Editing Grand Moff Tarkin (section)

===Novels===
Tarkin appears in ''[[Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel]]'', the prequel novel to ''Rogue One'', where Tarkin forms a rivalry with Advanced Weapons Director Orson Krennic.

====''Tarkin'' (2014)====
''Star Wars: Tarkin'' explores the title character's origins, and chronicles how he meets and aligns himself with [[Emperor Palpatine]] and [[Darth Vader]] prior to the events of ''A New Hope''.<ref name="NYDN">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/review-star-wars-tarkin-brings-empire-dark-heart-blog-entry-1.1997843 |title=REVIEW: ''Star Wars: Tarkin'' brings us into the Empire's dark heart |work=[[New York Daily News]] |first=Sean |last=Keane |date=November 3, 2014 |access-date=May 27, 2016 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223134040/https://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/review-star-wars-tarkin-brings-empire-dark-heart-blog-entry-1.1997843 |url-status=live }}</ref> The novel was one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015.<ref name="SW Adult"/> Tarkin's Star Destroyer, the ''Executrix'', is introduced; it later appears in ''Rogue One''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Crouse |first=Megan |title=Star Wars: A Guide to the New Ships of Rogue One |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/star-wars/260806/star-wars-a-guide-to-the-new-ships-of-rogue-one |website=Den of Geek |date=December 29, 2016 |access-date=November 25, 2019 |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014181455/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/star-wars/260806/star-wars-a-guide-to-the-new-ships-of-rogue-one |url-status=live }}</ref> In the novel, he advocates for the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)#Tarkin Doctrine|Tarkin Doctrine]], a military system based on "the threat of force, rather than force itself". His philosophy becomes central to Imperial policy and earns him the position as the first Grand Moff in the Empire. (In the Galactic Empire, a "Moff" is the governor of a Sector, or subdivision of the Empire; a "Grand Moff" is the governor of an Oversector, a grouping of several Sectors.)

====''From a Certain Point of View'' (2017)====
In [[Glen Weldon]]'s [[short story]] "Of MSE-6 and Men", featured in the anthology ''[[From a Certain Point of View]]'', Tarkin is revealed to have been sleeping with the stormtrooper TK-421 during the events of ''A New Hope'', after capturing [[Leia Organa]], but before his armour was stolen by [[Luke Skywalker]] in order to rescue Organa.<ref name="TK-421">{{Cite web|url = http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/tarkins-gay-lover-star-wars-bizarre|title = Tarkin's Gay Lover: Star Wars Bizarre|date = May 31, 2021|access-date = February 8, 2022|archive-date = February 8, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220208155117/http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/tarkins-gay-lover-star-wars-bizarre/|url-status = live}}</ref>