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 authors
By Scott Ciencin, Troy Denning, and James Lowder
Based on the [Baldur's Gate series|Baldur's Gate computer game series].
By Richard Baker
  • The Swordmage
  • Corsair
  • Avenger
Blades of the Moonsea was intended to be released in omnibus form but was ultimately cancelled by Wizards of the Coast:
  • ''Blades of the Moonsea Omnibus''

    Brimstone Angels

By Erin M. Evans
  • Brimstone Angels
  • Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils
  • The Adversary, by Erin M. Evans
  • Brimstone Angels: Fire In The Blood
  • Brimstone Angels: Ashes Of The Tyrant
  • ''Brimstone Angels: The Devil You Know''

    Brotherhood of the Griffon

By Richard Lee Byers
  • The Captive Flame
  • Whisper of Venom
  • The Spectral Blaze
  • The Masked Witches
  • Prophet of the Dead, February 2013,

    Chosen of Nendawen

By Mark Sehestedt
  • The Fall of Highwatch
  • The Hand of the Hunter
  • ''Cry of the Ghost Wolf''

    The Citadels

By Ed Gentry, Jess Lebow, James P. Davis and Mark Sehestedt
  • Neversfall, by Ed Gentry
  • Obsidian Ridge, by Jess Lebow
  • The Shield of Weeping Ghosts, by James P. Davis
  • Sentinelspire, by Mark Sehestedt

    The Cities

By Richard Baker, Drew Karpyshyn, Mel Odom, Ed Greenwood, and Elaine Cunningham
By R. A. Salvatore
  • Canticle
  • In Sylvan Shadows
  • Night Masks
  • The Fallen Fortress
  • The Chaos Curse
The Cleric Quintet was later reprinted in:
  • ''The Cleric Quintet Collector's Edition''

    Cold Steel And Secrets

Cold Steel and Secrets, by Rosemary Jones
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • ''Part 4''

    Companions Codex

By R. A. Salvatore
  • Night of the Hunter
  • Rise of the King
  • ''Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf''

    The Cormyr Saga

By Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb, and Troy Denning
By Elaine Cunningham
  • The Magehound
  • The Floodgate
  • ''The Wizardwar''

    Double Diamond Triangle Saga

By J. Robert King, James M. 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 E.K. Johnston, Jaleigh Johnson and David Lewman. Tie-in novels of the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
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 Annotated Elminster
  • Elminster Ascending
The Saga continues in the series: The Sage of Shadowdale
By David Cook, Troy Denning and James Lowder
By Thomas M. Reid
  • The Gossamer Plain
  • The Fractured Sky
  • The Crystal Mountain
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:
  • ''The Erevis Cale Trilogy''

    The Fallbacks

By Jaleigh Johnson
  • The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin
  • ''The Fallbacks: Dealing with Dragons''

    The Fighters

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
  • Archmage
  • Maestro
  • ''Hero''

    House of Serpents

By Lisa Smedman
  • Venom's Taste
  • Viper's Kiss
  • Vanity's Brood
The House of Serpents trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in:
  • ''House of Serpents''

    The Knights of Myth Drannor

By Ed Greenwood
  • Swords of Eveningstar
  • Swords of Dragonfire
  • ''The Sword Never Sleeps''

    The Lady Penitent

By Lisa Smedman
  • Sacrifice of the Widow
  • Storm of the Dead
  • ''Ascendancy of the Last''

    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 two formats:
By R. A. Salvatore
This series consists of re-issues of novels that had previously been published under different series titles.

The Icewind Dale Trilogy

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:
The Dark Elf Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:
The Legacy was the first Forgotten Realms novel published in hardcover.
Legacy of the Drow was later reprinted in several different formats:
Paths of Darkness was later reprinted in several different formats:
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats:
  • The Hunter's Blades Collector's Edition
  • The Hunter's Blades Trilogy Gift Set
  • Volumes 14-16 in The Legend of Drizzt

    Anthology

  • The Collected Stories: The Legend of Drizzt, edited by Philip Athans
  • * 'The First Notch'
  • * 'Dark Mirror'
  • * 'The Third Level'
  • * 'Guenhwyvar'
  • * 'That Curious Sword'
  • * 'Wickless In The Nether'
  • * 'The Dowery'
  • * 'Comrades At Odds'
  • * 'If They Ever Happened Upon My Lair'
  • * 'Bones And Stones'
  • * 'Iruladoon'
  • * 'To Legend He Goes'

    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
  • Ironhelm
  • Viperhand
  • ''Feathered Dragon''

    The Moonshae Trilogy

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
  • Sword Play
  • Dangerous Games
  • ''Mortal Consequences''

    Neverwinter Saga

By R. A. Salvatore
By David Cook, Victor Milán, Mark Anthony, Brian Thomsen, Paul Kidd, and Lynn Abbey
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 Thomas M. Reid
By R. A. Salvatore
The Sellswords trilogy was later reprinted in two different formats:
  • The Sellswords Gift Set
  • ''The Sellswords: A Forgotten Realms Omnibus''

    Sembia: Gateway To The Realms

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
  • Downshadow
  • Shadowbane
  • ''Eye of Justice''

    Songs & Swords

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.
  • Elfshadow
  • Elfsong
  • Silver Shadows
  • Thornhold
  • ''The Dream Spheres''

    Starlight & Shadows

By Elaine Cunningham
The Starlight & Shadows trilogy was later reprinted in:
By R. A. Salvatore and Geno Salvatore
  • The Stowaway
  • The Shadowmask
  • ''The Sentinels''

    The Sundering

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 Orc King
  • The Pirate King
  • The Ghost King
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.
  • Shadowbred
  • Shadowstorm
  • Shadowrealm
  • ''Realms of War''

    Unbroken Chain

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:
  • War of the Spider Queen Gift Set, Part I
  • War of the Spider Queen Gift Set, Part II
  • R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Volume I
  • ''R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Volume II''

    The Watercourse Trilogy

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
  • The Fanged Crown, by Jenna Helland
  • The Restless Shore, by James P. Davis
  • The Edge of Chaos, by Jak Koke
  • Wrath of the Blue Lady, by Mel Odom

    The Wizards

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:
By various authors