion concerning what these new stories may (or may not) tell us about The Last Jedi and beyond.

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Welcome back to another edition of Tarkin's Top Shelf! Mark and Becca switch things up a bit as they dive into one of the hottest topics of discussion right now, the Kyber Crystal.  In this episode, Mark and Becca take a look at the continuity surrounding the Kyber through Star Wars literature, both novels and comics, and how they align with the films.

News:

• Starlight Foundation - Fun Centers https://www.crowdrise.com/tarkinstopshelf
• iTunes Reviews - Please subscribe today!

Topic:

• The continuity of the Kyber Crystal and the Mythology of the Lightsaber through literature and film of the Star Wars saga.

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Welcome back to another edition of Tarkin's Top Shelf! Mark and Becca discuss the Disney Young Adult novel, "Rebel Rising" by Beth Revis. They go over the detailed backstory of Jyn Erso's childhood and upbringing, and how she became a leader and ultimately, the hero the "Rebel Alliance" didn't know they needed.

News:

• Starlight Foundation - Fun Centers
• iTunes Reviews - Please subscribe today!
• Vader Comic coming this June - The Origins of Vader’s lightsaber

Topic:

• “Rebel Rising” by Beth Revis and Disney Hyperion Books - released on May 2nd, 2017
• Continuity - How “Rebel Rising” ties in with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Welcome back to another edition of Tarkin’s Top Shelf! Mark and Becca go over the Young Adult novel “Guardians of the Whills,” a tie-in story to the film “Rogue One.” They discuss the character relationship between Baze Malbus and Chirrut Imwe, and the exciting new scriptures of Force lore that act as an introduction to each chapter throughout the book.

Quick News Recap:

• Partnering with Starlight Foundation: Fun Centers (All info on our twitter & Facebook pages)

• Book Release Timeline: Coming October 2017, “From a Certain Point of View” will bring together more than 40 authors for 40 stories. Each story is written from the perspective of background characters in A New Hope — “from X-wing pilots who helped Luke destroy the Death Star to the stormtroopers who never quite could find the droids they were looking for,” they say.-Del Rey Books

• Battlefront II: Inferno Squad-July-Del Rey Books

• Phasma- September- Del Rey Books

• September 1 – Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray.-Disney

• October 31 – The Legends of Luke Skywalker by Ken Liu.-Disney Books

• Star Wars: the power of the Force - Reference Book - September 1st 2017

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This is a special presentation of the entire Making Star Wars Podcasting Network! Live from Orlando, Steele Saunders from ‘Steele Wars’ hosted the entire event from Marlow's Tavern. Steele made his rounds by asking each podcaster their initial thoughts and highlights of Star Wars Celebration.

• *On a side note: there was a little audio trouble so we apologize in advance for that.
  
  
• This is:
  Segment 1 : Tarkin's Top Shelf / Idiot's Array / Force Cult
  
  

To hear the remaining segments of this special presentation go to the respective pods:

• Segment 2 : features Rebel Grrrl
  
  
• Segment 3 : features Rogue Won
  
  
  
• MSW & Erotic Fan Fiction : You can find this special edition on: Now This Is Podcasting or Steele Wars Patreon feeds.
  
  

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Episode highlights:

Rebecca is joined by fellow Star Wars podcaster and friend Ryder from Idiot's Array. Rebecca and Ryder take the podcast stage at Celebration Orlando to discus the why the new literary canon is relevant & important to the Galaxy far, far away. Not just in the episodic films of the Skywalker Saga, but to the entire Star Wars universe as a whole. How it connects, expounds, and enhances what we see on screen.

Mark and Becca have read the final conclusion to Chuck Wendig’s literary trilogy, AFTERMATH: Empire's End ― the most anticipated novel to date! In this episode, your librarians of the Whills go into full detail during their analysis, and nothing is off limits. So, if you intend to listen before you've read Empire's End, consider yourself warned because you will be spoiled.

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Mark and Becca have digested all that they can from Rogue One, now they take on the task of bridging the novels Rogue One: Catalyst and Rogue One's novel to the movie Rogue One: a Star Wars Story. In fact it's such a big task, they invited friend and host of Idiot's Array, Alan Zaugg. So sit back relax and enjoy the friendly analysis.

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