List of Forgotten Realms novels
Encyclopedia
The List of Forgotten Realms novels is a listing of the many works of fantasy
fiction that are based in the role-playing game
setting of the Forgotten Realms
.
They are published by Wizards of the Coast
(WotC), with some originally published by TSR
before it was incorporated into WotC.
(originally using the house name "Richard Awlinson"), Troy Denning
, (originally using the house name "Richard Awlinson") and James Lowder
.
Blades of the Moonsea was later reprinted in omnibus form:
, Drew Karpyshyn
, Mel Odom, Ed Greenwood
, and Elaine Cunningham
The Cleric Quintet was later reprinted in:
, Jeff Grubb
, and Troy Denning
)
The Dark Elf Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:
, James Ward & David Wise, Ed Greenwood
, Roger E. Moore
, Dave Gross, David Cook
& Peter Archer, and Richard Baker
(featuring Elminster)
The first three volumes in this series were reprinted twice, the first with extensive new commentary by Ed Greenwood and the second as an omnibus in:
, Troy Denning
and James Lowder
The Empyrean Odyssey Trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
The Erevis Cale Trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
and Jeff Grubb
, Elaine Cunningham
, Jean Rabe
, Scott Ciencin
, James Lowder
, Mark Anthony
, David Cook
, Charles Alexander Moffat, Ed Greenwood
, and Kate Novak
& Jeff Grubb
.
, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
The House of Serpents trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
)
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy was later reprinted in two different formats:
)
The Crystal Shard was the second Forgotten Realms novel ever published, and the first by R. A. Salvatore.
The Icewind Dale Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:
, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
The three volume trilogy by Richard Baker was later reprinted in two formats:
)
This series consists of re-issues of novels (with new cover art) that had previously been published under different series titles. In this series, they are numbered not in the order of their original publication, but rather in their chronological order in Drizzt's life. The first six novels in this series had never previously been released in a hardcover edition. Note: The last three books in the series were not re-issued in this format.
Also released was a collection of classic short stories that expand the epic Legend of Drizzt
Portions of the entire series have been reprinted in boxed sets:
Portions of the entire series have been reprinted in single-book collector's edition:
)
The Legacy was the first Forgotten Realms novel published in hardcover.
Legacy of the Drow was later reprinted in several different formats:
, Clayton Emery, and Lynn Abbey
, Jeff Grubb
, and Douglas Niles
This series is a cross-over between the Forgotten Realms
and Dragonlance
settings.
Darkwalker on Moonshae
was the very first Forgotten Realms novel ever published.
, Richard Meyers, and John Maddox Roberts
, Victor Milan
, Mark Anthony, Brian Thomsen
, Paul Kidd
, and Lynn Abbey
)
Paths of Darkness was later reprinted in several different formats:
, Jane Cooper Hong, and Anne K. Brown
, Kameron M. Franklin (winner of the WotC Open Call), and Richard Lee Byers
, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
The Return of the Archwizards trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
, Voronica Whitney-Robinson, and Don Bassingthwaite
)
The Sellswords trilogy was later reprinted in two different formats:
, Clayton Emery, Paul S. Kemp
, Richard Lee Byers
, Dave Gross, Lisa Smedman
, and Voronica Whitney-Robinson.
(featuring Elminster)
The first four volumes in this series were re-issues of novels previously released as part of the Harpers series.
The Starlight & Shadows trilogy was later reprinted in:
The Threat from the Sea trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
The Transitions trilogy was later reprinted in:
Transitions Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, October 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5861-0)
, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
, Thomas M. Reid, Richard Baker
, Lisa Smedman
, Philip Athans
, and Paul S. Kemp
. Supervising editor, R. A. Salvatore.
War of the Spider Queen was later reprinted in:
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep was later reprinted in:
, as well as two anthologies of short stories written by various authors. The series explores the ancient secrets of dragons and their society.
The Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
fiction that are based in the role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
setting of the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
.
They are published by Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
(WotC), with some originally published by TSR
TSR, Inc.
Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
before it was incorporated into WotC.
Abolethic Sovereignty
By Bruce R. Cordell- Plague of Spells (paperback, December 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4965-6)
- City of Torment (paperback, September 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5184-0)
- Key of Stars (paperback, September 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5628-9)
Anthologies
By various- Realms of Valor, edited by James LowderJames LowderJames Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
(paperback, February 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-557-8)- "The Lord Of Lowhill" by Douglas NilesDouglas NilesDouglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
- "Elminster At The Magefair" by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "One Last Drink" by Christie GoldenChristie GoldenChristie Golden is an award-winning author who lives in Loveland, Colorado, United States. She has written over thirty novels and several short stories in fantasy, horror and science fiction.-Career:...
- "The Bargain" by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "Patronage" by David CookDavid Cook (game designer)David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
- "A Virtue By Reflection" by Scott CiencinScott CiencinScott Ciencin is an American author. He sometimes writes with Denise Ciencin.-Biography:Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author who writes adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books. Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons &...
- "King's Tear" by Mark AnthonyMark Anthony (writer)Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
- "The Family Business" by James LowderJames LowderJames Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
- "Grandfather's Toys" by Jean RabeJean RabeJean Rabe is a fantasy and sci-fi author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and BattleTech series, as well as many others.-Career:...
- "The Curse Of Tegea" by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
- "Dark Mirror" by R.A. Salvatore
- "The Lord Of Lowhill" by Douglas Niles
- Realms of Infamy, edited by James LowderJames LowderJames Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
(paperback, December 1994, ISBN 978-1-56076-911-8)- "So High A Price" by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "The More Things Change" by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "The Meaning Of Lore" by Barb HendeeBarb HendeeBarb Hendee is a fantasy author.She is co-author with her husband J.C. Hendee of the Saga of the Noble Dead, the heroine of which is a dhampir.-Vampire Memories:* Blood Memories...
- "Raven's Egg" by Elaine BergstromElaine BergstromElaine Bergstrom is an American author in the genres of fantasy and horror. She has had 13 novels published.-Biography:Bergstrom was born in Cleveland and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
- "The Third Level" by R.A. Salvatore
- "Blood Sport" by Christie GoldenChristie GoldenChristie Golden is an award-winning author who lives in Loveland, Colorado, United States. She has written over thirty novels and several short stories in fantasy, horror and science fiction.-Career:...
- "Gallows Day" by David CookDavid Cook (game designer)David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
- "A Matter Of Thorns" by James M. Ward
- "Stolen Spells" by Denise Vitola
- "The Greatest Hero Who Ever Died" by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
- "Twilight" by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
- "The Walls Of Midnight" by Mark AnthonyMark Anthony (writer)Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
- "And Ringing Of Hands" by Jane Cooper Hong
- "Thieves' Honor" by Mary H. HerbertMary H. HerbertMary H. Herbert is an American Fantasy writer, author of the Dark Horse series and several Dragonlance novels.-Brief biography:Mary H. Herbert was born in Ohio in 1957. Growing up in Troy, Ohio, she was interested in history and riding and was an avid reader of fantasy...
- "Laughter In The Flames" by James LowderJames LowderJames Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
- "Vision" by Roger E. MooreRoger E. MooreRoger E. Moore is a designer of role-playing games. He is best known for his long-running tenure as editor of Dragon magazine, and was the founding editor of Dungeon magazine.-Early life:...
- "So High A Price" by Ed Greenwood
- Realms of Magic, edited by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
and J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
(paperback, December 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0303-0)- "Prologue" by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
- "Guenhwyvar" by R.A. Salvatore
- "Smoke Powder And Mirrors" by Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
- "The Magic Thief" by Mark AnthonyMark Anthony (writer)Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
- "The Quiet Place" by Christie GoldenChristie GoldenChristie Golden is an award-winning author who lives in Loveland, Colorado, United States. She has written over thirty novels and several short stories in fantasy, horror and science fiction.-Career:...
- "The Eye Of The Dragon" by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "Every Dog His Day" by Dave Gross
- "The Common Spell" by Kate Novak-Grubb
- "The First Moonwell" by Douglas NilesDouglas NilesDouglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
- "The Luck Of Llewellyn The Loquacious" by Allen C. Kupfer
- "Too Familiar" by David CookDavid Cook (game designer)David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
- "Red Ambition" by Jean RabeJean RabeJean Rabe is a fantasy and sci-fi author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and BattleTech series, as well as many others.-Career:...
- "Thieves' Reward" by Mary H. HerbertMary H. HerbertMary H. Herbert is an American Fantasy writer, author of the Dark Horse series and several Dragonlance novels.-Brief biography:Mary H. Herbert was born in Ohio in 1957. Growing up in Troy, Ohio, she was interested in history and riding and was an avid reader of fantasy...
- "Six Of Swords" by William W. Connors
- "The Wild Bunch" by Tom Dupree
- "A Worm Too Soft" by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
- "Gunne Runner" by Roger E. MooreRoger E. MooreRoger E. Moore is a designer of role-playing games. He is best known for his long-running tenure as editor of Dragon magazine, and was the founding editor of Dungeon magazine.-Early life:...
- "The Direct Approach" by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "Epilogue" by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
- "Prologue" by Brian Thomsen
- Realms of the Underdark, edited by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
(paperback, April 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0487-7)- "Preface: At The Publishing House" by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
- "The Fires Of Narbondel" by Mark AnthonyMark Anthony (writer)Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
- "A Slow Day In Skullport" by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "Rite Of Blood" by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "Sea Of Ghosts" by Roger E. MooreRoger E. MooreRoger E. Moore is a designer of role-playing games. He is best known for his long-running tenure as editor of Dragon magazine, and was the founding editor of Dungeon magazine.-Early life:...
- "Volo Does Menzo" by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
- "Postscript: Back At The Publishing House" by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
- "Preface: At The Publishing House" by Brian Thomsen
- Realms of the Arcane, edited by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
(paperback, November 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0647-5)- "Prologue" by Wes Nicholson
- "Wishing You Many More" by David CookDavid Cook (game designer)David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
- "Secrets Of Blood, Spirits Of The Sea" by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "Bread Storm Rising" by Tom Dupree
- "Interlude" by Wes Nicholson
- "When Even Sky Cities Fall" by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
- "The Grotto Of Dreams" by Mark AnthonyMark Anthony (writer)Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
- "A Narrowed Gaze" by Monte CookMonte CookMonte Cook is a professional table-top role-playing game designer and writer. He is married to Sue Weinlein Cook.-Roleplaying:Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, working primarily on role-playing games. Much of his early work was for Iron Crown Enterprises as an editor and writer...
- "The Whispering Crown" by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "Interlude" by Wes Nicholson
- "The Lady And The Shadow" by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
- "Shadows Of The Past" by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
- "Tertius And The Artifact" by Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
- "Epilogue" by Wes Nicholson
- Realms of Mystery, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, June 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1171-4)- "Speaking With The Dead" by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "A Walk In The Snow" by Dave Gross
- "The Rose Window" by Monte CookMonte CookMonte Cook is a professional table-top role-playing game designer and writer. He is married to Sue Weinlein Cook.-Roleplaying:Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, working primarily on role-playing games. Much of his early work was for Iron Crown Enterprises as an editor and writer...
- "The Club Rules" by James LowderJames LowderJames Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
- "Thieves' Justice" by Mary H. HerbertMary H. HerbertMary H. Herbert is an American Fantasy writer, author of the Dark Horse series and several Dragonlance novels.-Brief biography:Mary H. Herbert was born in Ohio in 1957. Growing up in Troy, Ohio, she was interested in history and riding and was an avid reader of fantasy...
- "Ekhar Lorrent: Gnome Detective" by Steven "Stan!" Brown
- "The Devil And Teritus Wands" by Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
- "H" by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
- "Strange Bedfellows" by Keith Francis Strohm
- "Whence The Song Of Steel" by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
- "An Unusual Suspect" by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
- "Darkly, Through A Glass Of Ale" by Peter ArcherPeter ArcherPeter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell is a British Labour peer who was Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1983 to 1987.Peter Archer may also refer to:*Peter Archer , a member of Crow...
- "Lynaelle" by Thomas M. Reid
- "The Grinning Ghost Of Taverton Hall" by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "Speaking With The Dead" by Elaine Cunningham
- Realms of the Deep, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, March 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1568-2) (this anthology is part of the Threat from the Sea series, listed below) - The Halls of Stormweather, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, July 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1560-6; paperback re-issue, February 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4244-2) (this anthology is part of the Sembia series, listed below) - Realms of Shadow, edited by Lizz Baldwin (paperback, April 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2716-6) (this anthology is part of the Return of the Archwizards series, listed below)
- The Best of the Realms, edited by R. A. Salvatore (paperback, November 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3024-1)
- "Rite of Blood", by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "Elminster at the Magefair", by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "Darksword", by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
- "Blood Sport", by Christie GoldenChristie GoldenChristie Golden is an award-winning author who lives in Loveland, Colorado, United States. She has written over thirty novels and several short stories in fantasy, horror and science fiction.-Career:...
- "Six of Swords", by William W. Connors
- "The Rose Window", by Monte CookMonte CookMonte Cook is a professional table-top role-playing game designer and writer. He is married to Sue Weinlein Cook.-Roleplaying:Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, working primarily on role-playing games. Much of his early work was for Iron Crown Enterprises as an editor and writer...
- "The First Moonwell", by Douglas NilesDouglas NilesDouglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
- "The Greatest Hero Who Ever Died", by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
- "Tertius and the Artifact", by Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
- "Red Ambition", by Jean RabeJean RabeJean Rabe is a fantasy and sci-fi author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and BattleTech series, as well as many others.-Career:...
- "The Common Spell", by Kate Novak-Grubb
- "Assassin's Shadow", by Jess Lebow
- "And the Dark Tide Rises", by Keith Francis Strohm
- "Empty Joys", by R. A. Salvatore
- "Rite of Blood", by Elaine Cunningham
- Realms of the Dragons, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, October 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3394-5) (this anthology is part of the Year of Rogue Dragons series, listed below) - Realms of the Dragons II, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, May 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3808-7) (this anthology is part of the Year of Rogue Dragons series, listed below) - The Best of the Realms II: The Stories of Ed Greenwood, edited by Susan J. Morris (paperback, July 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3760-8)
- "Not the Most Successful of Feasts"
- "Dark Talons Forbear Thee"
- "The Whispering Crown"
- "So High a Price"
- "One Comes, Unheralded, to Zirta"
- "A Dance in Storm's Garden"
- "A Slow Day in Skullport"
- "Bloodbound"
- "How Wisdom Came to the Maimed Wizard"
- "The Eye of the Dragon"
- "Nothing But Trouble"
- "The Grinning Ghost of Taverton Hall"
- "The Place Where Guards Snore at Their Posts"
- "Living Forever"
- "The Long Road Home"
- Realms of the Elves, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, February 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3980-0) (this anthology is part of the Last Mythal series, listed below) - The Best of the Realms III: The Stories of Elaine Cunningham, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
and Erin Evans (paperback, May 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4288-6)- "The Knights of Samular"
- "The Bargain"
- "Elminster's Jest"
- "The More Things Change"
- "The Direct Approach"
- "Secrets of Blood, Spirits of the Sea"
- "The Great Hunt"
- "Speaking with the Dead"
- "Stolen Dreams"
- "Fire is Fire"
- "Possessions"
- "A Little Knowledge"
- "Games of Chance"
- "Tribute"
- "Answered Prayers"
- Realms of War, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, January 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4934-2) (this anthology is part of the Twilight War series, listed below) - Realms of the Dead, edited by Susan J. Morris (paperback, January 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5363-9) (this anthology is part of the Haunted Lands series, listed below)
- The Collected Stories: The Legend of Drizzt, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, February 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5738-5) (this anthology is part of the The Legend of Drizzt series, listed below)
The Avatar Series
By Scott CiencinScott Ciencin
Scott Ciencin is an American author. He sometimes writes with Denise Ciencin.-Biography:Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author who writes adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books. Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons &...
(originally using the house name "Richard Awlinson"), Troy Denning
Troy Denning
Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
, (originally using the house name "Richard Awlinson") and James Lowder
James Lowder
James Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
- Shadowdale, by Scott CiencinScott CiencinScott Ciencin is an American author. He sometimes writes with Denise Ciencin.-Biography:Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author who writes adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books. Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons &...
(paperback, April 1989, under the name "Richard Awlinson", ISBN 978-0-88038-730-9; paperback re-issue, May 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3105-7) - Tantras, by Scott CiencinScott CiencinScott Ciencin is an American author. He sometimes writes with Denise Ciencin.-Biography:Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author who writes adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books. Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons &...
(paperback, June 1989, under the name "Richard Awlinson"; ISBN 978-0-88038-748-4; paperback re-issue, June 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3108-8) - Waterdeep, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, August 1989, under the name "Richard Awlinson"; ISBN 978-0-88038-759-0; paperback re-issue, July 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3111-8) - Prince of Lies, by James LowderJames LowderJames Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
(paperback, August 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-626-1; paperback re-issue, September 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3114-9) - Crucible: The Trial of CyricCyricCyric is a deity in the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting, a branch of Dungeons & Dragons. Cyric has many titles, including the Prince of Lies, the Dark Sun, the Black Sun, the Mad God, and the Lord of Three Crowns...
the Mad, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, ISBN 978-0-7869-0724-3; paperback re-issue, November 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3117-0)
The Baldur's Gate Series
Based on the Baldur's Gate computer game seriesBaldur's Gate series
Baldur's Gate is a franchise of action role-playing games released under the Dungeons & Dragons Video Game Licenses. It is set in the fictional campaign setting of Forgotten Realms and takes place in its fictional continent of Faerûn. It takes place mostly in the Western Heartlands, but has also...
.
- Baldur's Gate, by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, July 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1525-5) - Baldur's Gate 2: The Shadows of AmnBaldur's Gate 2: The Shadows of AmnBaldur's Gate 2: The Shadows of Amn was a novel by Philip Athans based on the videogame of the same name from BioWare and Interplay. It follows a Bhaalspawn named Abdel Adrian who has awful powers to kill and destroy like Bhaal himself. The story takes place in the Forgotten Realms...
, by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, September 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1569-9) - Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, by Drew KarpyshynDrew KarpyshynDrew Karpyshyn is a Canadian video game scenario writer, scriptwriter and novelist.-Career:Karpyshyn was a loan officer, but when he got in a car accident, he quit his job as a loan officer and was able to go to college again to gain a degree in English...
(paperback, September 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1985-7)
Blades of the Moonsea
By Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)
Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
- The Swordmage (hardcover, May 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4788-1; paperback, December 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-5022-5)
- Corsair (hardcover, March 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5115-4; paperback, November 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5307-3)
- Avenger (hardcover, March 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5393-6; paperback, November 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5575-6)
Blades of the Moonsea was later reprinted in omnibus form:
- Blades of the Moonsea Omnibus (paperback, August 2012, ISBN 978-0-7869-6031-6)
Brotherhood of the Griffon
By Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers
-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
- The Captive Flame (paperback, May 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5396-7)
- Whisper of Venom (paperback, November 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5561-9)
- The Spectral Blaze (paperback, June 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5798-9)
- The Masked Witches (paperback, February 2012, ISBN 978-0-7869-5982-2)
Chosen of Nendawen
By Mark Sehestedt- The Fall of Highwatch (paperback, November 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5143-7)
- The Hand of the Hunter (paperback, December 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5627-2)
- The Cry of the Ghost Wolf (paperback, December 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5847-4)
The Citadels
By Ed Gentry, Jess Lebow, James P. Davis and Mark Sehestedt- Neversfall, by Ed Gentry (paperback, November 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4782-9)
- Obsidian Ridge, by Jess Lebow (paperback, April 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4785-0)
- The Shield of Weeping Ghosts, by James P. Davis (paperback, May 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4877-2)
- Sentinelspire, by Mark Sehestedt (paperback, July 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4937-3)
The Cities
By Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)
Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
, Drew Karpyshyn
Drew Karpyshyn
Drew Karpyshyn is a Canadian video game scenario writer, scriptwriter and novelist.-Career:Karpyshyn was a loan officer, but when he got in a car accident, he quit his job as a loan officer and was able to go to college again to gain a degree in English...
, Mel Odom, Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
, and Elaine Cunningham
Elaine Cunningham
Elaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- The City of RavensThe City of RavensThe City of Ravens is a fantasy novel by Richard Baker that is set in city of Raven's Bluff in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe. It is the first novel in the "Cities" series...
, by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
(paperback, December 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1401-2) - Temple Hill, by Drew KarpyshynDrew KarpyshynDrew Karpyshyn is a Canadian video game scenario writer, scriptwriter and novelist.-Career:Karpyshyn was a loan officer, but when he got in a car accident, he quit his job as a loan officer and was able to go to college again to gain a degree in English...
(paperback, September 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1871-3) - The Jewel of Turmish, by Mel Odom (paperback, February 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2698-5)
- The City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel, by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
and Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
(hardcover, August 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3766-0; paperback, May 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4004-2)
The Cleric Quintet
By R. A. Salvatore- Canticle (paperback, October 1991, ISBN 978-1-56076-119-8; paperback reissue, February 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1604-7; paperback reissue, March 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5325-7)
- In Sylvan Shadows (paperback, April 1992, ISBN 978-1-56076-321-5; paperback reissue, March 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1605-4; paperback reissue, March 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5326-4)
- Night Masks (paperback, August 1992, ISBN 978-1-56076-328-4; paperback reissue, May 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1606-1; paperback reissue, May 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5106-2)
- The Fallen Fortress (paperback, June 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-419-9; paperback reissue, July 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1607-8; paperback reissue, August 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5188-8)
- The Chaos Curse (paperback, June 1994, ISBN 978-1-56076-860-9; paperback reissue, July 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1608-5; paperback reissue, September 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5329-5)
The Cleric Quintet was later reprinted in:
- The Cleric Quintet Collector's Edition (hardcover, January 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1313-8; paperback, January 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2690-9)
Cold Steel And Secrets
Cold Steel and Secrets, by Rosemary Jones- Part 1 (Ebook, October 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-6233-4)
- Part 2 (Ebook, November 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-6234-1)
- Part 3 (Ebook, to be released December 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-6235-8)
- Part 4 (Ebook, to be released January 2012, ISBN 978-0-7869-6235-8)
The Cormyr Saga
By Ed GreenwoodEd Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
, Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
, and Troy Denning
Troy Denning
Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
- Cormyr: A Novel, by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
and Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
(hardcover, July 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0503-4; paperback, April 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0710-6) - Beyond the High Road, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, December 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1436-4) - Death of the Dragon, by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
and Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(hardcover, August 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1637-5; paperback, May 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1863-8)
Counselors & Kings
By Elaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham
Elaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- The Magehound (hardcover, Unk. 2000, ISBN 978-0-7394-1237-4; paperback, April 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1561-3)
- The Floodgate (paperback, April 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1818-8)
- The Wizardwar (paperback, March 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2704-3)
The Dark Elf Trilogy
By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt Do'Urden
Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed to...
)
- Homeland (paperback, August 1990, ISBN 978-0-88038-905-1)
- Exile (paperback, December 1990, ISBN 978-0-88038-920-4)
- Sojourn (paperback, May 1991, ISBN 978-1-56076-047-4)
The Dark Elf Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:
- The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition (hardcover, July 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1176-9; paperback, February 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1588-0)
- The Dark Elf Trilogy Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, September 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-2683-1)
- volumes 1-3 in The Legend of Drizzt
- The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book I (hardcover, February 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4837-6; paperback, January 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5370-7)
Double Diamond Triangle Saga
By J. Robert KingJ. Robert King
J. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
, James Ward & David Wise, Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
, Roger E. Moore
Roger E. Moore
Roger E. Moore is a designer of role-playing games. He is best known for his long-running tenure as editor of Dragon magazine, and was the founding editor of Dungeon magazine.-Early life:...
, Dave Gross, David Cook
David Cook (game designer)
David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
& Peter Archer, and Richard Baker
Richard Baker (game designer)
Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
- The Abduction, by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
(paperback, February 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0864-6) - The Paladins, by James M. Ward and David Wise (paperback, February 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0865-3)
- The Mercenaries, by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
(paperback, February 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0866-0) - Errand of Mercy, by Roger E. MooreRoger E. MooreRoger E. Moore is a designer of role-playing games. He is best known for his long-running tenure as editor of Dragon magazine, and was the founding editor of Dungeon magazine.-Early life:...
(paperback, February 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0867-7) - An Opportunity for Profit, by Dave Gross (paperback, March 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0868-4)
- Conspiracy, by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
(paperback, April 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0869-1) - Uneasy Alliances, by David CookDavid Cook (game designer)David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
with Peter Archer (paperback, May 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0870-7) - Easy Betrayals, by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
(paperback, June 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0871-4) - The Diamond, by J. Robert KingJ. Robert KingJ. Robert King is a novelist who has also worked as a game designer on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Biography:...
and Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
(paperback, July 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0872-1)
The Druidhome Trilogy
By Douglas NilesDouglas Niles
Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
- Prophet of Moonshae (paperback, February 1992, ISBN 978-1-56076-319-2)
- The Coral Kingdom (paperback, September 1992, ISBN 978-1-56076-332-1)
- The Druid Queen (paperback, February 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-568-4)
The Dungeons
By Erik Scott de Bie, Jaleigh Johnson, Bruce R. Cordell and Rosemary Jones- Depths of Madness, by Erik Scott de Bie (paperback, March 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4314-2)
- The Howling Delve, by Jaleigh Johnson (paperback, July 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4278-7)
- Stardeep, by Bruce R. Cordell (paperback, October 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4338-8)
- Crypt of the Moaning Diamond, by Rosemary Jones (paperback, November 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4714-0)
The Elminster Series
By Ed GreenwoodEd Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
(featuring Elminster)
- Elminster - The Making of a Mage (hardcover, December 1994, ISBN 978-1-56076-936-1; paperback, December 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0203-3)
- Elminster in Myth Drannor (hardcover, November 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0661-1; paperback, December 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1190-5)
- The Temptation of Elminster (hardcover, December 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1189-9; paperback, November 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1427-2)
- Elminster in Hell (hardcover, August 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1875-1; paperback, May 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2746-3)
- Elminster's Daughter (hardcover, May 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3199-6; paperback, June 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3768-4)
The first three volumes in this series were reprinted twice, the first with extensive new commentary by Ed Greenwood and the second as an omnibus in:
- The Annotated Elminster (hardcover, November 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4799-7)
- Elminster Ascending (paperback, November 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5618-0)
- Elminster Must Die (paperback, June 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5799-6)
- Bury Elminster Deep (hardcover, August 2011,ISBN 978-0-7869-5815-3)
The Empires Trilogy
By David CookDavid Cook (game designer)
David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
, Troy Denning
Troy Denning
Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
and James Lowder
James Lowder
James Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
- Horselords, by David CookDavid Cook (game designer)David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
(paperback, May 1990, ISBN 978-0-88038-904-4) - Dragonwall, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, August 1990, ISBN 978-0-88038-919-8) - Crusade, by James LowderJames LowderJames Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
(paperback, January 1991, ISBN 978-0-88038-908-2)
The Empyrean Odyssey
By Thomas M. Reid- The Gossamer Plain (paperback, May 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4024-0)
- The Fractured Sky (paperback, November 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4807-9)
- The Crystal Mountain (paperback, July 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5235-9)
The Empyrean Odyssey Trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
- The Empyrean Odyssey: A Forgotten Realms Omnibus (paperback, March 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5768-2)
The Erevis Cale Trilogy
By Paul S. KempPaul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
- Twilight Falling (paperback, July 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2998-6)
- Dawn of Night (paperback, June 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3225-2)
- Midnight's Mask (paperback, November 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3643-4)
The Erevis Cale Trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
- The Erevis Cale Trilogy (paperback, June 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5498-8)
The Fighters
By Jess Lebow, Erik Scott de Bie, Murray J. D. Leeder and Keith Francis Strohm- Master of Chains, by Jess Lebow (paperback, September 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3800-1)
- Ghostwalker, by Erik Scott de Bie (paperback, December 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3962-6)
- Son of Thunder, by Murray J. D. Leeder (paperback, January 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3960-2)
- Bladesinger, by Keith Francis Strohm (paperback, April 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3835-3)
The Finder's Stone Trilogy
By Kate NovakKate Novak
Kate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
- Azure BondsAzure BondsAzure Bonds is a fantasy novel written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb and was originally published in 1988. It is the opening novel of the Finder’s Stone Trilogy which is set within the world of the Forgotten Realms. It served as the basis for the computer game, Curse of the Azure Bonds...
, by Kate NovakKate NovakKate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
(paperback, October 1988, ISBN 978-0-88038-612-8) - The Wyvern's SpurThe Wyvern's SpurThe Wyvern's Spur is a fantasy novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb that was originally published in 1990. It is the second novel in the Finder’s Stone Trilogy which is set within the world of the Forgotten Realms. This novel received 4 stars from OtherRealms.The novel focuses on a clumsy but...
, by Kate NovakKate NovakKate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
(paperback, March 1990, ISBN 978-0-88038-902-0) - Song of the SaurialsSong of the SaurialsSong of the Saurials is a fantasy novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb set in the Forgotten Realms.-Plot:This novel is the final book of the Finders Stone Trilogy.-Characters:* Alias* Olive Ruskettle* Akabar bel Akash* Dragonbait...
, by Kate NovakKate NovakKate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
(paperback, March 1991, ISBN 978-1-56076-060-3)
The Harpers
By Troy DenningTroy Denning
Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
, Elaine Cunningham
Elaine Cunningham
Elaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
, Jean Rabe
Jean Rabe
Jean Rabe is a fantasy and sci-fi author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and BattleTech series, as well as many others.-Career:...
, Scott Ciencin
Scott Ciencin
Scott Ciencin is an American author. He sometimes writes with Denise Ciencin.-Biography:Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author who writes adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books. Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons &...
, James Lowder
James Lowder
James Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
, Mark Anthony
Mark Anthony (writer)
Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
, David Cook
David Cook (game designer)
David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
, Charles Alexander Moffat, Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
, and Kate Novak
Kate Novak
Kate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
& Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
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- The Parched SeaThe Parched SeaThe Parched Sea is the first novel in the Harpers series, set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. The book was written by Troy Denning.-Plot summary:The Parched Sea is another name for the desert Anauroch in which the novel takes place....
, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, July 1991, ISBN 978-1-56076-067-2) - Elfshadow, by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
(paperback, October 1991, ISBN 978-1-56076-117-4; later re-issued as Songs & Swords 1) - Red Magic, by Jean RabeJean RabeJean Rabe is a fantasy and sci-fi author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and BattleTech series, as well as many others.-Career:...
(paperback, December 1991, ISBN 978-1-56076-118-1) - The Night Parade, by Scott CiencinScott CiencinScott Ciencin is an American author. He sometimes writes with Denise Ciencin.-Biography:Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author who writes adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books. Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons &...
(paperback, June 1992, ISBN 978-1-56076-323-9) - The Ring of Winter, by James LowderJames LowderJames Daniel Lowder is an American author and editor, working most often within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres.-Early life and education:...
(paperback, November 1992, ISBN 978-1-56076-330-7) - Crypt of the Shadowking, by Mark AnthonyMark Anthony (writer)Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
(paperback, March 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-594-3) - Soldiers of Ice, by David CookDavid Cook (game designer)David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
(paperback, November 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-641-4) - Elfsong, by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
(paperback, January 1994, ISBN 978-1-56076-679-7; later re-issued as Songs & Swords 2) - Crown of Fire, by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
(paperback, April 1994, ISBN 978-1-56076-839-5; later re-issued as Shandril's Saga 2) - MasqueradesMasqueradesMasquerades is a novel written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb that takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting. It is based on the campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game....
, by Kate NovakKate NovakKate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
(paperback, July 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0152-4) - Curse of the Shadowmage, by Mark AnthonyMark Anthony (writer)Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado. He is best known for The Last Rune series, which he developed to explore the idea that reason and wonder need not exist in conflict. Recently he has written under the pseudonym Galen Beckett, coming out with a novel entitled The...
(paperback, November 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0191-3) - The Veiled Dragon, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, April 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0482-2) - Silver Shadows, by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
(paperback, June 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0498-3; later re-issued as Songs & Swords 3) - Stormlight, by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
(paperback, October 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0520-1) - Finder's Bane, by Kate NovakKate NovakKate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
(paperback, July 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0658-1; this book is also the first novel in the Lost Gods series) - Thornhold, by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
(paperback, August 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1177-6; later re-issued as Songs & Swords 4) - Rise of the Blade, by Charles Alexander Moffat (1998) was never published because the Harpers series was canceled. The novel is available for reading online at the author's official website.
The Haunted Lands
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers
-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
- Unclean (paperback, April 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4258-9)
- Undead (paperback, April 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4783-6)
- Unholy (paperback, March 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5021-8)
- Realms of the Dead, edited by Susan J. Morris (paperback, January 2010 ISBN 978-0-7869-5363-9) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)
House of Serpents
By Lisa SmedmanLisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
- Venom's Taste (paperback, March 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3166-8)
- Viper's Kiss (paperback, March 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3616-8)
- Vanity's Brood (paperback, March 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3982-4)
The House of Serpents trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
- House of Serpents (paperback, October 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5364-6)
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt Do'Urden
Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed to...
)
- The Thousand Orcs (hardcover, October 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2804-0; paperback, July 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2980-1)
- The Lone Drow (hardcover, October 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3012-8; paperback, June 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3228-3)
- The Two Swords (hardcover, October 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3360-0; paperback, September 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3790-5)
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy was later reprinted in two different formats:
- The Hunter's Blades Collector's Edition (hardcover, January 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4315-9)
- The Hunter's Blades Trilogy Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, August 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4727-0)
The Icewind Dale Trilogy
By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt Do'Urden
Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed to...
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- The Crystal Shard (paperback, January 1988, ISBN 978-0-88038-535-0)
- Streams of Silver (paperback, January 1989, ISBN 978-0-88038-672-2)
- The Halfling's Gem (paperback, January 1990, ISBN 978-0-88038-901-3)
The Crystal Shard was the second Forgotten Realms novel ever published, and the first by R. A. Salvatore.
The Icewind Dale Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:
- The Icewind Dale Trilogy Collector's Edition (hardcover, January 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1557-6; paperback, February 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1811-9)
- The Icewind Dale Trilogy Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, September 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2720-3)
- volumes 4-6 in The Legend of Drizzt
- The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book II (hardcover, March 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4838-3; paperback, May 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5487-2)
The Knights of Myth Drannor
By Ed GreenwoodEd Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- Swords of Eveningstar (hardcover, August 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4022-6; paperback, June 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4272-5)
- Swords of Dragonfire (hardcover, August 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4339-5; paperback, April 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4862-8)
- The Sword Never Sleeps (hardcover, November 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4914-4; paperback, May 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5015-7)
The Lady Penitent
By Lisa SmedmanLisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
- Sacrifice of the Widow (paperback, February 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4250-3)
- Storm of the Dead (paperback, August 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4701-0)
- Ascendancy of the Last (paperback, June 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4864-2)
The Last Mythal
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)
Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
- Forsaken HouseForsaken House (novel)Forsaken House is a 2004 fantasy novel by Richard Baker, set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms fictional universe. It is the first novel in the "Last Mythal" series.-Plot:...
, by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
(paperback, August 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3260-3) - Farthest ReachFarthest ReachFarthest Reach is a 2005 fantasy novel by Richard Baker, set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms fictional universe. It is the second novel in the "Last Mythal" series.-Plot:...
, by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
(paperback, July 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3756-1) - Final Gate, by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
(paperback, June 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4002-8) - Realms of the Elves, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, February 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3980-0) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)
The three volume trilogy by Richard Baker was later reprinted in two formats:
- The Last Mythal Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, September 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4712-6)
- The Last Mythal: A Forgotten Realms Omnibus (paperback, August 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5813-9)
The Legend of Drizzt
By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt Do'Urden
Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed to...
)
This series consists of re-issues of novels (with new cover art) that had previously been published under different series titles. In this series, they are numbered not in the order of their original publication, but rather in their chronological order in Drizzt's life. The first six novels in this series had never previously been released in a hardcover edition. Note: The last three books in the series were not re-issued in this format.
- Book I: Homeland (The Dark Elf Trilogy #1; hardcover, March 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3123-1; paperback, December 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3953-4)
- Book II: Exile (The Dark Elf Trilogy #2; hardcover, June 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3126-2; paperback, March 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3983-1)
- Book III: Sojourn (The Dark Elf Trilogy #3; hardcover, December 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3081-4; paperback, June 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4007-3)
- Book IV: The Crystal Shard (The Icewind Dale Trilogy #1; hardcover, March 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3613-7; paperback, January 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4246-6)
- Book V: Streams of Silver (The Icewind Dale Trilogy #2; hardcover, July 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3762-2; paperback, May 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4265-7)
- Book VI: The Halfling's Gem (The Icewind Dale Trilogy #3; hardcover, November 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3825-4; paperback, August 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4289-3)
- Book VII: The Legacy (Legacy of the Drow #1; hardcover, April 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3984-8; paperback, April 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4859-8)
- Book VIII: Starless Night (Legacy of the Drow #2; hardcover, July 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4023-3; paperback, May 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4861-1)
- Book IX: Siege of Darkness (Legacy of the Drow #3; hardcover, November 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4021-9; paperback, June 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4869-7)
- Book X: Passage to Dawn (Legacy of the Drow #4; hardcover, March 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4257-2, paperback, August 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4911-3)
- Book XI: The Silent Blade (Paths of Darkness #1; hardcover, June 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4336-4, paperback, February 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5054-6)
- Book XII: The Spine of the World (Paths of Darkness #2; hardcover, November 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4341-8, paperback, April 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5107-9)
- Book XIII: The Sea of Swords (Paths of Darkness #3) (hardcover, March 2008, ISBN 0-7869-4787-X; paperback, June 2009; ISBN 978-0-7869-5121-5)
- Book XIV: The Thousand Orcs (The Hunter's Blade Trilogy #1)
- Book XV: The Lone Drow (The Hunter's Blade Trilogy #2)
- Book XVI: The Two Swords (The Hunter's Blade Trilogy #3)
Also released was a collection of classic short stories that expand the epic Legend of Drizzt
- The Collected Stories: The Legend of Drizzt, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, February 2011; ISBN 978-0-7869-5738-5) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section above)- 'The First Notch'
- 'Dark Mirror'
- 'The Third Level'
- 'Guenhwyvar'
- 'That Curious Sword'
- 'Wickless In The Nether'
- 'The Dowery'
- 'Comrades At Odds'
- 'If They Ever Happened Upon My Lair'
- 'Bones And Stones'
- 'Iruladoon'
- 'To Legend He Goes'
Portions of the entire series have been reprinted in boxed sets:
- The Legend of Drizzt Boxed Set, Books I-III (containing Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn) (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, released September 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4777-5)
- The Legend of Drizzt Boxed Set, Books IV-VI (containing The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling's Gem) (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, released September 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4778-2)
- The Legend of Drizzt Boxed Set, Books VII-X (containing The Legacy, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness, and Passage to Dawn) (four paperbacks in boxed slipcase, released October 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4967-0)
- The Legend of Drizzt Boxed Set, Books XI-XIII (containing The Silent Blade, The Spine of the World, and The Sea of Swords) (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, released October 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5232-8)
- The Hunter's Blades Trilogy (containing Books XIV-XVI: The Thousand Orcs, The Lone Drow, and The Two Swords) (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, released August 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4727-0)
Portions of the entire series have been reprinted in single-book collector's edition:
- The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book I (containing Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn) (hardcover, February 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4837-6;paperback, January 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5370-7)
- The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book II (containing The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling's Gem) (hardcover, March 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4838-3; paperback, May 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5487-2)
- The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book III (containing The Legacy, Starless Night, Siege of Darkness, and Passage to Dawn) (hardcover, January 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5004-1; paperback, September 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5573-2)
- The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book IV (containing The Silent Blade, The Spine of the World, and The Sea of Swords) (hardcover, September 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5395-0; paperback, May 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5741-5)
Legacy of the Drow
By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt Do'Urden
Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed to...
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- The Legacy (hardcover, September 1992, ISBN 978-1-56076-529-5; paperback, October 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-640-7; hardcover re-issue, January 1996, ISBN 978-0-517-16626-0)
- Starless Night (hardcover, August 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-653-7; paperback, August 1994, ISBN 978-1-56076-880-7; hardcover re-issue, February 1996, ISBN 978-0-517-16628-4)
- Siege of Darkness (hardcover, August 1994, ISBN 978-1-56076-888-3; paperback, August 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0164-7)
- Passage to Dawn (hardcover, August 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0489-1; hardcover, September 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0834-9; paperback, August 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0750-2)
The Legacy was the first Forgotten Realms novel published in hardcover.
Legacy of the Drow was later reprinted in several different formats:
- Legacy of the Drow Collector's Edition (hardcover, January 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1800-3; paperback, January 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2908-5)
- Legacy of the Drow Gift Set (four paperbacks in boxed slipcase, September 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3001-2)
- volumes 7-10 in The Legend of Drizzt
- The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book III (hardcover, January 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5004-1; paperback, September 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5573-2)
Lost Empires
By Mel Odom, Troy DenningTroy Denning
Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
, Clayton Emery, and Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey is an American computer programmer and author.-Background:Born in Peekskill, New York, Abbey was daughter of Ronald Lionel and Doris Lorraine . She attended the University of Rochester, where she began as an astrophysics major. She earned a A.B...
- The Lost Library of Cormanthyr, by Mel Odom (paperback, March 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0735-9)
- Faces of Deception, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, November 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1183-7) - Star of Cursrah, by Clayton Emery (paperback, February 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1322-0)
- The Nether Scroll, by Lynn AbbeyLynn AbbeyLynn Abbey is an American computer programmer and author.-Background:Born in Peekskill, New York, Abbey was daughter of Ronald Lionel and Doris Lorraine . She attended the University of Rochester, where she began as an astrophysics major. She earned a A.B...
(paperback, September 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1566-8)
The Lost Gods
By Kate NovakKate Novak
Kate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
, Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
, and Douglas Niles
Douglas Niles
Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
This series is a cross-over between the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
and Dragonlance
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
settings.
- Finder's Bane, by Kate NovakKate NovakKate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
(paperback, July 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0658-1; this book is also the 15th novel in the Harpers series) - Fistandantilus Reborn, by Douglas NilesDouglas NilesDouglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
(paperback, July 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0708-3; this book is the also 2nd novel in the DragonlanceDragonlanceDragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
Lost Legends series) - Tymora's Luck, by Kate NovakKate NovakKate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff GrubbJeff GrubbJeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
(paperback, December 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0726-7)
The Maztica Trilogy
By Douglas NilesDouglas Niles
Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
- Ironhelm (paperback, April 1990, ISBN 978-0-88038-903-7)
- Viperhand (paperback, October 1990, ISBN 978-0-88038-907-5)
- Feathered Dragon (paperback, April 1991, ISBN 978-1-56076-045-0)
The Moonshae Trilogy
By Douglas NilesDouglas Niles
Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
- Darkwalker on MoonshaeDarkwalker on MoonshaeDarkwalker on Moonshae is a fantasy novel by Douglas Niles, set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game...
(paperback, May 1987, ISBN 978-0-88038-451-3; paperback re-issue, October 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3560-4) - Black Wizards (paperback, April 1988, ISBN 978-0-88038-563-3; paperback re-issue, November 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3563-5)
- Darkwell (paperback, February 1989, ISBN 978-0-88038-717-0; paperback re-issue, December 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3566-6)
Darkwalker on Moonshae
Darkwalker on Moonshae
Darkwalker on Moonshae is a fantasy novel by Douglas Niles, set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game...
was the very first Forgotten Realms novel ever published.
Mysteries
By Chet WilliamsonChet Williamson
Chet Williamson is the author of nearly twenty books and over a hundred short stories published in The New Yorker, Playboy, Esquire, and many other magazines and anthologies.-Biography:...
, Richard Meyers, and John Maddox Roberts
John Maddox Roberts
John Maddox Roberts is an author who has written many science fiction and fantasy novels, including his successful historical fiction, such as the SPQR series and Hannibal's Children....
- Murder in Cormyr, by Chet WilliamsonChet WilliamsonChet Williamson is the author of nearly twenty books and over a hundred short stories published in The New Yorker, Playboy, Esquire, and many other magazines and anthologies.-Biography:...
(hardcover, March 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0486-0; paperback, July 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1173-8) - Murder in Halruaa, by Richard Meyers (hardcover, October 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0521-8)
- Murder in Tarsis by John Maddox RobertsJohn Maddox RobertsJohn Maddox Roberts is an author who has written many science fiction and fantasy novels, including his successful historical fiction, such as the SPQR series and Hannibal's Children....
(FR tie-in DragonlanceDragonlanceDragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
hardcover novel; 1999, ISBN 0-7869-0500-X or ISBN 978-0-7869-0500-3, USA Version)
Netheril Trilogy
By Clayton Emery- Sword Play (paperback, May 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0492-1)
- Dangerous Games (paperback, November 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0524-9)
- Mortal Consequences (paperback, January 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0683-3)
Neverwinter Series
By R.A. Salvatore- GauntlgrymGauntlgrymGauntlgrym is a novel released in October 2010 by fantasy author R. A. Salvatore set in the Forgotten Realms campaign world. It follows the continued adventures of drow elf renegade, Drizzt Do'Urden...
(hardcover, October 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5500-8; paperback, July 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5802-3) - NeverwinterNeverwinter (novel)Neverwinter is a novel released in October 2011 by fantasy author R. A. Salvatore set in the Forgotten Realms campaign world. It is the second book in The Neverwinter Saga. It follows the continued adventures of drow elf renegade, Drizzt Do'Urden...
(hardcover, October 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5842-9; paperback, July 2012, ISBN 978-0-7869-6027-9)
The Nobles
By David CookDavid Cook (game designer)
David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
, Victor Milan
Victor Milan
Victor Woodward Milán is an American writer known for libertarian science fiction and an interest in cybernetics. In 1986 he won the Prometheus Award for Cybernetic Samurai. He has also written several shared universe works for the Forgotten Realms, Star Trek, and Wild Cards Universes...
, Mark Anthony, Brian Thomsen
Brian Thomsen
Brian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
, Paul Kidd
Paul Kidd
-Career:Before pursuing a career in writing Kidd had worked at Beam Software, an Australia-based game developer. He is credited as, among other things, the writer, director and lead designer of Nightshade, an ambitious action-adventure title for the NES....
, and Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey is an American computer programmer and author.-Background:Born in Peekskill, New York, Abbey was daughter of Ronald Lionel and Doris Lorraine . She attended the University of Rochester, where she began as an astrophysics major. She earned a A.B...
- King Pinch, by David CookDavid Cook (game designer)David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
(paperback, May 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0127-2) - War in Tethyr, by Victor MilanVictor MilanVictor Woodward Milán is an American writer known for libertarian science fiction and an interest in cybernetics. In 1986 he won the Prometheus Award for Cybernetic Samurai. He has also written several shared universe works for the Forgotten Realms, Star Trek, and Wild Cards Universes...
(paperback, October 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0184-5) - Escape from Undermountain, by Mark Anthony (paperback, February 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0477-8)
- The Mage in the Iron Mask, by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
(paperback, August 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0506-5) - The Council of Blades, by Paul KiddPaul Kidd-Career:Before pursuing a career in writing Kidd had worked at Beam Software, an Australia-based game developer. He is credited as, among other things, the writer, director and lead designer of Nightshade, an ambitious action-adventure title for the NES....
(paperback, November 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0531-7) - The Simbul's Gift, by Lynn AbbeyLynn AbbeyLynn Abbey is an American computer programmer and author.-Background:Born in Peekskill, New York, Abbey was daughter of Ronald Lionel and Doris Lorraine . She attended the University of Rochester, where she began as an astrophysics major. She earned a A.B...
(paperback, November 1997, ISBN 978-0-7869-0763-2)
Paths of Darkness
By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt Do'Urden
Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed to...
)
- The Silent Blade (hardcover, October 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1180-6; paperback, June 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1388-6)
- The Spine of the World (hardcover, September 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1418-0; paperback, July 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1404-3)
- Servant of the Shard (hardcover, October 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1657-3; paperback, July 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1878-2; later re-issued as the first volume in the Sellswords series)
- Sea of Swords (hardcover, October 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1898-0; paperback, August 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2772-2)
Paths of Darkness was later reprinted in several different formats:
- Paths of Darkness Collector's Edition (hardcover, February 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3155-2; paperback, August 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3995-4)
- Paths of Darkness Gift Set (four paperbacks in boxed slipcase, August 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3349-5)
- volumes 11-13 in The Legend of Drizzt
- The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book IV (hardcover, September 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5395-0; paperback announced for May 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5741-5)
The Pools
By James M. WardJim Ward (game designer)
James M. Ward , is an American game designer and fantasy author. He is most famous for his game development and writing work for TSR, Inc., where he worked for more than 20 years. In 1989 he was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame...
, Jane Cooper Hong, and Anne K. Brown
- Pool of RadiancePool of Radiance (novel)Pool of Radiance is a novel based on the Pool of Radiance computer role-playing game. It was written by James Ward and Jane Cooper Hong, and published by TSR in November 1989. The novel is set in the Forgotten Realms setting based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game...
, by James M. WardJim Ward (game designer)James M. Ward , is an American game designer and fantasy author. He is most famous for his game development and writing work for TSR, Inc., where he worked for more than 20 years. In 1989 he was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame...
and Jane Cooper Hong (paperback, December 1989, ISBN 978-0-88038-735-4) - Pools of DarknessPools of Darkness (novel)Pools of Darkness is a novel based on the Pools of Darkness computer role-playing game. It was written by James Ward and Anne K. Brown, and published by TSR in February 1992. The novel is set in the Forgotten Realms setting based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game...
, by James M. WardJim Ward (game designer)James M. Ward , is an American game designer and fantasy author. He is most famous for his game development and writing work for TSR, Inc., where he worked for more than 20 years. In 1989 he was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame...
and Anne K. Brown (paperback, February 1992, ISBN 978-1-56076-318-5) - Pool of TwilightPool of Twilight (novel)Pools of Twilight is a fantasy novel published by TSR, Inc. in November 1993. It is the third and final novel in the Heroes of Phlan novel trilogy, set in the Forgotten Realms setting for based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game....
, by James M. WardJim Ward (game designer)James M. Ward , is an American game designer and fantasy author. He is most famous for his game development and writing work for TSR, Inc., where he worked for more than 20 years. In 1989 he was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame...
and Anne K. Brown (paperback, October 1993, ISBN 978-1-56076-582-0)
The Priests
By Bruce R. Cordell, Dave Gross & Don BassingthwaiteDon Bassingthwaite
Don Bassingthwaite was born in Meaford, Ontario, and now lives and works in Toronto. He has degrees in anthropology and museum studies and is the author of numerous fantasy and dark fantasy novels. Many of his works are set in the fictional universes of role-playing games...
, Kameron M. Franklin (winner of the WotC Open Call), and Richard Lee Byers
Richard Lee Byers
-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
- Lady of Poison, by Bruce R. Cordell (paperback, July 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3161-3)
- Mistress of the Night, by Dave Gross and Don BassingthwaiteDon BassingthwaiteDon Bassingthwaite was born in Meaford, Ontario, and now lives and works in Toronto. He has degrees in anthropology and museum studies and is the author of numerous fantasy and dark fantasy novels. Many of his works are set in the fictional universes of role-playing games...
(paperback, December 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3346-4) - Maiden of Pain, by Kameron M. Franklin (paperback, June 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3764-6) (subject of the 2003 novel Open Call)
- Queen of the Depths, by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
(paperback, September 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3737-0)
Return of the Archwizards
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Troy DenningTroy Denning
Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
- The Summoning, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, March 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1801-0) - The Siege, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, December 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1905-5) - The Sorcerer, by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
(paperback, November 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2795-1) - Realms of Shadow, edited by Lizz Baldwin (paperback, April 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2716-6) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)
- "Trial by Ordeal", by Lisa SmedmanLisa SmedmanLisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
- "Assassin's Shadow", by Jess Lebow
- "Too Long in the Dark", by Paul S. KempPaul S. KempPaul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
- "Darksword", by Troy DenningTroy DenningTroy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
- "Liar's Game", by Jessica Beaven
- "That Curious Sword", by R. A. Salvatore
- "A Little Knowledge", by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "Astride the Wind", by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
- "The Fallen Lands", by Murray J. D. Leeder
- "When Shadows Come Seeking a Throne", by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "King Shadow", by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
- "The Shifting Sands", by Peter Archer
- "Trial by Ordeal", by Lisa Smedman
The Return of the Archwizards trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
- Return of the Archwizards (paperback, December 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5365-3)
The Rogues
By Edward Bolme, Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers
-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
, Voronica Whitney-Robinson, and Don Bassingthwaite
Don Bassingthwaite
Don Bassingthwaite was born in Meaford, Ontario, and now lives and works in Toronto. He has degrees in anthropology and museum studies and is the author of numerous fantasy and dark fantasy novels. Many of his works are set in the fictional universes of role-playing games...
- The Alabaster StaffThe Alabaster StaffThe Alabaster Staff is a Fantasy novel by Edward Bolme, set in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe.-Plot summary:A young street performer is drawn into a twisting plot of double-crossings and betrayals, at the center of which is the artifact of great power known as the Alabaster...
, by Edward Bolme (paperback, July 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2962-7) - The Black BouquetThe Black BouquetThe Black Bouquet is a Fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers, set in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe.-Plot summary:A rogue becomes involved in a game where he thought no one would get hurt, trusting a tanarukk bandit and hired for his still and cunning, but turns an entire city against...
, by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
(paperback, September 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3042-5) - The Crimson GoldThe Crimson GoldThe Crimson Gold is a Fantasy novel by Voronica Whitney-Robinson, set in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe.-Plot summary:This novel is set in Thay. A rogue wanted out, wanted a new life and a trophy worthy of a master thief - the source of the treasured crimson gold...
, by Voronica Whitney-Robinson (paperback, December 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3120-0) - The Yellow SilkThe Yellow SilkThe Yellow Silk is a fantasy novel written by Don Bassingthwaite in 2004. It is the last book in The Rogues, a series of stand-alone novels set in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe.-Plot introduction:...
, by Don BassingthwaiteDon BassingthwaiteDon Bassingthwaite was born in Meaford, Ontario, and now lives and works in Toronto. He has degrees in anthropology and museum studies and is the author of numerous fantasy and dark fantasy novels. Many of his works are set in the fictional universes of role-playing games...
(paperback, February 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3152-1)
The Sage Of Shadowdale
by Ed GreenwoodEd Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- Elminster Must Die (hardcover, August 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5193-2; paperback, June 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5799-6)
- Bury Elminster Deep (hardcover, August 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5815-3; paperback, June 2012, ISBN 978-0-7869-6024-8)
- Elminster Enraged (hardcover, August 2012, ISBN 978-0-7869-6029-3)
The Scions of Arrabar Trilogy
By Thomas M. Reid- The Sapphire Crescent (paperback, November 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3027-2)
- The Ruby Guardian (paperback, November 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3382-2)
- The Emerald Sceptre (paperback, August 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3754-7)
The Sellswords
By R.A. Salvatore (featuring Artemis EntreriArtemis Entreri
Artemis Entreri is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Entreri is depicted as a ruthless assassin and the arch-enemy of Drizzt Do'Urden, the protagonistic dark elf. He is the creation of author R. A...
)
- Servant of the Shard (hardcover, October 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1657-3; paperback, July 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-2622-0; paperback, June 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3950-3; also published as the third volume in the Paths Of Darkness series)
- Promise of the Witch-King (hardcover, October 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3823-0; paperback, September 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4073-8)
- Road of the Patriarch (hardcover, October 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4075-2; unabridged audio CD, October 2006, ISBN 978-1-4233-1640-4; abridged audio CD, October 2006, ISBN 978-1-4233-1646-6; unabridged audio mp3 on CD, October 2006, ISBN 978-1-4233-1642-8; paperback, July 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4277-0)
The Sellswords trilogy was later reprinted in two different formats:
- The Sellswords: A Forgotten Realms Omnibus (paperback, December 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5716-3)
- The Sellswords Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, October 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4910-6)
Sembia: Gateway To The Realms
By Ed GreenwoodEd Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
, Clayton Emery, Paul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
, Richard Lee Byers
Richard Lee Byers
-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
, Dave Gross, Lisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
, and Voronica Whitney-Robinson.
- The Halls of Stormweather (paperback, July 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1560-6; paperback reissue, February 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4244-2) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)
- The Patriarch: "The Burning Chalice", by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- The Matriarch: "Song of Chaos", by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
- The Heir: "Night School", by Clayton Emery
- The Daughter: "The Price", by Voronica Whitney-Robinson
- The Youngest Son: "Thirty Days", by Dave Gross
- The Butler: "Resurrection", by Paul S. KempPaul S. KempPaul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
- The Maid: "Skin Deep", by Lisa SmedmanLisa SmedmanLisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
- The Patriarch: "The Burning Chalice", by Ed Greenwood
- Shadow's Witness, by Paul S. KempPaul S. KempPaul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
(paperback, November 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1677-1; paperback reissue, April 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4259-6) - The Shattered Mask, by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
(paperback, June 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1862-1; paperback reissue, July 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4266-4) - Black Wolf, by Dave Gross (paperback, November 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1901-7; paperback reissue August 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4283-1)
- Heirs of Prophecy, by Lisa SmedmanLisa SmedmanLisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
(paperback, June 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2737-1; paperback reissue September 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4290-9) - Sands of the Soul, by Voronica Whitney-Robinson (paperback, November 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2813-2; paperback reissue October 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4337-1)
- Lord of Stormweather, by Dave Gross (paperback, March 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2932-0; paperback reissue February 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4786-7)
The Shadow of the Avatar Trilogy
By Ed GreenwoodEd Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
(featuring Elminster)
- Shadows of Doom (paperback, March 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0300-9)
- Cloak of Shadows (paperback, June 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0301-6)
- All Shadows Fled (paperback, October 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0302-3)
Shandril's Saga
By Ed GreenwoodEd Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- SpellfireSpellfire (novel)Spellfire is a fantasy novel written by Ed Greenwood and published in 1987. It is the first novel in Ed Greenwood's book series, Shandril's Saga, and takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Plot summary:The book follows the journey of...
(paperback, August 1988, ISBN 978-0-88038-587-9; expanded edition, trade paperback, April 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-1874-4; expanded edition, paperback, February 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3599-4) - Crown of Fire (previously released as The Harpers 9 in April 1994; trade paperback, June 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2749-4; paperback, March 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3619-9)
- Hand of Fire (trade paperback, September 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2760-9; paperback, April 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3646-5)
Songs & Swords
By Elaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham
Elaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
The first four volumes in this series were re-issues of novels previously released as part of the Harpers series.
- Elfshadow (previously released as The Harpers 2 in October 1991; paperback, April 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1660-3)
- Elfsong (previously released as The Harpers 8 in January 1994; paperback, April 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1661-0)
- Silver Shadows (previously released as The Harpers 13 in June 1996; paperback, January 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1799-0)
- Thornhold (previously released as The Harpers 16 in August 1998; paperback, February 2001, ISBN 978-0-7869-1808-9)
- The Dream Spheres (paperback, May 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1342-8)
Starlight & Shadows
By Elaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham
Elaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- Daughter of the Drow (hardcover, August 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0165-4; paperback, September 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0514-0; paperback re-issue, February 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2929-0)
- Tangled Webs (hardcover, April 1996, ISBN 978-0-7869-0516-4; paperback, May 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0698-7; paperback re-issue, March 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2959-7)
- Windwalker (hardcover, April 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2968-9; paperback, April 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3184-2)
The Starlight & Shadows trilogy was later reprinted in:
- Starlight & Shadows Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, August 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3816-2)
The Threat from the Sea
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Mel Odom, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.- Rising Tide, by Mel Odom, (paperback, January 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1312-1)
- Under Fallen Stars, by Mel Odom, (paperback, October 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1378-7)
- The Sea Devil's Eye, by Mel Odom, (paperback, May 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1638-2)
- Realms of the Deep, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, March 2000, ISBN 978-0-7869-1568-2) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)
The Threat from the Sea trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
- Threat from the Sea (paperback, April 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5055-3)
Transitions
By R.A. Salvatore- The Orc King (hardcover, September 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4340-1; paperback, July 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-5046-1)
- The Pirate King (hardcover, October 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4964-9; paperback July 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5144-4)
- The Ghost King (hardcover, October 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5233-5; paperback July 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5499-5)
The Transitions trilogy was later reprinted in:
Transitions Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, October 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5861-0)
The Twilight Giants
By Troy DenningTroy Denning
Troy Denning is a fantasy and science fiction author and game designer.-Career:Denning joined TSR as a game designer in 1981, and was promoted a year later to Manager of Designers, before he moved to the book department...
- The Ogre's Pact (paperback, September 1994, ISBN 978-1-56076-891-3; paperback re-issue, May 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3731-8)
- The Giant Among Us (paperback, February 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0098-5; paperback re-issue, July 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3758-5)
- The Titan of Twilight (paperback, September 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0172-2; paperback re-issue, October 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3798-1)
The Twilight War
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Paul S. KempPaul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
- Shadowbred (paperback, November 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4077-6)
- Shadowstorm (paperback, August 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4304-3)
- Shadowrealm (paperback, December 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4863-5)
- Realms of War (paperback, January 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4934-2) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)
Unbroken Chain
By Jaleigh Johnson- Unbroken Chain, by Jaleigh Johnson (paperback, July 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5626-5)
- Unbroken Chain: The Darker Road, by Jaleigh Johnson (paperback, July 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5533-6)
War of the Spider Queen
By Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers
-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
, Thomas M. Reid, Richard Baker
Richard Baker (game designer)
Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
, Lisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
, Philip Athans
Philip Athans
-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
, and Paul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
. Supervising editor, R. A. Salvatore.
- DissolutionDissolution (novel)Dissolution is a fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers# It is the first book of the ##War of the Spider Queen## hexad, based on the ##Forgotten Realms## setting of the ##Dungeons & Dragons## ##fantasy## ##role-playing game###-Plot summary:...
, by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
(hardcover, July 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2714-2; paperback, August 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2944-3) - InsurrectionInsurrection (novel)Insurrection is a fantasy novel by Thomas M. Reid. It is the second book of the War of the Spider Queen hexad, a series set in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Plot summary:...
, by Thomas M. Reid (hardcover, December 2002, ISBN 978-0-7869-2786-9; paperback, December 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-3033-3) - CondemnationCondemnation (novel)Condemnation is a fantasy novel by Richard Baker, set in the Forgotten Realms setting, based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is the third book of the War of the Spider Queen hexad.-Plot summary:...
, by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
(hardcover, May 2003, ISBN 978-0-7869-2824-8; paperback, May 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3202-3) - ExtinctionExtinction (novel)Extinction is a fantasy novel by Lisa Smedman. It is the fourth book of the Forgotten Realms series, War of the Spider Queen hexalogy. Like other books in the series, it is based on characters from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game....
, by Lisa SmedmanLisa SmedmanLisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
(hardcover, January 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-2989-4; paperback, February 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3596-3) - AnnihilationAnnihilation (novel)Annihilation is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Philip Athans. It is the fifth book of the War of the Spider Queen hexad and, like other books in the series, it is set in the Forgotten Realms setting for Dungeons & Dragons.-Plot summary:...
, by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(hardcover, July 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3237-5; paperback, August 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3752-3) - ResurrectionResurrection (Forgotten Realms)Resurrection is a Forgotten Realms fantasy novel by Paul S. Kemp and R. A. Salvatore. It is the sixth book of the War of the Spider Queen hexology.-Plot introduction:...
, by Paul S. KempPaul S. KempPaul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
(hardcover, April 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3640-3; paperback, February 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-3981-7)
War of the Spider Queen was later reprinted in:
- War of the Spider Queen Gift Set, Part I (books 1-3) (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, September 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4186-5)
- War of the Spider Queen Gift Set, Part II (books 4-6) (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, September 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4307-4)
- R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Volume I (books 1-3) (paperback, March 2012, ISBN 978-0-7869-5986-0)
The Watercourse Trilogy
By Philip AthansPhilip Athans
-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
- Whisper of Waves (paperback, November 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3837-7)
- Lies of Light (paperback, September 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4019-6)
- Scream of Stone (paperback, June 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4271-8)
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep
By Steven E. Schend, Jaleigh Johnson, Erik Scott de Bie, Rosemary Jones, Erin M. Evans and James P. Davis- Blackstaff Tower, by Steven E. Schend (paperback, September 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4913-7)
- Mistshore, by Jaleigh Johnson (paperback, September 2008, ISBN 978-0-7869-4966-3)
- Downshadow, by Erik Scott de Bie (paperback, April 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5128-4)
- City of the Dead, by Rosemary Jones (paperback, June 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5129-1)
- The God Catcher, by Erin M. Evans (paperback, February 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5486-5)
- Circle of Skulls, by James P. Davis (paperback, May 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5485-8)
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep was later reprinted in:
- Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep, Book 1, by Steven E. Schend, Jaleigh Johnson, Erik Scott de Bie (containing Blackstaff Tower, Mistshore, and Downshadow) (paperback, July 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5818-4)
- Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep, Book 2, by Rosemary Jones, Erin M. Evans, James P. Davis (containing City of the Dead, The God Catcher, and Circle of Skulls) (paperback, December 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5851-1)
The Wilds
By Jenna Helland, James P. Davis, Jak Koke, Mel Odom- The Fanged Crown, by Jenna Helland (paperback, January 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5093-5)
- The Restless Shore, by James P. Davis (paperback, May 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5131-4)
- The Edge of Chaos, by Jak Koke (paperback, August 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5189-5)
- Wrath of the Blue Lady, by Mel Odom (paperback, December 2009, ISBN 978-0-7869-5192-5)
The Wizards
By Steven E. Schend, James P. Davis, Bruce R. Cordell and Mark Sehestedt- Blackstaff, by Steven E. Schend (paperback, July 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4016-5)
- Bloodwalk, by James P. Davis (paperback, July 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4018-9)
- Darkvision, by Bruce R. Cordell (paperback, September 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4017-2)
- Frostfell, by Mark Sehestedt (paperback, December 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4245-9)
The Year of Rogue Dragons
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers
-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
, as well as two anthologies of short stories written by various authors. The series explores the ancient secrets of dragons and their society.
- The Rage, by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
(paperback, April 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3187-3) - The Rite, by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
(paperback, January 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3581-9) - The Ruin, by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
(paperback, May 2006, ISBN 978-0-7869-4003-5)
- Realms of the Dragons, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, October 2004, ISBN 978-0-7869-3394-5) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)- "Soulbound", by Paul S. KempPaul S. KempPaul S. Kemp is a fantasy author most known for his Forgotten Realms novels. Some examples of his work include Resurrection, the final installation of War of the Spider Queen series...
- "First Flight", by Edward Bolme
- "Gorlist's Dragon", by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
- "The Keeper of Secrets", by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
- "The Topaz Dragon", by Jess Lebow
- "Wickless in the Nether", by R. A. Salvatore
- "Serpestrillvith", by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
- "Waylaid", by Thomas M. Reid
- "Standard Delving Procedure", by Lisa SmedmanLisa SmedmanLisa Smedman is a newspaper editor and a science fiction and fantasy novelist. Her most well-known work is Extinction, a novel set in the Forgotten Realms universe.-Background:...
- "An Icy Heart", by Voronica Whitney-Robinson
- "Penitential Rites", by Keith Francis Strohm
- "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth", by Dave Gross
- "Beer with a Fat Dragon", by Don BassingthwaiteDon BassingthwaiteDon Bassingthwaite was born in Meaford, Ontario, and now lives and works in Toronto. He has degrees in anthropology and museum studies and is the author of numerous fantasy and dark fantasy novels. Many of his works are set in the fictional universes of role-playing games...
- "The Prisoner of Hulburg", by Richard Lee ByersRichard Lee Byers-Biography:Richard Lee Byers holds a Master's degree in Psychology. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer. He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast. He is the author of over thirty...
- "Soulbound", by Paul S. Kemp
- Realms of the Dragons II, edited by Philip AthansPhilip Athans-Biography:Philip Athans was born in 1964 in Rochester, New York, but was raised in Chicago. Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek...
(paperback, May 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3808-7) (this book is also listed under the Anthologies section, above)- "Faerie Ire", by Erin Tettensor
- "The Woman Who Drew Dragons", by Rosemary Jones
- "The Hunting Game", by Erik Scott de Bie
- "The Road Home", by Harley Stroh
- "How Burlmarr Saved the Unseen Protector", by Kameron M. Franklin
- "A Tall Tale", by J.L. Collins
- "The Book Dragon", by Jim Pitrat
- "Freedom's Promise", by Ed Gentry
- "Possessions", by James P. Davis
- "Queen of the Mountain", by Jaleigh Johnson
- "The Strength of the Jester", by Murray J.D. Leeder
The Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
- The Year of Rogue DragonsThe Year of Rogue DragonsThe Year of Rogue Dragons is a series of novels set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.-Plot summary:The series explores the ancient secrets of dragons and their society.-Contents:...
(paperback, October 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5574-9)
Other titles
- Once Around the Realms, by Brian ThomsenBrian ThomsenBrian Thomsen was a science fiction editor, author, and anthologist.-Career:He was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's...
(paperback, April 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0119-7) - Evermeet: Island of Elves, by Elaine CunninghamElaine CunninghamElaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.-Biography:Elaine Cunningham grew up in New...
(hardcover, April 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-0713-7; paperback, March 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1354-1) - The Shadow Stone, by Richard BakerRichard Baker (game designer)Richard Baker is an American author and a game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.-Early life, education, and military:...
(paperback, September 1998, ISBN 978-0-7869-1186-8) - The Glass Prison, by Monte CookMonte CookMonte Cook is a professional table-top role-playing game designer and writer. He is married to Sue Weinlein Cook.-Roleplaying:Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, working primarily on role-playing games. Much of his early work was for Iron Crown Enterprises as an editor and writer...
(paperback, April 1999, ISBN 978-0-7869-1343-5) - Silverfall: Stories of the Seven Sisters, by Ed GreenwoodEd GreenwoodEd Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
(paperback, August 1999; ISBN 978-0-7869-1365-7; paperback re-issue, January 2005, ISBN 978-0-7869-3572-7) - Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor, by Carrie A. Bebris (paperback, August 2001; ISBN 978-0-7869-1387-8; based on the computer game)
- Sandstorm, by Christopher Rowe (paperback, March 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5742-2)
- Dawnbringer, by Samantha Henderson (paperback, May 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5794-1)
- Brimstone Angels, by Erin M. Evans (paperback, November 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5846-7)
- Venom in Her Veins, by Tim PrattTim PrattTim Pratt is a science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He grew up in the vicinity of Dudley, North Carolina, and attended Appalachian State University, where he earned a Bachelor's in English. In 1999 he attended the Clarion East Writing Workshop...
(paperback, March 2012, ISBN 978-0-7869-5984-6)
Notable characters
The following individuals figure prominently in the lore of Faerûn, particularly in Forgotten Realms novels and RPG.- Artemis EntreriArtemis EntreriArtemis Entreri is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Entreri is depicted as a ruthless assassin and the arch-enemy of Drizzt Do'Urden, the protagonistic dark elf. He is the creation of author R. A...
- Arilyn Moonblade
- Bruenor BattlehammerBruenor BattlehammerBruenor Battlehammer is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The character first appears in the Icewind Dale trilogy by author R. A. Salvatore. He has also appeared in subsequent books as the trusted dwarven companion...
- Cadderly Bonaduce
- Catti-brie
- Danilo Thann
- Drizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt Do'UrdenDrizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed to...
- Elminster AumarElminster AumarElminster Aumar is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Also known as the "Sage of Shadowdale", he is a powerful wizard featured in many novels by Forgotten Realms creator Ed Greenwood...
- Gareth Dragonsbane
- Guenhwyvar
- Jarlaxle Baenre
- Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun
- Regis
- Elaith CraulnoberElaith CraulnoberElaith Craulnober is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms fantasy campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Elaith is often used by author Elaine Cunningham and has appeared in many of her novels, namely, Elfshadow, Elfsong, Silver Shadows, Dream Spheres, and...
- Volo
- Wulfgar
External links
- The Official Forgotten Realms novel timeline
- The Forgotten Realms wiki
- "Bold as Brass", a lost Forgotten Realms story
- "Forged in Fire", a story from Realms of the Deep