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Liam and Sanak review the first adult novel in The High Republic Phase 3, The Eye of Darkness by George Mann.

Liam and Sanak rank every theatrically released Star Wars movie from worst to best in the first of a new Top 10/Ranking video series we will be doing on the channel. The films included are Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, and Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.

Liam and Sanak breakdown all of the latest Star Wars news and answer our audience's live questions in our first live stream of the Star Wars Lads news show - Beggar's Canyon Dispatch!

Liam and Sanak review the Star Wars horror novel, Red Harvest, by Joe Schreiber in this month's episode of Star Wars Legends Book Club. It is the prequel to Death Troopers and is set in the Old Republic era.

In this year’s Halloween Special, Liam runs down his 15 favorite horror moments and horror stories in the Star Wars franchise including moments from films like Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, shows like Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), and Ahsoka, as well as popular Star Wars horror books such as Death Troopers and Galaxy of Fear.

Liam outlines the complete reading and playing guide for the story of Mara Jade Skywalker. This video includes every story that Mara Jade has made a full appearance from her lesser-known appearances like "Slight of Hand", "First Contact", and "Jade Solitaire", to her more popular appearances such as Allegiance, Choices of One, Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand, The Thrawn Trilogy, The Jedi Academy Trilogy, Hand of Thrawn Duology, Union, Survivor's Quest, The New Jedi Order, and Legacy of the Force. The Stories of Mara Jade features work by some of the Star Wars Franchise's most prolific authors including Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole.

Liam reviews the newest Star Wars novel, Star Wars: Crimson Climb by, E.K. Johnston. The novel follows Qi'ra from Solo: A Star Wars Story (played by Emilia Clarke) after she's abandoned by Han Solo during an attempt to escape Corellia at the beginning of the film. Qi'ra must push her survival skills to the limit, as she attempts to win back favor with Lady Proxima, Moloch, and the other White Worms, and learns new deadly skills in Darth Maul's Crimson Dawn Crime Syndicate through the tutelage of Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany).

Sanak gives his thoughts on what the live-action debut of Jacen Syndulla means for hybrid alien species, and compares him to other Twilek/Human hybrids, as well as providing some insight on how both Canon and Legends has already treated hybrids. He finishes by theorizing the role of hybrids in the very near-future of live action Star Wars, and if they could make a first real dent en-masse in Skeleton Crew.

Liam and Sanak rank all of the most prominent characters from Star Wars: The Clone Wars including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex, Yoda, Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress, Cad Bane, Boba Fett, and more! We also include stand outs from The Bad Batch & Tales of the Jedi.

Liam outlines why Ahsoka is the key to the past, present, and future of Star Wars. This video explores Ahsoka's connections to the Thrawn Trilogy and what will come from Dave Filoni's Star Wars: New Republic movie. It also analyzes the easter eggs, references, and lore in the story of Ahsoka that connects to the story of the New Jedi Order books from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, or Star Wars Legends, as well as the Legends story of Grand Admiral Thrawn, comparing to his Canon story. It discusses the possibility of Yuuzhan Vong or Grysk invasion in Rey's New Jedi Order film, and the likelihood of Ahsoka Tano, Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren, and Jacen Syndulla appearing in New Jedi Order as well. The video ends by breaking down the theories around the stone carvings of The Ones, or Mortis gods, discovered by Baylan Skoll. Liam connects this reveal back to the Dawn of the Jedi movie from James Mangold, pointing out the new lore and information discovered in Ahsoka around the Nightsisters of Dathomir from the Great Mothers, their connects to the Zeffo, and the possibility of the World Between Worlds being used to connect galaxies and past with present.