23-647: Lirael (called Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr in some regions) is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix , first published in 2001. Named for its central female character, Lirael is the second in his Old Kingdom trilogy , preceded by Sabriel and continued in Abhorsen . The book is split into three parts, the first of which is set 14 years after the events in Sabriel ; the last two parts are set five years after part one. Sabriel and Touchstone have married since Sabriel and assumed
46-583: A generation of writers passed through its offices and onto other RPG projects in the next decade, such as Phil Masters and Marcus L. Rowland . The magazine included mini-game scenarios, capable of completion in a single night's play, rather than the long games typical of the off-the-shelf campaigns. This would often be in the form of a single task for either existing or new characters to resolve. These could either be added to existing campaign plots, or be used stand-alone, just for an evening, and were easily grasped by those familiar with RPG rules. During this period
69-566: A measure of control over the Old Kingdom. Their children Ellimere and Sameth were going to school in Ancelstierre (similarly to Sabriel) before being expected to take up their duties in the Old Kingdom. Lirael, the protagonist of the second and third books, is raised as a Clayr, part of a vast family of precognitive women who dwell in a remote glacier within the Old Kingdom. As she lacks the Clayr's precognitive 'Sight', she considers herself not
92-507: A new nine-member production staff with Matthew Hutson, Kris Shield and Andrew Kenrick continuing from the previous version, and six new members, including Jes Bickham as the new editor. Bickham had previously edited the Battle Games in Middle-earth magazine. White Dwarf continued to be published on a monthly basis until issue #409, January 2014. On 1 February 2014, the magazine moved to
115-462: A newsletter called Owl and Weasel , which ran for twenty-five issues from February 1975 before it evolved into White Dwarf . Originally scheduled for May/June 1977, White Dwarf was first published one month later. According to Shannon Appelcline, "Issue #1 ... was a 20-page magazine printed on glossy stock with a two-color cover." The magazine had a bimonthly schedule, with an initial (and speculative) print run of 4,000. White Dwarf continued
138-605: A true Clayr and prefers solitude to company. In young adulthood, she joins the staff of the Clayr's Library, and acquires the Disreputable Dog; and with the latter's help, vanquishes a series of monsters in the Library itself. Five years later, in Ancelstierre, Prince Sameth encounters the necromancer Hedge and his undead minions, which injures Sameth both spiritually and physically. His father Touchstone therefore takes him back to
161-570: Is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name." Born in Melbourne, Nix was raised in Canberra . He attended Turner Primary School, Lyneham High School and Dickson College for schooling. While at Dickson College, Nix joined the Australian Army Reserve . After a period working for
184-574: Is later joined by Mogget . Lirael, on her nineteenth birthday, is identified as a 'Remembrancer' (a clairvoyant able to accurately perceive the past), and sent (with the Dog) to the Red Lake to rescue Nick, who has by now become the host of a malign, alien intelligence. En route , Lirael joins Sam and Mogget, and they continue to the Red Lake, but are nearly vanquished by Chlorr of the Mask and her followers, and recover at
207-678: The Warhammer Fantasy Battle game. The magazine has always been a conduit for new rules and ideas for GW games as well as a means to showcase developments. It often includes scenarios, campaigns, hobby news, photos of recently released miniatures and tips on building terrain and constructing or converting miniatures . Grombrindal the White Dwarf is also a special character for the Warhammer Dwarf army , whose rules are published only in certain issues of White Dwarf (being revamped for
230-558: The Abhorsen's House. There, Lirael is identified as Sabriel's half-sister and heir, and Sameth with the long-extinct 'Wallmakers'. Garth Nix Garth Richard Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom , Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name
253-580: The Australian government, he traveled in Europe before returning to Australia in 1983 and undertaking a BA in professional writing at University of Canberra . He worked in a Canberra bookshop after graduation, before moving to Sydney in 1987, where he worked his way up in the publishing field. He was a sales rep and publicist before becoming a senior editor at HarperCollins . In 1993 he commenced further travel in Asia,
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#1732890983458276-659: The Middle East and Eastern Europe before becoming a marketing consultant, founding his own company, Gotley Nix Evans Pty Ltd. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as a literary agent with Curtis Brown (Australia) Pty Ltd before becoming a full-time author. In addition to his work as a fantasy novelist, Nix has written a number of scenarios and articles for the role playing field, including those for Dungeons & Dragons and Traveller . These have appeared in related publications such as White Dwarf , Multiverse and Breakout! . He has also written case studies, articles and news items in
299-530: The Old Kingdom and the safety of the palace in Belisaere. Here he is expected to succeed his mother Sabriel as the Abhorsen: a future whereof he is mortally afraid. Under Hedge's influence, Sameth's friend Nicholas Sayre (an Ancelstierran aristocrat) crosses the border into the Old Kingdom and travels to the Red Lake, where the royal rule does not extend and the Clayr cannot See. Sameth flees the palace to rescue Nick, and
322-484: The United Kingdom and North America. Each issue contained many special " freebies " as well as articles on the history of the magazine and the founding of Games Workshop. The monthly battle reports are a regular feature. Battle reports detail a battle between two or more forces, usually with their own specific victory conditions. The reports follow the gamers through their army selection, tactics and deployment, through
345-493: The battle to their respective conclusions. The format varies, ranging from a simplified, generalized style to a more detailed and visual style. The page count of the US and UK publications was substantially different (for example, bearing in mind the US/UK numbering difference: issue US #319, 156 pages; UK #320, 132 pages) with substantial differences in actual amount of content (for example in
368-488: The character Freddy the Fish. White Dwarf (magazine) White Dwarf is a magazine published by British games manufacturer Games Workshop , which has long served as a promotions and advertising platform for Games Workshop and Citadel Miniatures products. During the first ten years of its publication, it covered a wide variety of fantasy and science-fiction role-playing games (RPGs) and board games , particularly
391-504: The fantasy and science fiction role-playing and board-gaming theme developed in Owl and Weasel . Due to the increase in available space, there was an opportunity to produce reviews, articles and scenarios to a greater depth than had been possible in Owl and Weasel . During the early 1980s the magazine focused mainly on the "big three" role-playing games of the time: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons , RuneQuest and Traveller . In addition to this
414-460: The information technology field, his work appearing in publications such as Computerworld and PC World . Nix currently lives in Sydney with his wife Anna McFarlane, a publisher, and their sons Thomas and Edward. This series was self-published, and republished by Text Publishing . Described as books for "Very Clever Babies Aged 3–6 Months", they contain such words as ichthyologist , as used by
437-463: The magazine included many features such as the satirical comic strip Thrud the Barbarian and Dave Langford 's "Critical Mass" book review column, as well as a comical advertising series " The Androx Diaries ", and always had cameos and full scenarios for a broad selection of the most popular games of the time, as well as a more rough and informal editorial style. In the mid-late 1980s, however, there
460-596: The most recent edition of the rules). It is never stated who exactly the White Dwarf is, but it is implied that he is the spirit of Snorri Whitebeard, the last king of the Dwarfs to receive respect from an Elf. The image of the White Dwarf has graced the cover of many issues of the magazine. The image was also used on the character sheet for the Dwarf character in HeroQuest . In December 2004, White Dwarf published its 300th issue in
483-474: The role-playing games Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ( AD&D ), Call of Cthulhu , RuneQuest and Traveller . These games were all published by other games companies and distributed in the United Kingdom by Games Workshop stores. The magazine underwent a major change in style and content in the late 1980s. It is now dedicated exclusively to the miniature wargames produced by Games Workshop. Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone initially produced
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#1732890983458506-463: The same issues: US, 114 pages; UK, 71 pages) and each magazine had substantial overlap with the other as well as unique articles. In June 2010 Andrew Kenrick replaced Mark Latham as editor. Kenrick had previously been sub-editor, as well as sub-editing other Games Workshop material such as the most recent edition of Codex: Space Marines . As of the October 2012 issue, White Dwarf was redesigned with
529-481: Was a repositioning from being a general periodical covering all aspects and publishers within the hobby niche to a focus almost exclusively on Games Workshop's own products and publications. The last Dungeons & Dragons article appeared in issue 93, with the changeover being complete by issue #102. In this respect it took over some of the aspects of the Citadel Journal , an intermittent publication that supported
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