Ian Bailey

Ian Bailey (born 1959 in Kent, England) 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.

Education

Ian Bailey gained his first degree in English Literature with Anglo-Saxon at the University of York; he has a CIM Diploma in Marketing and a Masters Degree in European Marketing.

Career

In 1985 he left Games Workshop 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 [University of Derby, ""Undergraduate Handbook"", CAMS 2000-2001, p101] 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] [ [http://www.aditrading.com/ Index ] ] . This company represents several German and American brands including [Schott Zwiesel] [ [http://www.schott-zwiesel.com/index_e.htm Schott Zwiesel ] ] , [Jenaer Glas] [ [http://www.jenaer-glas.com/index_e.htm Jenaer Glas ] ] , [Zwiesel 1872] [ [http://www.zwiesel-1872.com/index_e.htm Zwiesel-1872 ] ] , Arzberg and [Fortessa] [ [http://www.fortessa.com/ Fortessa, Inc., Leading the way in tableware ] ] . 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.

Publications

Books

Bailey I 1999, La Villa des Revenants, Gallimard, Paris ISBN 2070507009;

Bailey I 1990, Fantasy Warlord [ [http://theminiaturespage.com/rules/fan/fwl.html Fantasy Warlord ] ] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_Warlord] , Folio Works, Derbyshire ISBN 1872488005;

Bailey I 1996, Le Mystere de Compton, Gallimard, Paris ISBN 2070506991;

Bailey I 1993, La Villa des Revenants, Gallimard, Paris ISBN 2070567699;

Bailey I 1992, Le Mystere de Compton, Gallimard, Paris ISBN 2070567680;

Bailey I 1988, The Eye, Virgin, London;

Bailey I 1985, Where the Shadows Stalk, Magnet, London;

Bailey I 1985, Terrors Out of Time, Magnet, London

Games

Bailey I 1987, James Clavell's Shogun, ISBN 1-55560-047-6, [ [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2690 James Clavell's Shogun | BoardGameGeek ] ] , FASA Inc, Chicago

Bailey I 1987, James Clavell's Tai Pan, ISBN 1-55560-049-2, [ [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2907 James Clavell's Tai-Pan | BoardGameGeek ] ] , FASA Inc, Chicago

Bailey I 1987, James Clavell's Noble House, ISBN 1-55560-048-4, FASA Inc, Chicago

Bailey I 1985, The Eye of the Idol, Octopus, London (Marks and Spencer Plc 1411119)

Dissertation

Bailey I 1995, An Analysis of the Children's Book Packaging Industry and its International Sales Network, UoD, Derby

Articles

Bailey I 2006, "Going Glassy Eyed", The World of Fine Wine, London ISSN 1743-503X;

Bailey I 1984, "The Goblin Cult of Kernu", White Dwarf 49, Games Workshop, London;

Bailey I 1983, "Crom Cruach", White Dwarf 48, Games Workshop, London;

Bailey I 1983, "Extracts from the Travels of Tralk True-Eye", White Dwarf 47, Games Workshop, London;

Bailey I 1983, "The Shadows of Yog Sothoth", White Dwarf 44, Games Workshop, London;

Bailey I 1982, "Call of Cthulhu", White Dwarf 32, Games Workshop, London;

Bailey I 1982, "RuneQuest in England", The Gamer, AHC Publications, Luton

References

External links

* [http://www.aditrading.com ADI Trading Ltd]
* [http://www.applegate.com ADI Trading Ltd, Appelgate]