Only it was a place, not a personal name. As in, “the High King at Ribroast.”
Only it was a place, not a personal name. As in, “While there was still a High King at Ribroast [the Boggies of the Sty] remained nominally his subjects, and to the final battle with the Slumlord of Borax they sent some snipers, though who they sided with is not clear.”
Ummm…why didn’t you just use the “Edit Post” button? :dubious:
I remember doing just that. I think there was some kinda glitch.
A baronet, Sir Clifford.
Mine: Pteppicymon XXVII.
Bonus points if you can rattle off the entire title without referring back to the book. 
Former Pharaoh of Djelibeybi, Pratchett’s Pyramids. Can’t give you the full title without looking, though.
Nope. Here’s a little hint: he claims to be an aristocrat, but is treated sarcastically by the person to whom he makes the claim.
John Clay = also known as Spaulding, one-time antagonist of Sherlock Holmes in The Red-Headed League:
Exactly how much of a geek am I?
Outstanding! You nailed it, Kythereia. Did you have to type in all that deathless Conan Doylesque prose, or are the stories online somewhere?
I don’t think anyone’s gonna get this one.
President, wasn’t he?
Not exactly. He starts as Prince - his father is Sadric. And he’s usurped by his brother.
I just checked the Elric Saga, and as of the beginning, Sadric has been “dead a year”. Elric is indeed referred to as the Emperor.
(One can nitpick that it’s Melniboné, not Melnibone, but that’s another story.)
President of Thiscountry, as recounted in Avram Davidson’s 1962 short story, “The Singular Events Which Occurred in the Hovel in the Alley off of Eye Street.” “It was the year that the dragons were so bad . . .” John IV does not actually appear as a character, but the story begins with his coronation, including the spectacle of the Veep riding his palomino back and forth, proclaiming, “Whosoever denies that John Fitz-Kenneth is rightful president of Thiscountry lies, and is an SOB.”
Sorry, I meant Jenn Brozek.
Anybody?