Lords Of Misrule (comics)
Lords of Misrule may refer to: * ''Lords of Misrule'', an 1976 novel by Nigel Tranter * "Lords of Misrule" a short story in the Viriconium series by M. John Harrison * ''Lords of Misrule'' (comics), a series of comics by a number of authors including John Tomlinson * "The Lords of Misrule", a short story by Dana Cameron * ''Lords of Misrule: Mardi Gras and the Politics of Race in New Orleans'', a book by James Gill * ''The Lords of Misrule: Poems 1992-2002'', a book by X. J. Kennedy See also *Lord of Misrule In England, the Lord of Misrule – known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason and in France as the ''Prince des Sots'' – was an officer appointed by lot during Christmastide to preside over the Feast of Fools. The Lord of Misrul ...

Historical Novels By Nigel Tranter Set Between 1286-1603
Nigel Tranter OBE (23 November 1909 – 9 January 2000) was a writer of a wide range of books on castles, particularly on themes of architecture and history. He also specialised in deeply researched historical novels that cover centuries of Scottish history. Early life Nigel Tranter was born in Glasgow and educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He trained as an accountant and worked in Scottish National Insurance Company, founded by his uncle. In 1933, he married May Jean Campbell Grieve and had two children, Frances May and Philip. He joined the Royal Artillery and served in East Anglia in the Second World War. Writings From childhood onwards, Tranter took a great interest in castles and their associated history. As a result, in 1935, at age 25, he published his first book, '' The Fortalices and Early Mansions of Southern Scotland''. Encouraged by his wife, he wrote his first novel, ''In Our Arms Our Fortune'', which was rejected by the publishers. However, ''Tres ...
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Viriconium
''Viriconium'' is a series of novels and stories written by M. John Harrison between 1971 and 1984, set in and around the fictional city of the same name. In the first novel in the series, the city of Viriconium exists in a future Earth littered with the technological detritus of millennia (partly inspired by Jack Vance's ''Dying Earth'' series, Mervyn Peake's ''Gormenghast'' series" A Storm of Wings" in David Pringle, '' Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels'', Grafton Books, 1988 (pp. 201-203). and the poems of T. S. Eliot).{{Citation needed, date=September 2017 However, variations of the city appear throughout the series (most frequently as Uriconium and Vriko), in an attempt by Harrison to subvert the concept of thoroughly mapped secondary worlds featured in certain works of fantasy, particularly those by J. R. R. Tolkien and his host of successors. Both universal and in particular, the city has a shifting topography and history, and is sometimes known by names such as ...
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Lords Of Misrule (comics)
Lords of Misrule may refer to: * ''Lords of Misrule'', an 1976 novel by Nigel Tranter * "Lords of Misrule" a short story in the Viriconium series by M. John Harrison * ''Lords of Misrule'' (comics), a series of comics by a number of authors including John Tomlinson * "The Lords of Misrule", a short story by Dana Cameron * ''Lords of Misrule: Mardi Gras and the Politics of Race in New Orleans'', a book by James Gill * ''The Lords of Misrule: Poems 1992-2002'', a book by X. J. Kennedy See also *Lord of Misrule In England, the Lord of Misrule – known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason and in France as the ''Prince des Sots'' – was an officer appointed by lot during Christmastide to preside over the Feast of Fools. The Lord of Misrul ...

John Tomlinson (comics)
John Tomlinson is a British comic book writer and editor known for his work on various '' 2000 AD'' strips. He has occasionally been credited as Sonny Steelgrave. Biography Tomlinson worked at Marvel UK in the early 1990s and helped nurture various talents, including Matthew Bingham and John Freeman. He has co-written strips with Nick Abadzis. He was editor of '' 2000 AD'' from 1994 to 1996, and the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and ''Judge Dredd – Lawman of the Future'' briefly in 1996. He also wrote several stories for ''2000 AD''. Tomlinson currently works for British part work publisher Eaglemoss. Bibliography His comic work includes: *''Tharg's Future Shocks'': ** "Fat Chance" (with Simon Jacob, in ''2000 AD'' No. 609, 1989) ** "At Twilight's Last Gleaming" (with Stephen Baskerville, in ''2000 AD'' No. 613, 1989) ** "Guilt" (with Paul Marshall, in ''2000 AD'' No. 671, 1990) ** "It's Alive!" (with Mick Austin, in ''2000 AD'' No. 717, 1991) ** "Retribution" (with Arthur R ...
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Dana Cameron
Dana Cameron (born 1965) is an American Archaeology, archaeologist, and author of award-winning crime fiction and urban fantasy. Life and career Born and raised in Massachusetts, Dana Cameron began her professional career as an Historical archaeology, historical archaeologist specializing in British and New England cultural history from 1607–1760. She presently lives in Beverly, Massachusetts. Her archaeological training and experiences in the field led her to write fiction; the first of six archaeology mysteries was published in 2002. The novels feature amateur sleuth Professor Emma Fielding and all are set in fictional towns in New England, with the exception of ''Grave Consequences'', which takes place in a fictional town in the southeast of England. Each novel features some aspect of archaeological research and considers how the past and the present are enmeshed. One Emma Fielding short story, “Mischief in Mesopotamia”, was published in ''Ellery Queen Mystery Magazi ...
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James Gill (columnist)
James Gill is a writer and a columnist from the United Kingdom. Gill emigrated to the United States from Great Britain in 1977. Gill worked for the ''Times-Picayune'', in New Orleans, Louisiana, before joining the staff of '' The Advocate''. He has written books about the Mardi Gras celebration. Like John Maginnis and Jeff Crouere, Gill has made a career of lampooning Louisiana political figures. When he does go after public officials in other states or nations, he often compares them to public figures in Louisiana. Gill has a loyal readership in the circulation area of the ''Times-Picayune'', his wit often (but not always) entertaining even those who disagree with him. One of Gill's favorite topics in late 2008 and early 2009 was U.S. Representative Joseph Cao, who ousted indicted incumbent William J. Jefferson in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district—and related issues such as the New Orleans e-mail controversies and repercussions related to City Councilwoman Stacy Head. ...
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