Book Review: Ilario, The Lion's Eye - Mary Gentle

Title: ILARIO: THE LION'S EYE Publisher: Gollancz Author: Mary Gentle Edition released: 2006 ISBN: 0 575 07660 7 663 pages Reviewed by: Adam Donnison Ilario was born a true hermaphrodite, good for not much more than to play the freak for an Iberian… more »

Book Review: Dreamquake - Elizabeth Knox

Title: DREAMQUAKE Publisher: Fourth Estate Author: Elizabeth Knox Edition released: 2007 ISBN: 0 7322 8194 6 514 pages Reviewed by: Adam Donnison It was the traditional St. Lazarus Eve performance, and Grace Tiebold, the famous Dreamhunter, was to… more »

Retail Therapy or low self esteem?

I used to indulge in Retail Therapy. I was working long hours and so was my partner, and we would both go out and make ourselves feel a bit better by buying ourselves something. It could have been new clothes that we would probably wear once in a… more »

Book Review: Rurouni Kenshin 11 - Nobuhiro Watsuki

Title: RUROUNI KENSHIN VOLUME 10 Author and Artist: Nobuhiro Watsuki ISBN: 0 575 08001 9 Publisher: Gollancz Manga Pages: 185 Reviewed By: Adam Donnison Kenshin has sought out his teacher in the Hiten Mitsurugi school, Hiko Seijuro. Seijuro thus far has… more »

MySQL Users Conf preparations

Well, I'm now confirmed for my speaking engagement at the MySQL Users Conference and Expo and have put together a set of slides for the presentation. I'm really looking forward to this, my first, UC and looking at the list of tutorials and sessions, I'm… more »