List of Forgotten Realms novels


This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the role-playing game setting of the Forgotten Realms.
They are published by Wizards of the Coast, with some originally published by TSR before it was incorporated into WotC.

Abolethic Sovereignty

By Bruce R. Cordell
By various
By various
By Scott Ciencin, Troy Denning, and James Lowder
Based on the Baldur's Gate computer game series.
By Richard Baker
Blades of the Moonsea was intended to be released in omnibus form but was ultimately cancelled by Wizards of the Coast:
By Erin M. Evans
By Richard Lee Byers
By Mark Sehestedt
By Ed Gentry, Jess Lebow, James P. Davis and Mark Sehestedt
By Richard Baker, Drew Karpyshyn, Mel Odom, Ed Greenwood, and Elaine Cunningham
By R. A. Salvatore
The Cleric Quintet was later reprinted in:
Cold Steel and Secrets, by Rosemary Jones
By R.A. Salvatore
By Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb, and Troy Denning
By Elaine Cunningham
By R. A. Salvatore
The Dark Elf Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:
By J. Robert King, James Ward & David Wise, Ed Greenwood, Roger E. Moore, Dave Gross, David Cook & Peter Archer, and Richard Baker
By Douglas Niles
By Erik Scott de Bie, Jaleigh Johnson, Bruce R. Cordell and Rosemary Jones
By Ed Greenwood
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 Saga continues in the series: The Sage Of Shadowdale
By David Cook, Troy Denning and James Lowder
By Thomas M. Reid
The Empyrean Odyssey Trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
By Paul S. Kemp
The Erevis Cale Trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
By Jess Lebow, Erik Scott de Bie, Murray J. D. Leeder and Keith Francis Strohm
By Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb
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.
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Richard Lee Byers, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
By R.A. Salvatore
By Lisa Smedman
The House of Serpents trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
By R. A. Salvatore
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:
By R. A. Salvatore
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:
By Ed Greenwood
By Lisa Smedman
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 two formats:
By R. A. Salvatore
The Legacy was the first Forgotten Realms novel published in hardcover.
Legacy of the Drow was later reprinted in several different formats:
By R. A. Salvatore
This series consists of re-issues of novels 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.

Lost Empires

By Mel Odom, Troy Denning, Clayton Emery, and Lynn Abbey
By Kate Novak, Jeff Grubb, and Douglas Niles
This series is a cross-over between the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance settings.
By Douglas Niles
By Douglas Niles
Darkwalker on Moonshae was the very first Forgotten Realms novel ever published.

Mysteries

By Chet Williamson, John Maddox Roberts, and Richard Meyers
By Clayton Emery
By R.A. Salvatore
By David Cook, Victor Milan, Mark Anthony, Brian Thomsen, Paul Kidd, and Lynn Abbey
By R. A. Salvatore
Paths of Darkness was later reprinted in several different formats:
By James M. Ward. Set mostly in the city of Phlan. Also called the "Heroes of Phlan Trilogy"
By Bruce R. Cordell, Dave Gross & Don Bassingthwaite, Kameron M. Franklin, and Richard Lee Byers
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Troy Denning, 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:
By Edward Bolme, Richard Lee Byers, Voronica Whitney-Robinson, and Don Bassingthwaite
by Ed Greenwood
By Thomas M. Reid
By R.A. Salvatore
The Sellswords trilogy was later reprinted in two different formats:
By Ed Greenwood, Clayton Emery, Paul S. Kemp, Richard Lee Byers, Dave Gross, Lisa Smedman, and Voronica Whitney-Robinson.
By Ed Greenwood
By Ed Greenwood
By Erik Scott de Bie
By Elaine Cunningham
The first four volumes in the Songs & Swords series were re-issues of novels previously released as part of the Harpers series.
By Elaine Cunningham
The Starlight & Shadows trilogy was later reprinted in:
By R.A. Salvatore and Geno Salvatore
By R.A. Salvatore, Paul S. Kemp, Erin M. Evans, Richard Lee Byers, Troy Denning, & Ed Greenwood
By Bruce Cordell
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Mel Odom, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
The Threat from the Sea trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
By R.A. Salvatore
The Transitions trilogy was later reprinted in:
Transitions Gift Set

The Twilight Giants

By Troy Denning
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Paul S. Kemp, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors.
By Jaleigh Johnson
By Richard Lee Byers, 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:
By Philip Athans
By Steven E. Schend, Jaleigh Johnson, Erik Scott de Bie, Rosemary Jones, Erin M. Evans and James P. Davis
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep was later reprinted in:
By Jenna Helland, James P. Davis, Jak Koke, Mel Odom
By Steven E. Schend, James P. Davis, Bruce R. Cordell and Mark Sehestedt
This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Richard Lee Byers, 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: