User:SOCL

This is my user page. Contact me as needed, when needed.

I am a university student attending George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. In addition to that I am a soldier in the United States Army on my way to commissioning as a Second Lieutenant via the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Because of this, as well as other complicated commitments&mdash;not to mention a general aversion to certain Wookieepedia users who I find rude and generally unpleasant to deal with&mdash;I rarely spend as much time on this site as I used to. Further, I have essentially completed what I set out to do, namely document those minor characters, warships, and organizations within the latter New Order-era Galactic Empire and Imperial Remnant, as can be noted by the "Articles" section below. My "Recommended Reading" list is somewhat outdated, too. Finally, I used to have some other stuff on here about my personal life and all that&mdash;in truth, I find most, if not all of that useless on a website devoted to completely a certain mission. Lastly, my two pet-peeves on this site are those users who microedit an article to death in what appears to be a desire to get in the last word. Oh, and the other one are fanfic biographies&mdash;they make me laugh, out of pity.

Finally, on a final note: the Internet seems to actually have a lot of various SOCLs. I have actually run into a few myself, so don't assume that every SOCL is me.

Things to do & in-progress
Current Project: Right to Rule

To do:
 * Arbur, Lieutenant (Force Heretic I: Remnant, 344.)
 * Berrida, General (Force Heretic I: Remnant, 174.)
 * Fleet Group Relentless (Force Heretic I: Remnant, 274, 342.)
 * Fleet Group Protector (Force Heretic I: Remnant, 274, 342.)
 * Fleet Group Stalwart (Force Heretic I: Remnant, 274, 342.)
 * Fleet Group Right to Rule (Force Heretic I: Remnant, 274, 342.)

Personae

 * Aban
 * Ardiff
 * Argona
 * Bas
 * Brandei
 * Bremen, Jak
 * Bremen, Kallin
 * Cronus
 * Delvardus
 * Disra
 * Dreyf
 * Essenton
 * Flim
 * Graemon/Lord Graemon
 * Harbid
 * Hestiv
 * Kratas
 * Kyte, Jaron
 * Maloc
 * Mullinore
 * Nalgol
 * Niriz, Dagon
 * Ramic, Sutt
 * Ritton
 * Selid, Kleyn
 * Trazzen
 * Tschel

Warships

 * 13X
 * Bellicose
 * Death's Head
 * Grey Wolf
 * Inexorable
 * Ironhand
 * Judicator
 * Majestic (Imperial-class)
 * Nemesis
 * Obliterator
 * Protector (Imperial-class)
 * Reaper (Executor-class)
 * Resolution (Imperial-class)
 * Stalwart (Imperial-class)
 * Stalwart (Victory-class)
 * Stormhawk
 * Whirlwind (Imperial-class)

Other

 * Battle of Bilbringi
 * Crimson Command
 * Director of Imperial Intelligence
 * Executor (title)
 * Inexorable
 * Military Executor (rank)
 * Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty
 * Rear Admiral
 * Rimcee system
 * Stalwart
 * Starfighter Command
 * Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet

Major Contributions

 * Barris, Mosh
 * Daala
 * Defiant
 * Gorgon
 * Imperial Remnant
 * Manticore
 * Mavron
 * Peerless
 * Pellaeon, Gilad
 * Raines
 * Relentless
 * Right to Rule
 * Vanguard

Special Pages

 * Analysis of the Imperial Remnant: This is an analysis of the Imperial Remnant and its military forces as of 19 ABY, right before the signing of the Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty. Evidence is drawn from numerous source materials via original research, but centers around the evidence present in the Hand of Thrawn duology.  It attempts to make sense of the state of Empire&mdash;i.e. the Imperial Remnant&mdash;by assessing the regime's origins with special emphasis on the events at Tsoss Beacon in 12 ABY.  It's still in sandbox form, though it's really not meant to ever become an article in itself, but rather a source of information to enrich and supplement existing articles.

Star Wars literature ratings
Here are a list of the Star Wars literature I both own and have read, though it currently only covers novels. The list of novels I own is much longer, but I am rather slowly wading through them. I originally started collecting Star Wars novels following the gift of the novel Darksaber sometime in 1996, though I did not actually read it until early 2001. After that, I decided to read into some of the Star Wars history alluded to in that particular novel and read the Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy. Heir to the Empire had me hooked on page one and I quickly grew to embrace and love the EU. Darksaber, though, was not my first encounter with the novels. In elementary school I read Champions of the Force and later attempted to delve into Tyrant's Test and can recall my friends reading the Young Jedi Knights series (I had also read and owned the Tales of the Bounty Hunters anthology, but didn't consider it a novel). After reading the Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy trilogy in 2001 following the Thrawn trilogy (as I had decided to figure out the back-story to my distant memories of Champions of the Force), I decided to go back and read all of the novels from immediately following Return of the Jedi and onward. This eventually grew to contain a select few prequel EU novels, but only a select few. Since then, in sputters and spurts, I have been reading from The Truce at Bakura to Vision of the Future and now into the New Jedi Order. What follows are my ratings of those novels I have read on a scale from 1 to 5: 1 being "poor", 2 "mediocre", 3 "average", 4 "good", and 5 "excellent". I have afforded some novels a something.5 score, which means it was better than the regular numerical scoring, but not good enough for the next tier. Also, anthology books (such as Tales of the Bounty Hunters or Tales from the Empire) have not been included despite being rather lengthy; in truth, they are short stories. I will eventually devise short story ratings. The lowest score possible is 0.5 and the highest is 5.5, reserved to signify those novels are my personal least-favorite or most-favorite, respectively.

Novels

 * Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact by Karen Traviss
 * 4.5 out of 5


 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero by Karen Traviss
 * 4 out of 5


 * Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno
 * 2 out of 5


 * Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry
 * 3 out of 5


 * The Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers
 * 2 out of 5


 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole
 * 2 out of 5


 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble by Michael A. Stackpole
 * 2 out of 5


 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap by Michael A. Stackpole
 * 1 out of 5


 * X-wing: The Bacta War by Michael A. Stackpole
 * 0.5 out of 5


 * X-wing: Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston
 * 4.5 out of 5


 * X-wing: Iron Fist by Aaron Allston
 * 4 out of 5


 * X-wing: Solo Command by Aaron Allston
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
 * 3 out of 5


 * A Forest Apart by Troy Denning
 * 1 out of 5


 * Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning
 * 4 out of 5


 * Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
 * 5 out of 5


 * Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn
 * 5 out of 5


 * The Last Command by Timothy Zahn
 * 4.5 out of 5


 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge by Michael A. Stackpole
 * 2.5 out of 5


 * Jedi Search by Kevin J. Anderson
 * 3 out of 5


 * Dark Apprentice by Kevin J. Anderson
 * 3 out of 5


 * Champions of the Force by Kevin J. Anderson
 * 3 out of 5


 * I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole
 * 2 out of 5


 * Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly
 * 3 out of 5


 * Darksaber by Kevin J. Anderson
 * 4.5 out of 5


 * Planet of Twilight by Barbara Hambly
 * 3 out of 5


 * X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar by Aaron Allston
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * The Crystal Star by Vonda N. McIntyre
 * 3 out of 5


 * Before the Storm by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
 * 4 out of 5


 * Shield of Lies by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * Tyrant's Test by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * The New Rebellion by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
 * 2.5 out of 5


 * Ambush at Corellia by Roger MacBride Allen
 * 3 out of 5


 * Assault at Selonia by Roger MacBride Allen
 * 3 out of 5


 * Showdown at Centerpoint by Roger MacBride Allen
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * Specter of the Past by Timothy Zahn
 * 5.5 out of 5


 * Vision of the Future by Timothy Zahn
 * 5.5 out of 5


 * Fool's Bargain by Timothy Zahn
 * 2 out of 5


 * Survivor's Quest by Timothy Zahn
 * 3 out of 5


 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Shadow by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta
 * Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
 * 2.5 out of 5
 * Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
 * 3 out of 5
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
 * 3 out of 5


 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Sunrise by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta
 * Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
 * 3 out of 5
 * Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight
 * 2.5 out of 5
 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * Boba Fett: A Practical Man by Karen Traviss
 * 2.5 out of 5


 * Vector Prime by R. A. Salvatore
 * 2.5 out of 5


 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught by Michael A. Stackpole
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * Dark Tide II: Ruin by Michael A. Stackpole
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial by James Luceno
 * 4 out of 5


 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse by James Luceno
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * Balance Point by Kathy Tyers
 * 3 out of 5


 * Recovery by Troy Denning
 * 3 out of 5


 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest by Greg Keyes
 * 3.5 out of 5


 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth by Greg Keyes
 * 4 out of 5


 * Star by Star by Troy Denning
 * 4 out of 5


 * Dark Journey by Elaine Cunningham
 * 3 out of 5


 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream by Aaron Allston
 * 4 out of 5


 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand by Aaron Allston
 * 4 out of 5


 * Traitor by Matthew Stover
 * 5 out of 5


 * Destiny's Way by Walter Jon Williams
 * 4 out of 5


 * Ylesia by Walter Jon Williams
 * 4 out of 5


 * Force Heretic I: Remnant by Sean Williams and Shane Dix
 * 3 out of 5


 * Force Heretic II: Refugee by Sean Williams and Shane Dix
 * in progress

Short Stories

 * Omega Squad: Targets by Karen Traviss
 * 3 out of 5


 * Odds by Karen Traviss
 * 2.5 out of 5


 * Mist Encounter by Timothy Zahn
 * 4.5 out of 5


 * Side Trip by Timothy Zahn & Michael A. Stackpole
 * 2 out of 5


 * Tales of the Bounty Hunters
 * Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 by Kevin J. Anderson
 * 3.5 out of 5
 * Payback: The Tale of Dengar by Dave Wolverton
 * 4 out of 5
 * The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk by Kathy Tyers
 * 2.5 out of 5
 * Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM by M. Shane Bell
 * 4 out of 5
 * The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett by Daniel Keys Moran
 * 4 out of 5

Online

 * De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
 * Hannibal Barca and the Punic Wars
 * Mobile Suit Gundam: High Frontier
 * Star Wars Technical Commentaries

Published

 * Bagnall, Nigel. The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage, and the Struggle for the Mediterranean, 1st U.S. ed.  New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2005.
 * Bentley, Jerry H. and Herbert F. Ziegler. Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, 2nd ed. Vol. 1. New York: McGraw Hill, 2003.
 * Bentley, Jerry H. and Herbert F. Ziegler. Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, 2nd ed. Vol. 2. New York: McGraw Hill, 2003.
 * Eckstein, Arthur M. Senate and General: Individual Decision Making and Roman Foreign Relations, 264-194 B.C.  Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987.
 * Goldsworthy, Adrian. The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146 BC.  London: Cassell, 2000.
 * Harris, W.V. War and Imperialism in Republican Rome, 327-70 BC.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979.
 * Khouj, Abdullah Muhammad. Islam. Washington: Assembly House, 1996.
 * Lamb, Harold. Hannibal: One Man Against Rome.  Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1958.
 * Lazenby, J.F. Hannibal’s War: A Military History of the Second Punic War.  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1988.
 * Lazenby, J.F. The First Punic War: A Military History.  Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1996.
 * O'Neil, Gerard K. The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space, 3rd ed.  Niagra: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc., 2000.
 * Plutarch. Parallel Lives.  Translated by Bernadotte Perrin, Loeb Classical Library.  Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967.