''Liber Necris'' is a sourcebook of background material relating to the different kinds of

undead The undead are beings in mythology, legend, or fiction that are deceased but behave as if they were alive. A common example of an undead being is a cadaver, corpse reanimated by supernatural forces, by the application of either the deceased's o ...

creature and concepts of

necromancy Necromancy () is the practice of Magic (paranormal), magic involving communication with the Death, dead by Evocation, summoning their spirits as Ghost, apparitions or Vision (spirituality), visions for the purpose of divination; imparting the ...

that appear in the fictional

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setting. Written by

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author Marijan Von Staufer, it was first published by The Black Library, an imprint of

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's publishing division

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, in June 2006.

Fictional book

''Liber Necris'' can also be considered a fictional book. It is written in an entirely in-game style, purportedly by Mannfred von Carstein, one of the vampire counts of the Warhammer Fantasy setting.

Reviews

*'' Rue Morgue'' #66

References

2006 books Fictional books Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2006 Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay supplements {{WarhammerFantasy-stub