This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the roleplaying game setting of the forgotten. The last three books in the series were not reissued in this format. The forgotten realms game setting books are not discontinued, as the majority of all 5th edition adventure books and setting guides are set in faerun. The topic of homosexuality within game worlds came up in a discussion of the blue rose rpg, specifically a thread on therpgsite forums called the enemy shows himself. Ive already penned a few mirt tales that have elminster briefly appearing as a supporting character they were up at dms guild and will be again. Most of them take place along or near the sword coast waterdeep. I enjoy the forgotten realms, but i suggest to all who also like the realms, avoid this book. The above is the map for 3rd edition, the one i tend to use.
If you want to know more about issues in blue rose, i have a general essay that covers a number of myths about it does the golden hart trample on roleplaying. I think salvatore is a better writer than greenwood, but the drizzt series has gone on wayyyy too long and the quality has really suffered. Erix, the former slave girl, and halloran, the legionnaire, flee from the waves of. In the forgotten realms, two young elven lovers, one a noble, the other a bard, are captured by pirates and manage to talk their way onto the crew.
In which the gentleman in question interviews ed greenwood, the creator of the forgotten realms, falconfar, castlemourn, and too many other things to mention. The forgotten realms archives is an inclusive community, please be kind to each other. Love or hate drizzt, its hard to deny that particular series role in the modern incarnation of the forgotten realms. Oct 09, 2007 otherland and memory, sorrow and thorn were great books but he is really slow, spends way too much time describing everything. Here is the list of all the forgotten realms novels that i am aware of, sorted by publication date. Snake eyes, this new series kicks off a deadly tale with a kidnapping that is. List of novels in order of publication forgotten realms wiki fandom. Alias of the azure bonds a character from the novel of the same name published by tsr and her paladin companion have been charged by the wizard elminster a prominent character in the world of the forgotten realms to find and destroy the ancient and evil artifact known as the hand of.
Niles and salvatore are the only forgotten realms authors i got into but that must have been 15 years ago. Alias of the azure bonds a character from the novel of the same name published by tsr and her paladin companion have been charged by the wizard elminster a prominent character in the world of the forgotten realms to find and destroy the ancient and evil artifact. Homeland is the first in the dark elf trilogy, and the first in a long series featuring the dark elf warrior named drizzt dourden. Forgotten realms creator ed greenwood opens the adventures of an unlikely new band of heroes who get into a bit more trouble than usual in the fabled port city of waterdeep, but soon discover some of the seedier corners of the wider realms the hard way. It had its heyday in the early 2000s with the baldurs gate, dark alliance, icewind dale and then leading into the neverwinter series. Choose your favorite forgotten realms designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. I want to create a module that can roll an existing library and random book name where an npc or pc scholar might have found a piece of knowledge. The icewind dale trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats. Elminster is one of the best written characters in the forgotten realms after drizzt imo. Jul 17, 2015 there are a few different maps for the forgotten realms.
The forgotten realms chronological book series by multiple authors includes books sword play, dangerous games. After death masks, are there any more elminsterrelated stories coming. Volo has been used in a series of roleplaying aids to help us get to know the realms, and those books have been very successful they are well written and useful. List of novels by author forgotten realms wiki fandom. Although, i prefer weiss and hickmans death gate cycle to. Spoilers from books post second sundering 2014 should contain a spoiler alert.
There are a few different maps for the forgotten realms. Salvatore, 25 books ed greenwood, 15 books douglas niles, 3 books baker, richard, 2 books anthony, mark, 2 books jeff grubb, 1 book paul s. Otherland and memory, sorrow and thorn were great books but he is really slow, spends way too much time describing everything. Salvatore 2 include characters artemis entreri 2 jarlaxle baenre 2 zaknafein dourden 2 calihye forgotten realms 2 drizzt dourden 1 khelben arunsun 1 ambergris omaul 1 effron the twisted 1 quenthel baenre 1 dahlia sinfelle 1 include relationships. Erix, the former slave girl, and halloran, the legionnaire, flee from the waves of catastrophe sweeping maztica. A list of all novels, novellas, and anthologies set in the forgotten realms, sorted by order of. Order of forgotten realms books forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. Dragon heist, dungeon of the mad mage, storm king s thunder, princes of the apocalypse, the rise of tiamat, and so on. List of forgotten realms modules and sourcebooks wikipedia.
Vengeance of the iron dwarf continues immediately on the heels of rise of the king, with an expanding war and greater danger to the finallyreunited. If you see an opinion you disagree with, please scroll past. Some of the forgotten realms books are available, and one of them was even offered as a freebie last year. Calihye had light blue, almost gray eyes, thin lips in an angular beautiful face were it not for a nasty scar on her right. Salvatores drizzt dourden makes his home here, as well as elminster the wizard and numerous other memorable characters. Calihye was a female halfelf bounty hunter of some reputation in vaasa. Im looking mostly for books relating to the begining of the faerun story, and those dealing with the time of troubles and spell plauge. He does paint a good picture of the realms and approaches tolkienesque detailing at times. Members are prohibited from denigrating any forgotten realms work, including bashing of authors, story lines, and characters.
Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. Dec 18, 2012 in which the gentleman in question interviews ed greenwood, the creator of the forgotten realms, falconfar, castlemourn, and too many other things to mention. Currently comprising thirty seven novels, the author has continued to write since his first release, the crystal shard, in 1988. Update 2019 it would appear that there are no more eliminsterfocused novels forthcoming. Salvatore first upbloody war rages across the forgotten realms world in the third book of the companions codex, the latest series in r. I loved gotg and think this is a really great direction to capture the feeling of a. Salvatores bestselling saga of dark elf drizzt dourden. The saga of dark elf drizzt dourden has become a fixture in the fantasy genre, with a string of new york times bestselling novels going back to 1988. Dragonlance is a decent series as well, but they are unrelated to the forgotten realms.
Frforgotten realms are sourcebooks describing aspects of forgotten realms, rather than traditional modules. Shop for forgotten realms art from the worlds greatest living artists. Forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. 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. These books earn the ire of some while others will gobble them up like crack. A list of the best novels set in ed greenwoods abeirtoril. List of novels in order of publication forgotten realms. I think your best purchasing bet would be to get the books at kobo using coupons when kobo offers them you might want to subscribe to this thread in the kobo forum which helpfully tracks the coupon deals if you havent already. Gift set, the lady penitent, shadowbane, and several more. Salvatore especially, and his characters, drizzt, athrogate, etc. I enjoy those, but personally i have other novels i prefer over them. The kraken is a secret society in the savage frontier area of the forgotten realms campaign setting for the dungeons and dragons fantasy roleplaying game. If arguments start, admins will take action by disabling comments, removing posts, mutingremoving members. Salvatore and elminster ed greenwood are easily the most enduring characters from the forgotten realms for a reason, so those are probably the best novels to go with.
Forgotten realms creator ed greenwood opens the adventures of an unlikely new band of heroes who get into a bit more trouble than usual in the fabled port city of waterdeep, but soon discover some of the seedier corners of the wider realmsthe hard way. Choose your favorite forgotten realms designs and purchase them as wall art. Members are free to express their opinions, but if an office team member finds that. The crystal shard was the second forgotten realms novel ever published, and the first by r.
Volo has been used in a series of roleplaying aids to help us get to know the realms, and those books have been very successful they are well written and useful and werent written by brian thomsen. Although, i prefer weiss and hickmans death gate cycle to the dragonlance series. See the complete forgotten realms chronological series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. This story tracks follows them as they explore and eventually come to influence the lands around the sea of fallen stars. A list of all novels, novellas, and anthologies set in the forgotten realms, sorted by order of publication. First upbloody war rages across the forgotten realms world in the third book of the companions codex, the latest series in r. As far as books similar to dragonlance, forgotten realms is the obvious choice. Lynn abbey the simbuls gift 1997, the nether scroll 2000, hard choices realms of the. Many folks would declare the legend of drizzt the best novels of all of those in the forgotten realms series. Hero is the followup to maestro and archmage, and final book in the homecoming trilogy. Campaign setting ed greenwood, skip williams, sean. For future releases, when only the publication year is announced, i set the pubdate to december 31st. Youll get a lot of lore from the series, and they arent halfbad books either.
The icewind dale trilogy collectors edition hardcover, january 2000, isbn 9780786915576. Works that are not relevant to the forgotten realms are skipped. Forgotten realms fiction, roleplaying game fiction, books. We meet back up with the cast of the previous book, demascus, a divine assassin known as the sword of the gods, riltana. Dungeons and dragons forgotten realms classics omnibus tpb. I am trying to find a list and brief descriptions of major libraries in existence in the forgotten realms setting in 5e.
Salvatores bestselling saga of dark elf drizzt dourden vengeance of the iron dwarf continues immediately on the heels of rise of the king. The gentleman gamer interviews ed greenwood, creator of the. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. A name between brackets in the own column means that the said person has borrowed the book from me. Ive searched online, and found various pages that give lists of the novels, but none are up to date, and most include comic books, and other random publishings that are either not in print any longer, or are too obscure to be found. We want to see a forgotten realms movie home facebook. Salvatores books and describes a very attractive halfelf. I need a chronological list of the forgotten realms novels.
The only exception is the dark elf trilogy preceding the icewind dale trilogy. Forgotten realms, mortal consequences, and several more. The chronological order of the forgotten worlds books is the same as the publication order, with one exception. The gentleman gamer interviews ed greenwood, creator of. The forgotten realms campaign set was written by ed greenwood, with jeff grubb and karen martin, and published as a boxed set in 1987. This 2nd novel in the maztica trilogy by douglas niles brings to life an exotic setting within the forgotten realms world. All forgotten realms artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Abyssal plague, book 2 and takes place a few months after it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.