List of Forgotten Realms novels

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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.

Contents

[edit] Abolethic Sovereignty

By Bruce R. Cordell

[edit] Anthologies

By various

[edit] The Avatar Series

By Scott Ciencin (originally using the house name "Richard Awlinson"), Troy Denning, (originally using the house name "Richard Awlinson") and James Lowder

Main article: The Avatar Series

[edit] The Baldur's Gate Series

Based on the Baldur's Gate computer game series.

Main article: Baldur's Gate series#Official novels

[edit] Blades of Moonsea

By Richard Baker

  • "The Swordmage" ( Hardcover May 2008)
  • "Corsair" (Release date and format not announced)
  • "Avenger" (Release date and format not announced)

[edit] The Citadels

By Ed Gentry, Jess Lebow, James P. Davis and Mark Sehestedt

  • Neversfall, by Ed Gentry (paperback, due November 2007, ISBN 9780786947829)
  • Obsidian Ridge, by Jess Lebow (paperback, due April 2008, ISBN 9780786947850)
  • The Shield of Weeping Ghosts, by James P. Davis (paperback, due May 2008, ISBN 9780786948772)
  • Sentinelspire, by Mark Sehestedt (paperback, due July 2008)

[edit] The Cities

By Richard Baker, Drew Karpyshyn, Mel Odom, Ed Greenwood, and Elaine Cunningham

[edit] The Cleric Quintet

By R. A. Salvatore

The Cleric Quintet was later reprinted in:

[edit] The Cormyr Saga

By Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb, and Troy Denning

[edit] Counselors & Kings

By Elaine Cunningham

[edit] The Dark Elf Trilogy

By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'Urden)

Main article: The Dark Elf Trilogy

The Dark Elf Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:

[edit] Double Diamond Triangle Saga

By J. Robert King, James Ward & David Wise, Ed Greenwood, Roger E. Moore, Dave Gross, David Cook & Peter Archer, and Richard Baker

[edit] The Druidhome Trilogy

By Douglas Niles

[edit] The Dungeons

By Erik Scott de Bie, Jaleigh Johnson, Bruce R. Cordell and Rosemary Jones

[edit] The Elminster Series

By Ed Greenwood (featuring Elminster)

Main article: The Elminster Series

The first three volumes in this series are due to reprinted, with extensive new commentary by Ed Greenwood in:

[edit] The Empires Trilogy

By David Cook, Troy Denning and James Lowder

[edit] The Empyrean Odyssey

By Thomas M. Reid

  • The Gossamer Plain (paperback, May 2007, ISBN 9780786940240)
  • The Fractured Sky (due 2008)
  • The Crystal Mountain (due 2009)

[edit] The Erevis Cale Trilogy

By Paul S. Kemp

[edit] The Fighters

By Jess Lebow, Erik Scott de Bie, Murray J. D. Leeder and Keith Francis Strohm

[edit] The Finder's Stone Trilogy

By Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb

[edit] The Harpers

By Troy Denning, Elaine Cunningham, Jean Rabe, Scott Ciencin, James Lowder, Mark Anthony, David Cook, Charles Alexander Moffat, Ed Greenwood, and Kate Novak & Jeff Grubb.

[edit] The Haunted Lands

By Richard Lee Byers

[edit] House of Serpents

By Lisa Smedman

[edit] The Hunter's Blade Trilogy

By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'Urden)

The Hunter's Blade Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:

  • The Hunter's Blades Collector's Edition (hardcover, January 2007, ISBN 9780786943159)
  • The Hunter's Blades Trilogy Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, due August 2007, ISBN 9780786947270)

[edit] The Icewind Dale Trilogy

By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'Urden)

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:

[edit] The Knights of Myth Drannor

By Ed Greenwood

[edit] The Lady Penitent

By Lisa Smedman

[edit] The Last Mythal

This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Richard Baker, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.

The three volume trilogy by Richard Baker was later reprinted in:

  • The Last Mythal Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, due September 2007, ISBN 9780786947126)

[edit] The Legend of Drizzt

By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'Urden)

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.

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, due September 2007, ISBN 9780786947775)
  • 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, due September 2007, ISBN 9780786947782)

[edit] Legacy of the Drow

By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'Urden)

The Legacy was the very first Forgotten Realms novel published in hardcover.

Legacy of the Drow was later reprinted in several different formats:

[edit] Lost Empires

By Mel Odom, Troy Denning, Clayton Emery, and Lynn Abbey

[edit] The Lost Gods

By Kate Novak, Jeff Grubb, and Douglas Niles

This series is a cross-over between the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance settings.

[edit] The Maztica Trilogy

By Douglas Niles

Main article: Maztica Trilogy

[edit] The Moonshae Trilogy

By Douglas Niles

Darkwalker on Moonshae was the very first Forgotten Realms novel ever published.

[edit] Mysteries

By Chet Williamson, Richard Meyers, and John Maddox Roberts

[edit] Netheril Trilogy

By Clayton Emery

[edit] The Nobles

By David Cook, Victor Milan, Mark Anthony, Brian Thomson, Paul Kidd, and Lynn Abbey

[edit] Paths of Darkness

By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'Urden)

Paths of Darkness was later reprinted in several different formats:

[edit] Pools Trilogy

By James M. Ward, Jane Cooper Hong, and Anne K. Brown

[edit] The Priests

By Bruce R. Cordell, Dave Gross & Don Bassingthwaite, Kameron M. Franklin (winner of the WotC Open Call), and Richard Lee Byers

[edit] Return of the Archwizards

This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Troy Denning, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.

[edit] The Rogues

By Edward Bolme, Richard Lee Byers, Voronica Whitney-Robinson, and Don Bassingthwaite

[edit] The Scions of Arrabar Trilogy

By Thomas M. Reid

[edit] The Sellswords

By R.A. Salvatore (featuring Artemis Entreri)

[edit] Sembia

By Ed Greenwood, Clayton Emery, Paul S. Kemp, Richard Lee Byers, Dave Gross, Lisa Smedman, and Voronica Whitney-Robinson.

[edit] The Shadow of the Avatar Trilogy

By Ed Greenwood (featuring Elminster)

[edit] Shandril's Saga

By Ed Greenwood

[edit] Starlight & Shadows

By Elaine Cunningham

The Starlight & Shadows trilogy was later reprinted in:

  • Starlight & Shadows Gift Set (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, August 2005, ISBN 9780786938162)

[edit] Songs & Swords

By Elaine Cunningham

The first four volumes in this series were re-issues of novels previously released as part of the Harpers series.

[edit] 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.

Main article: Threat from the Sea

[edit] Transitions

By R.A. Salvatore

  • The Orc King (hardcover, due September 2007, ISBN 9780786943401)
  • The Pirate King (due October 2008)
  • The Ghost King (due October 2009)

[edit] The Twilight Giants

By Troy Denning

[edit] The Twilight War Trilogy

By Paul S. Kemp

[edit] War of the Spider Queen

By Richard Lee Byers, Thomas M. Reid, Richard Baker, Lisa Smedman, Philip Athans, and Paul S. Kemp. Supervising editor, R. A. Salvatore.

Main article: War of the Spider Queen

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 9780786941865)
  • War of the Spider Queen Gift Set, Part II (books 4-6) (three paperbacks in boxed slipcase, September 2006, ISBN 9780786943074)

[edit] The Watercourse Trilogy

By Philip Athans

[edit] Ed Greenwood presents Waterdeep

By Steven E. Schend, Jaleigh Johnson

[edit] The Wizards

By Steven E. Schend, James P. Davis, Bruce R. Cordell and Mark Sehestedt

[edit] The Year of Rogue Dragons

This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Richard Lee Byers, as well as two anthologies of short stories written by various authors.

[edit] Other titles