Ed Greenwood

Ed Greenwood is a Canadian author of fiction known for writing elaborate fantasy novels, game books, and series. He is the creator of the Forgotten Realms world. He also produces Realmslore for a few TSR Publications.

The best place to start is the Gazetteer series, the earliest of Ed Greenwood's multi-book series: it opens with The Grand Duchy of Karameikos (1987) and runs to 4 books across 1987–1989, ending with Dawn of the Emperors (1989). Ed Greenwood's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Ed Greenwood has 309 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2026. 282 of them belong to 29 named series — the largest being the Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales series with 73 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ed Greenwood's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Gazetteer (1987–1989, 4 books), Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga (1987–2002, 3 books) and Dungeons & Dragons Companion Modules (1987, 1 book), plus 25 more.

This guide splits Ed Greenwood's 309 books into 29 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales (73 books, 1999–2026); Dungeons & Dragons (46 books, 2000–2013); Pathfinder Campaign Setting (19 books, 2008–2016); Forgotten Realms Game (17 books, 1988–2012); Forgotten Realms: The Harpers (14 books, 1991–1998), plus 24 further series.