Forgotten Realms Books in Order
Browse the Forgotten Realms books by Ed Greenwood in order, with short summaries, setting background, Elminster links, and help choosing where to start.
13 books by 11 authors
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Forgotten Realms books in publication order
13 books
Once Around the Realms
by Brian Thomsen
1995
Volothamp Geddarm's boasts about his travels lead to a wager and a journey across the Realms with Passepout. Their adventurous tour becomes entangled in a concealed conspiracy that threatens to make the trip far more dangerous.
Island of the Elves
by Elaine Cunningham
1998
The threatened elven island of Evermeet has a history stretching through myth, migration, and war. Danilo Thann gathers the story of Queen Amlaruil and the Moonflower family as old conflicts illuminate the dangers facing their homeland.
The Shadow Stone
by Richard Baker
1998
Fleeing oppression, the young half-elf Aeron finds a mentor in an elven wizard and eventually enters a magical academy in Cimbar. Rivalries and hidden knowledge draw him toward powers whose corrupting influence threatens his future.
Silverfall
by Ed Greenwood
1999
Seven linked novellas follow the Seven Sisters as drow-backed danger spreads across Faerun. Each tale shifts the point of view, but the larger threat keeps tightening.
The Glass Prison
by Monte Cook
1999
Vheod, a runechild born of human and fiendish ancestry, escapes the Abyss for the world of Toril. His search for the human part of himself encounters dangerous forces that follow him across the boundary between worlds.
Pool of Radiance
by Carrie A. Bebris
2000
Four reluctant companions, including a warrior, spellcaster, holy knight, and rogue, enter ruined Myth Drannor to oppose a sorceress and her dragon ally. Ancient magic and ghostly guardians complicate their attempt to stop the growing threat.
We Three Dragons
by Ed Greenwood
2005
A trio of dragon-centered tales with a playful holiday frame. Greenwood and company mix old-fashioned storytelling, wyrm trouble, and a touch of seasonal warmth.
Dawnbringer
by Samantha Henderson
2011
Two angels take mortal form to protect lovers born into rival merchant families. Their union could heal a long-standing feud, but hostile forces threaten that possibility and draw the celestial guardians into conflict with each other.
Sandstorm
by Christopher Rowe
2011
Cephas, an enslaved genasi gladiator without memories of his origins, gains a chance at freedom when a traveling circus intervenes. His journey through Calimshan brings him closer to his earth-bound powers and the truth about himself.
Prince of Ravens
by Richard Baker
2012
After a century in captivity, Jack Ravenwild escapes the drow and returns to Ravens Bluff. The city holds old enemies and new complications, while his former captors remain determined to recover the prisoner who slipped away.
The Gilded Rune
by Lisa Smedman
2012
A plague is turning the dwarves of Eartheart into stone, and conventional cures offer little hope. Torrin Ironstar, a human convinced he possesses a dwarven soul, pursues the Soulforge while searching for an answer to the disease.
The Rose of Sarifal
by Paulina Claiborne
2012
High Lady Ordalf learns that her supposedly dead niece Rose survives on Moray, ruling among lycanthropes. Adventurers sent to investigate must assess Rose's claims and the threat her return could pose to the throne of Sarifal.
Venom in Her Veins
by Tim Pratt
2012
Raised by a caravan in the Southern Lluirwood, Zaltys learns she is not human but yuan-ti. Her search for her origins leads through jungle danger, betrayal, and the depths below Faerun.
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