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Chris Nickson (born 1954) is a British writer, novelist, music journalist, and biographer.
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Chris Nickson (born 1954) is a British writer, novelist, music journalist, and biographer.
Nickson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, but lived in the United States from the age of 21, returning to the UK in 2005. [1] As a music journalist, he specialised in world and roots music. For several years he wrote a regular column for Global Rhythm magazine, and wrote The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to World Music. [2] He contributes interviews and reviews to several music magazines and websites. He has written biographies of celebrities including Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor, Mariah Carey, [3] Soundgarden [4] Ozzy Osbourne [5] David Duchovny [6] and Christopher Reeve. [7] His biography of the late singer-songwriter John Martyn, Solid Air, published in 2006 [8] was published as an ebook and as a paperback in June 2011. [9]
In 2010, Nickson published his first novel, The Broken Token, set in Leeds in 1731. [10] The next novel in the series, Cold Cruel Winter was published in the UK in May 2011 (September in the US), [11] with the third, The Constant Lovers, published in 2012. [12] All are part of the now longer Richard Nottingham series in the historical fiction/mystery genre. In May 2018, the Richard Nottingham series consisted of eight books, with Free from All Danger the most recent (published in February 2018). [13]
Two books take place in Leeds in the 1950s: Dark Briggate Blues (2015) and its sequel, The New Eastgate Swing (2016); both feature private investigator Dan Markham. [14]
Nickson's DI Tom Harper series which takes place in Leeds in the 1890s, now includes six books, [15] with Tin God the most recent (published March 2018). [16] According to Kirkus Reviews, this is "an excellent character-driven [police] procedural". [17] The end of the Tom Harper series was marked by a special exhibition in Leeds. [18] Both series are published by Severn House. [19]
The Chesterfield series, published by The History Press, which takes place in England of the 1360s, consisted of three books. [20] Another series, featuring WPC Lottie Armstrong in Leeds of the 20th Century, includes two books, Modern Crimes, published in September 2017 and The Year of the Gun, in February 2018 by The History Press . [21] [22] [23]
Nickson's Web site discusses two other books published by The History Press, The Dead on Leave which takes place in England in 1936 and features war veteran Detective Sergeant Urban Raven and The Hanging Psalm, the first in a new series, featuring Simon Westow, a thief-taker in Leeds in 1820. [24] Nickson also mentions the Seattle Mysteries, Emerald City and West Seattle Blues, featuring music journalist Laura Benton, available as audio books and e-books. [25]
Most of Nickson's novels are set in and around Leeds. In 2015, he completed Leeds, the Biography: A History of Leeds in Short Stories which was published by Armley Press. [26]
Sword and sorcery (S&S) or heroic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus on personal battles rather than world-endangering matters. Sword and sorcery commonly overlaps with heroic fantasy. The genre originated from the early-1930s works of Robert E. Howard. The term "sword and sorcery" was coined by Fritz Leiber in the May 1961 issue of the fantasy fanzine Amra, to describe Howard and the stories that were influenced by his works. In parallel with "sword and sorcery", the term "heroic fantasy" is used, although it is a more loosely defined genre.
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“If It's Over” is a song written by American singers and songwriters Mariah Carey and Carole King, with the former and Walter Afanasieff helming its production. It was originally released on September 17, 1991, on Carey's second studio album, Emotions. Lyrically, the song tells of a romance that has withered, and finds the protagonist asking her lover, “if it's over, let me go”. Several months after the release of Emotions, Carey performed the song during her appearance on the television show MTV Unplugged.
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The following works are set in 1730s Leeds and feature Richard Nottingham, Constable of the city.
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