Ian Bailey
Encyclopedia
Ian Bailey was the Head Buyer and later Financial Director of Games Workshop
until 1985. He left Games Workshop to write books and develop games. He has had seven books published in three languages and three games in the UK and US. He was a best-selling author in France
with the Compton Murder, an interactive detective book, published by Éditions Gallimard
.
with Anglo-Saxon at the University of York
; he has a CIM Diploma in Marketing
and a Masters Degree in Europe
an Marketing.
to write Adventure Game Books and found Hatch with Albie Fiore and Ian Waddelow, who were both former Games Workshop employees. Hatch worked within the publishing
industry, primarily in conjunction with Penguin books
. The partners in Hatch eventually went their separate ways. Ian went on to found Folio Works Ltd. and publish in 1991 Fantasy Warlord
mass-combat rules, and a highly successful consultancy called ADI.
In 1994 he semi-retired to become a Senior Lecturer and Head of European Studies at the University of Derby
. Working in conjunction with Loughborough University
, he gained recognition from Brussels
for the creation of a European Centre of Excellence in the East Midlands
. In 1997 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
.
In 1999 he returned full-time to ADI. In 2000 he co-founded ADI Trading Ltd. This company represents several German and American brands including [Schott Zwiesel], [Jenaer Glas], [Zwiesel 1872], Arzberg and [Fortessa]. The company operates primarily in the United Kingdom hotel and restaurant sectors. It supplies tritan titanium crystal, bone china, porcelain and metalware. It is a sponsor of the International Wine Challenge
, under the brand name Zwiesel Kristallglas AG
.
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group plc is a British game production and retailing company. Games Workshop has published the tabletop wargames Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000...
until 1985. He left Games Workshop to write books and develop games. He has had seven books published in three languages and three games in the UK and US. He was a best-selling author in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
with the Compton Murder, an interactive detective book, published by Éditions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard is one of the leading French publishers of books. The Guardian has described it as having "the best backlist in the world". In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1418 titles....
.
Education
Ian Bailey gained his first degree in English LiteratureEnglish literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
with Anglo-Saxon at the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
; he has a CIM Diploma in Marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
and a Masters Degree in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Marketing.
Career
In 1985 he left Games WorkshopGames Workshop
Games Workshop Group plc is a British game production and retailing company. Games Workshop has published the tabletop wargames Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000...
to write Adventure Game Books and found Hatch with Albie Fiore and Ian Waddelow, who were both former Games Workshop employees. Hatch worked within the publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
industry, primarily in conjunction with Penguin books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
. The partners in Hatch eventually went their separate ways. Ian went on to found Folio Works Ltd. and publish in 1991 Fantasy Warlord
Fantasy Warlord
Fantasy Warlord is a fantasy miniatures game released in 1990 by Folio Works. It was written by Ian Bailey and Gary Chalk who also did the illustrations....
mass-combat rules, and a highly successful consultancy called ADI.
In 1994 he semi-retired to become a Senior Lecturer and Head of European Studies at the University of Derby
University of Derby
The University of Derby is a university in the city of Derby, England. The main site is on Kedleston Road, Allestree in the north-west of Derby close to the A38 opposite Markeaton Park...
. Working in conjunction with Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
, he gained recognition from Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
for the creation of a European Centre of Excellence in the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
. In 1997 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
.
In 1999 he returned full-time to ADI. In 2000 he co-founded ADI Trading Ltd. This company represents several German and American brands including [Schott Zwiesel], [Jenaer Glas], [Zwiesel 1872], Arzberg and [Fortessa]. The company operates primarily in the United Kingdom hotel and restaurant sectors. It supplies tritan titanium crystal, bone china, porcelain and metalware. It is a sponsor of the International Wine Challenge
International Wine Challenge
The International Wine Challenge is an annual wine competition. The International Wine Challenge assesses every wine blind and judges each for its faithfulness to variety, region and vintage. Every wine is assessed independently of its price...
, under the brand name Zwiesel Kristallglas AG
Zwiesel Kristallglas AG
Zwiesel Kristallglas AG is a manufacturer of crystal glasses located in Zwiesel,Germany.- Founding :On 25 November 1872 sheet glass was manufactured for the first time in the new glassworks. Designer of the glassworks was the Zwieseler carter Anton Mueller...
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Books
- 1999 : La Villa des Revenants, Gallimard, Paris ISBN 2070507009;
- 1990 : Fantasy WarlordFantasy WarlordFantasy Warlord is a fantasy miniatures game released in 1990 by Folio Works. It was written by Ian Bailey and Gary Chalk who also did the illustrations....
Folio Works, Derbyshire ISBN 1872488005; - 1996 : Le Mystere de Compton, Gallimard, Paris ISBN 2070506991;
- 1993 : La Villa des Revenants, Gallimard, Paris ISBN 2070567699;
- 1992 : Le Mystere de Compton, Gallimard, Paris ISBN 2070567680;
- 1988 : The Eye, Virgin, London;
- 1985 : Where the Shadows Stalk, Magnet, London; ISBN 041652530X
- 1985 : Terrors Out of Time, Magnet, London
Games
- 1987: James Clavell's Shogun, ISBN 1-55560-047-6, FASA Inc, Chicago
- 1987 : James Clavell's Tai Pan, ISBN 1-55560-049-2, FASA Inc, Chicago
- 1987 : James Clavell's Noble House, ISBN 1-55560-048-4, FASA Inc, Chicago
- 1985 : The Eye of the Idol, Octopus, London (Marks and Spencer Plc 1411119)
Articles
- 2006, Going Glassy Eyed, The World of Fine Wine, London ISSN 1743-503X;
- 1984, The Goblin Cult of Kernu, White Dwarf 49, Games Workshop, London;
- 1983, Crom Cruach, White Dwarf 48, Games Workshop, London;
- 1983, Extracts from the Travels of Tralk True-Eye, White Dwarf 47, Games Workshop, London;
- 1983, The Shadows of Yog Sothoth, White Dwarf 44, Games Workshop, London;
- 1982, Call of Cthulhu, White Dwarf 32, Games Workshop, London;
- 1982, RuneQuest in England, The Gamer, AHC Publications, Luton