Mary Benson (campaigner) Mary Benson (campaigner) Mary Benson (8 December 1919 – 19 June 2000) was a South African civil rights campaigner and author. Born in 1919 in Pretoria, Benson served in the South African Women's Army during World War II. After the war, she was secretary to film director David Lean. Benson became acquainted with the author Alan Paton, and read his novel "Cry, the beloved country" (1948), whose main theme was racial discrimination in South Africa. This affected her greatly, and she became a campaigner for the rights of black people there. She worked with Michael Scott (who, in 1946, was
War Cry (graphic novel) War Cry (graphic novel) War Cry is a hardback graphic novel written by science fiction and fantasy author Jim Butcher and illustrated by Carlos Gomez. Set in the world of Butcher's contemporary fantasy/mystery novel series, "The Dresden Files", "War Cry" takes place in the series' continuity, after the events of the novel "Dead Beat". A secret war is raging between the wizards of The White Council and the vampires of the Red Court. After attacks in Palermo, Sicily and the Congo decimate the ranks of the Wardens, the Council is desperate enough to promote Harry Dresden and place him in