Once upon a time there was a complete chronology of everything that happened in forgotten realms you could probably use that as a guide to work out the order of different books i last followed this stuff about ten years ago, so i cant point you in the right direction im afraid. Order of forgotten realms books forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. Forgotten realms is a dungeons and dragons setting that focuses primarily on faerun, an ancient land of magic and monsters, of peril and wonder. Does anyone have a chronological reading order for. By reader request, heres a list of all of my books in chronological order, according to the inuniverse timeline. He has sold more than 15 million copies of his books in the united states alone and twentytwo of his titles have. This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the roleplaying 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. He is a power wizard, as well as a decent fighter and thief. Dragonlance is a decent series as well, but they are unrelated to the forgotten realms. The full forgotten realms chronological reading order for the entire set of books and short stories. The most popular series are the drizzt books, which begin publication order with the crystal shard or internal order homeland. What order do i read the forgotten realms books in.
In the forgotten realms campaign setting, the years are typically expressed as a number followed by dr, such as 85 dr. Specifically the book sheds light on khahan yamun, leader of the tuigan tribe and his campaign of conquest in the lands of karatur. Novel guide wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of. I get a constant stream of pms, emails and the like from people wondering where to go next with the drizzt books. This set of books namely fools errand, the golden fool and fools fate resume the story of fitzchivalry farseer, 15 years after the events of the asassins quest the last book of the farseer trilogy this trilogy largely dwells on prince dutiful, son of queen kettricken and king verity, though verity utilizes the skill to inhabit. Included in this series is the ruins of mezro setting book, by will doyle.
In this series, they are numbered not in the order of their original publication, but rather in their chronological order in drizzts life. Jul 28, 2004 the book apparently features countless entries not present in the online version, as well as updates to numerous existing entries. This is a chronological list of all the current fr novels, comics and games and list what year they take place in the forgotten realms universe, as well as who wrote what novelcomicgame and who developed them and whatnot. Through the alter ego of elminster, archmage of shadowdale, ed greenwood presents the. Forgotten realms chronological reading order mythbank. They are published by wizards of the coast wotc, with. The official timeline for the forgotten realms and its. Wizards of the coast seems to be a nonagency publisher. It covers all manner of fr subjects, including articles about the naming of years, the calendar of harptos, years by name, and coverage of nearly every single year my completely insane list of notable years in the fr timeline. The jungles of chult was the last forgotten realms book produced by.
The kirin tor of dalaran send a young mage, khadgar, to serve as an apprentice to the last guardian, the great medivh. Absolutely nothing was published in chronological order, so reading books by release date wont really help. R a salvatore books online qbd books australias premier. Forgotten realms campaign setting 1st edition series. Novel guide wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. Jul 10, 2009 if youre looking to read something great that takes place in forgotten realms, go for the books about drizzt dourden there are plenty of them. See the complete forgotten realms series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. A list of all novels, novellas, and anthologies set in the forgotten realms, sorted by order of publication. The elven realms of evereska and evermeet grow by colonization along with other realms, from the human unther or coramshan to the dwarven realms of high shanatar or oghrann. Salvatores drizzt dourden makes his home here, as well as elminster the wizard and numerous other memorable characters. His most famous character is drizzt dourden from the forgotten realms series.
Im looking mostly for books relating to the begining of the faerun story, and those dealing with the time of troubles and spell plauge. In addition to the adventures, all of the character options, new. Although, i prefer weiss and hickmans death gate cycle to the dragonlance series. 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. Salvatore and his books on the most famous character of the realm named drizzt do urden. Given the way facebook works, with only a fraction of the people following a page getting such announcements, and given the many emails i continue to get from readers wondering where to go next with my forgotten realms books, i feel the need to repost this. Ive also seen the ra salvatore list but i wasnt sure because it only had 1020% of the books in it.
They are published by wizards of the coast wotc, with some originally published by tsr before it was incorporated into wotc. The best source for the fr timeline is the incredible hardback tome, the grand. An arcane cataclysm and the merging of two worlds have ravaged the world, realigned its planes, and left nations in ruins. 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. A list of all novels, novellas, and anthologies set in the forgotten realms, sorted by order of. One last excellent resource is the forgotten realms wiki. List of novels in order of publication forgotten realms. Many authors contribute to this world, although ed greenwood and r. I like the chronological order, and particularly thethe following list is only a compilation of all publishing dates. It had its heyday in the early 2000s with the baldurs gate, dark alliance, icewind dale and then leading into the neverwinter series.
The forgotten realms chronological book series by multiple authors includes books sword play, dangerous games. The covers of the novels were painted by jeff easley shadowdale, clyde caldwell tantras and waterdeep, brom prince of lies, and alan pollack crucible the first three works center on the remaining members of the company of the lynx and the search for the tablets of fate, divine tablets that hold a listing of the gods and their roles in the balance of law and chaos, during. List of novels in chronological order forgotten realms. Salvatore got into fantasy after reading the lord of the rings by j.
Some stories extend on for years, decades or centuries before they end, and some stories are one of many short stories in one book. Works that are not relevant to the forgotten realms are skipped. Forgotten realms, mortal consequences, and several more. One of his most popular characters is drizzt dourden, a drow, or dark elf, portrayed against the stereotypes of his race, who defies a nation of evil enemies. Horselords is the first book in the empires trilogy, which deals with a neglected part of the realms, the hordelands located east of faerun, and its inhabitants. Entry not dated could take place in 73 and all the sinners, saints dragon 297 haunted, a tale of sembia dragon 304 ends. Saturday morning adventure, wildly out of order in a seriesits like im again. Jun, 2017 this is the chronological reading order for the forgotten realms series of books and short stories. This 160page hardcover book describes the campaign setting as it lives and breathes in the imagination of its creator. This is the first, and one of the only, forgotten realms books set in the jungles of chult.
Some of the forgotten realms books are available, and one of them was even offered as a freebie last year. Ra salvatore forgotten realms books in reading order. The book apparently features countless entries not present in the online version, as well as updates to numerous existing entries. The chronological order of the forgotten worlds books is the same as the publication order, with one exception. The descent series books which have sections in the past and present are listed by when the presentday events took place. There are many other calendars used by different faerunian cultures, both current and ancient. While omen takes council with elminster, considered by many to be the wisest man in all the realms, and mourngrym, lord of shadowdale another prominent figure in the world of the forgotten realms, the dragon, muri, takes the rest of the crew of the realms master to a gathering of all. See the complete forgotten realms chronological series book list in order, box sets or. This set of books namely fools errand, the golden fool and fools fate resume the story of fitzchivalry farseer, 15 years after the events of the asassins quest the last book of the farseer trilogy this trilogy largely dwells on prince dutiful, son of queen kettricken and king verity, though verity utilizes the skill to.
Orders may take up to 1 week longer to arrive to metro areas. Mezro, expands upon material just lightly touched upon in the novel. Complete before reckoning dale reckoning books only. This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the roleplaying game setting of the forgotten realms. The complete forgotten realms timeline delusions of the. Gift set, the lady penitent, shadowbane, and several more. The complete bards handbook opened up new possibilities for forgotten realms bards, and elfsong explores most of themskalds, minstrels, a riddlemasterand adds a newly invented class. Apparently the book will also feature a brand new short story by r. See the complete forgotten realms chronological series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. After discovering the ring is hidden in the jungles of chult, he sets off to fulfill. Looking forward to the future when ill be able to order a hardcover copy. This is the chronological reading order for the forgotten realms series of books and short stories.
The order to read the forgotten realms books according to r a salvatore please share this. Ruined mezro stands across the sea from calimshan, waiting for explorers and its. Your best bet is to look over the timeline of world events and search for books which correspond to them. The forgotten realms campaign set was written by ed greenwood, with jeff grubb and karen martin, and published as a boxed set in 1987. The first six novels in this series had never previously been released in a hardcover edition. List of novels in order of publication forgotten realms wiki fandom. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. Franklin, 1 book troy denning, 1 book scott ciencin, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1 book rosemary jones, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1. Forgotten realms chronological reading order litrpg forum. The only exception is the dark elf trilogy preceding the icewind dale trilogy. Salvatore went on to publish several series of books in the forgotten realms campaign world, while lately his popularity surged due to his demon wars sagas and his two star wars books. The main events arent all covered in the books, they would be focused on in. Bestselling author mel odom returns to the world of forgotten realms with highseas adventure. Im mostly concerned with the main series issues and its spinoffs the books of faerie seems to have threads and at least one revelation that take place at different points in the main narrative titanias story, for one.
Forgotten realms fiction, roleplaying game fiction, books. The 5milelong sharksbane wall, built to keep the sahuagin out of the waters of. 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. The official timeline for the forgotten realms and its adventures. These proved popular, and more cards were produced. The jungles of chult 2e forgotten realms drivethrurpg.
Wizened emperors and upstart kings scheme and fight to secure a place in the. By scott ciencin originally using the house name richard awlinson, troy denning, originally using the house. Despite being clearly numbered, the last guardian is set years before day of the dragon and lord of the clans, during the first war. Forgotten realms franchise timeline baldurs gate wiki.
Robert anthony salvatore born january 20, 1959 is an italian americans author best known for the demonwars saga. The nemesis and polar opposite of drizzt dourden from the forgotten realms books. All dates are in dalereckoning, and year names are given where appropriate. Oct 22, 2010 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. This is my suggested reading order for my forgotten realms books, which all tie together. After spending some time within the kingdom of stormwind and teaming up with an unlikely. Unknown a dance in storms garden the best of the realms ii, a matter of thorns realms of. I dont know about all the books in forgotten realms, but you should definately check out the books of r. 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. Salvatore is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels, including his demonwars saga, the forgotten realms series and a few star wars novels. The order im trying to be chronological, not publication order is.
List of forgotten realms modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. Ra salvatore forgotten realms books in reading order 0 a compilation of the 5 books which involve cadderly, danika, and the bouldershoulder brothers. Many folks would declare the legend of drizzt the best novels of all of those in the forgotten realms series. Frforgotten realms are sourcebooks describing aspects of forgotten realms, rather than traditional modules. I need a chronological list of the forgotten realms novels. Oct 10, 2014 some amount of chronological order would probably be good either internal order or publication order or both to prevent confusion. This villianantihero is a deadly assassin who wields a magical saber and dagger. Saga, his forgotten realms novels, in which he created the popular character drizzt do urden. The 5milelong sharksbane wall, built to keep the sahuagin out of the waters of the inner sea, is completed in this year. The original authors developed it for dungeons and dragons. I enjoy those, but personally i have other novels i prefer over them. Freedoms promise, in kythorn realms of the dragons ii story viii possessions, in flamerule realms of the dragons ii story ix queen of the mountain realms of the dragons ii story x.
I used the publication order as my shopping list working my way down them on ebay etc. Books in chronological order by reader request, heres a list of all of my books in chronological order, according to the inuniverse timeline. Youll get a lot of lore from the series, and they arent halfbad books either. The order to read the forgotten realms books according to.
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