Phoenix Award Phoenix Award The Phoenix Award annually recognizes one English-language children's book published twenty years earlier that did not then win a major literary award. It is named for the mythical bird phoenix that is reborn from its own ashes, signifying the book's rise from relative obscurity. The award was established and is conferred by the Children's Literature Association (ChLA), a nonprofit organization based in the United States whose mission is to advance "the serious study of children's literature". The winner is selected by an elected committee of five ChLA members, from nominations by members and outsiders. The token is a
From the Ashes (Dungeons & Dragons) an intelligible whole. Flaws aside-the so-so visuals, sluggish Book One, and hit-or-miss adventures —"From the Ashes" stands as the definitive Greyhawk reference and the most enjoyable Greyhawk product to date." From the Ashes (Dungeons & Dragons) From the Ashes is a supplement for "Dungeons & Dragons"'s World of Greyhawk campaign setting. "From the Ashes" includes a pair of booklets containing close to 130,000 words. Sidebars and summaries are included, as is an alphabetical directory of the Nations of Flanaess which reveals at a glance the races, populations, and other key data for more than 50 countries. A listing of adventure