tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post6482912239374982028..comments2024-01-28T08:47:10.769+00:00Comments on Dan Abnett: Defend the jam!Dan Abnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08918522058848946086noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-8942138512390575912007-09-13T22:19:00.000+01:002007-09-13T22:19:00.000+01:00I'm pretty sure OID will debut at Games Day, so fo...I'm pretty sure OID will debut at Games Day, so for anyone there, it's the 23rd (I think) of September. Come early, so as not to be disappointed :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-62838922218573430862007-09-13T03:26:00.000+01:002007-09-13T03:26:00.000+01:00I giggled at the line about Ludd as well. Only In ...I giggled at the line about Ludd as well. Only In Death is November 4th for you non-Yanks, correct? I might just order it off amazon.co.uk...Bodjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980237293921320056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-26893255045182853962007-09-12T21:21:00.000+01:002007-09-12T21:21:00.000+01:00"As a result, everybody loved Nahum Ludd."Nearly s..."As a result, everybody loved Nahum Ludd."<BR/><BR/>Nearly spilled my meal over the keyboard at that! :D<BR/><BR/><BR/>He's reading The Mirror of Smoke? Dan, don't you know self-praise is a major sin? ^^Pack_masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355628815470895665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-85470423357691617772007-09-12T20:51:00.000+01:002007-09-12T20:51:00.000+01:00im feeling its time for some sort of campaighn al...im feeling its time for some sort of campaighn along the line sof 'save our Shoggy' :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-29770009577956883172007-09-12T20:45:00.000+01:002007-09-12T20:45:00.000+01:00I just got to read the sample chapter from "Only i...I just got to read the sample chapter from "Only in Death" on the Black Library site today. Poor Shoggy, what did he ever do to anyone...except shoot them if they're chaos?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-50892511979135580182007-09-09T23:34:00.000+01:002007-09-09T23:34:00.000+01:00Hee hee, you know what would be interesting? The I...Hee hee, you know what would be interesting? The Inquisitor Heldane Trilogy: all of the action of Eisenhorn or Ravenor only without any morals.Bodjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980237293921320056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-34439802380602739512007-09-09T22:24:00.000+01:002007-09-09T22:24:00.000+01:00Inquisitor Lilith Abfequarn in Ghostmaker is the s...Inquisitor Lilith Abfequarn in Ghostmaker is the same as in Ravenor Rogue, yes. Dan loves to introduce the same charakters in various storylines (Abfequarn, Heldane)Pack_masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355628815470895665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-14535684066747884522007-09-09T21:25:00.000+01:002007-09-09T21:25:00.000+01:00Can i ask somthing?Yanno in the second GG book Gho...Can i ask somthing?<BR/><BR/>Yanno in the second GG book Ghostmaker, there is an Inquisitor Lillith, when i was re reading it i saw the name and i remmemberd it from somwhere, im sure it might have been in the Ravenor books?<BR/><BR/>Im not sure, it might just be my mind playing tricks. Anybody able to confirm it?Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424382535295834807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-80616533220626516132007-09-09T04:59:00.000+01:002007-09-09T04:59:00.000+01:00Well, every Tanith had that loss to deal with.I'd ...Well, <I>every</I> Tanith had that loss to deal with.<BR/><BR/>I'd make the list, but I unfortunately couldn't bring the whole GG library to college...Bodjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980237293921320056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-48898646082557310302007-09-08T23:27:00.000+01:002007-09-08T23:27:00.000+01:00his biggest wound would be having his homeworld ob...his biggest wound would be having his homeworld obliterated or did you forget that lol?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-77638247230858986862007-09-08T22:56:00.000+01:002007-09-08T22:56:00.000+01:00- nearly frozen to death on some ork-infested ice ...- nearly frozen to death on some ork-infested ice chunk<BR/>- stabbed in the eye by a blood pact soldier on Phantine<BR/><BR/>Oh, but serious wound # 1 was his field promotion to Major :DPack_masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355628815470895665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-35944288947127384902007-09-08T16:06:00.000+01:002007-09-08T16:06:00.000+01:00Aye, someone should do an injury list for Major Ra...Aye, someone should do an injury list for Major Rawne. It wouldn't be as impressive as Gaunt's, but he's pretty damn hard to kill.Bodjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980237293921320056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-39929758553297247172007-09-08T15:27:00.000+01:002007-09-08T15:27:00.000+01:00The only people I really look at as safe in a way ...The only people I really look at as safe in a way are Gaunt and Rawne.<BR/><BR/>When Gaunt is done, that's the end (I assume,) and I just have a hard time seeing the Major go down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-7873861161137542802007-09-08T12:49:00.000+01:002007-09-08T12:49:00.000+01:00the thing is that after you favourite charcaters d...the thing is that after you favourite charcaters die you stop caring. you can't get attached to any other characters because they'll most likely die in the next few hundred pages. i'm almost able to predict who'll die just from the way they're introduced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-36597403070155662332007-09-08T11:59:00.000+01:002007-09-08T11:59:00.000+01:00@ Jesse: Airborne School? Whew, nice one, pal.Foun...@ Jesse: Airborne School? Whew, nice one, pal.<BR/>Found this piece of entertainment some days ago, and I really like it.<BR/><BR/>http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1981/38405/west_point/songs/bloodontherisers.htmPack_masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355628815470895665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-18597798304854514972007-09-08T04:49:00.000+01:002007-09-08T04:49:00.000+01:00I like the Band of Brothers comparison. That serie...I like the Band of Brothers comparison. That series was <I>very</I> well done. Winters was the man in BoB. Not Gaunt-level "the man," but still a good leader. I also liked Spears, probably because he runs through a stream of gunfire and comes out on the other side...and he reminds me of Major Rawne.<BR/><BR/>Feygor was just an excellent, excellent character.<BR/><BR/>"Should Cuu be bleeding like that?" (after Sarge Criid breaks Cuu's nose)<BR/>"Yes,"<BR/>(Feygor shrugs and leaves)Bodjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980237293921320056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-77610371435425156762007-09-08T02:18:00.000+01:002007-09-08T02:18:00.000+01:00One of the things that I've liked about the 40k un...One of the things that I've liked about the 40k universe is that it is "grim". Good guys die. Often for no reason or in meaningless deaths. It's a shock for many of us. Probably because we watch movies and TV where the good guys almost always win.<BR/><BR/>I can't speak for others, but it's nice to see a book where the ending I predict doesn't come to pass. Same usually applies to movies too. That's just me.<BR/><BR/>Of course over time I feel for the characters too. Who doesn't? As time goes on, we all hold our breath and hope the characters we've gotten so attached to survive for another day (book?).<BR/><BR/>This reminds me of Band of Brothers (the HBO Series and the novel it's based on). As the story goes on, characters die. You get close to the guys, get a glimpse of them as people, get sucked in to caring about them...BAM, their legs are blown off and they are gone. By the end, you're almost watching with baited breath hoping the guys make it out of there. Never knowing is the worst (and IMO the best in a book/ movie etc.)<BR/><BR/>This I think Mr. Abnett has captured in his GG series particularly well.<BR/><BR/>@ Jesse, good luck with Jump School. When I went it was 3 weeks of shuffling and five jumps. Not bad at all. You'll do fine!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269727660667017348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-27588582212568432152007-09-07T05:44:00.000+01:002007-09-07T05:44:00.000+01:00I'll admit, I, for one, was devastated by the loss...I'll admit, I, for one, was devastated by the loss of Feygor. I never really cared for him in the earlier books. He was a monotone dirtbag opportunist. I kept hoping that he would be the one to get zapped instead of the characters I cared about. <BR/><BR/>Then I read Traitor General while I was in Iraq and found I could empathize with him. Surrounded by enemies, part of a small unit. To me, he came into his own as a character and as a human being. <BR/><BR/>His Last Command came out just as I came home and it really served to drive home to me the point that it's the idiosyncratic people you miss the most. <BR/><BR/>I lost a fair few buddies overseas and it's ironic how quickly the beloved few Corbec's and Bragg's fade from the memory with time, but the one's you thought you couldn't stand, you end up missing the most. <BR/><BR/>On that happy note: All is well here in Arizona. I just finished "Fulgrim" and I swear Julius Kaesoron lives right down the hall from me, that looney jerk. Oh, well. Only a few weeks to go and then off to Airborne School!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes to all.<BR/><BR/>Jesse<BR/><BR/>OWEN and SANTOS. Gone but not forgotten.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741091074274362447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-62056417673177748272007-09-07T01:27:00.000+01:002007-09-07T01:27:00.000+01:00Random character thought: Agun Soric should return...Random character thought: Agun Soric should return as an Inquisitor. :P<BR/><BR/>His primary weapon? Not his psychic power, but instead a simple axe-rake...Bodjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980237293921320056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-28464526739719495952007-09-07T00:18:00.000+01:002007-09-07T00:18:00.000+01:00Robert - see, the problem is... how many trees hav...Robert - see, the problem is... how many trees have to die to get me to Hawaii? Even if I take the slow boat? Fact is, I don't fly much, so Dan usually does overseas trips solo.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if he wanted to bring me back some Pacific pearls, I might be persuaded to nudge him in your direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-247760709925597232007-09-05T00:02:00.000+01:002007-09-05T00:02:00.000+01:00The moment you kill Milo, I swear I gonna get you,...The moment you kill Milo, I swear I gonna get you, Dan.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and don't say he's not there and you won't bring him back in game one day... it's not working like that ;)Pack_masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355628815470895665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-37884430755612331082007-09-04T21:20:00.000+01:002007-09-04T21:20:00.000+01:00Bring Back Caff! Bring back caff!wait a second?caf...Bring Back Caff! Bring back caff!<BR/><BR/>wait a second?<BR/><BR/>caffran dies?<BR/><BR/>*i'm off to the abnett residence*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-11143628455014797722007-09-04T19:53:00.000+01:002007-09-04T19:53:00.000+01:00if you ever kill of larkin i swear i'll walk all t...if you ever kill of larkin i swear i'll walk all the way up to maidstone and steal all your jam!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-15430528441778215482007-09-04T19:06:00.000+01:002007-09-04T19:06:00.000+01:00Bring Back Caff! Bring back caff!And bragg... Plea...Bring Back Caff! Bring back caff!<BR/><BR/>And bragg... Please dont kill off Larkin.. ill miss him to much.. hehRoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424382535295834807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-8826533369464832582007-09-04T19:00:00.000+01:002007-09-04T19:00:00.000+01:00Last chancers, now theirs outstanding recruitment ...Last chancers, now theirs outstanding recruitment material!<BR/><BR/>Just got my hands on Lord of Ruin <BR/>Mwaa ha ha hah...Malus is back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com