Archive for July, 2006

Job maturity

Monday, July 24th, 2006 Posted in Work | No Comments »

Part of really becoming a veteran software professional is writing a brand new piece of code and having it work on the first try. Part of really becoming an expert is ... Read more..

FYI - Last Chancers Omnibus

Sunday, July 16th, 2006 Posted in Books | 1 Comment »

The Last Chancers Omnibus collects the novels 13th Legion, Annihilation Squad, and Kill Team into one book and also includes a prequel short story to the whole affair plus another ... Read more..

Book Review: Kill Team

Saturday, July 15th, 2006 Posted in Books | Comments Off

Kill Team is the third and, what is assumed, final installment of the Last Chancers trilogy. Gav Thorpe deserves some praise for not being a slave to formula as this ... Read more..

Book Review: Annihilation Squad

Friday, July 14th, 2006 Posted in Books | Comments Off

A sequel to 13th Legion, Annihilation Squad picks up with Kage back in prison. Considering his psychotic tendencies, this shouldn't be much of a spoiler for anyone. Once again the enigmatic ... Read more..

Book Review: 13th Legion

Thursday, July 13th, 2006 Posted in Books | Comments Off

Once again we visit the Warhammer 40,000 universe to find out what life is like in an Imperial Guard Penal Legion. Gav Thorpe writes an excellent tale of hopeless battles ... Read more..