The party eventually makes it to erelheicinlu, the vast subterranean city of the drow, which is thoroughly described in the module. I get a constant stream of pms, emails and the like from people wondering where to go next with the drizzt books. We meet back up with the cast of the previous book, demascus, a divine assassin known as the sword of the gods, riltana, a wise cracking windsoul genasi who steals from the wealth of airspur. The crystal shard was the second forgotten realms novel ever published, and the first by r.
For expanded and updated d20 drow, check out my book, drow of porphyra. First of all, there are a lot of novels peppered with drow names. The order to read the forgotten realms books according to r a. Forgotten realms, mortal consequences, and several more. All you ever wanted to know about forgotten realms books, their authors, artists and their order in the realms timeline. The drow or dark elves are a generally evil, darkskinned, and whitehaired subrace of elves in. In the forgotten realms, two young elven lovers, one a noble, the other a bard, are captured by pirates and manage to talk their way onto the crew. The icewind dale trilogy collectors edition hardcover, january 2000, isbn 9780786915576. I actually wrote up some very interesting spells and such for those who worship demons in one of my darker paths books the demonolater.
Excluding the d3 module, which book or module, preferably something i can purchase the. The order to read the forgotten realms books according to r a salvatore please share this. In these pages, the drow come to life, their culture and powers detailed fully for the first time. Even the matron will be pleased when we return to erelhei cinlu. I enjoy those, but personally i have other novels i prefer over them. Weicant go with you back to erelhei cinlu, she said.
Apart from one small valley nentir vale, 4th editions core books as opposed to, say, forgotten realms, eberron, or dark sun books didnt assume familiarity with a specific world. This introduced us to the drow city of erelheicinlu. The legend of drizzt boxed set, books vii x forgotten realms. Fane of the drow is the first in the new fantastic locations series of products. Elsewhere, in both the forgotten realms and greyhawk, shes lolth. This story tracks follows them as they explore and eventually come to influence the lands around the sea of fallen stars. Standing like a priceless, polished gem at the heart of the realms of the drow, erelhei cinlu was a city of contradiction, at once beloved and hated. Works that are not relevant to the forgotten realms are skipped. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The only exception is the dark elf trilogy preceding the icewind dale trilogy. Oct 28, 2018 certainly thats the norm in erelhei cinlu and in menzoberranzan in the forgotten realms, but i think it would make the drow a lot more interesting if they followed other demon lords. They are the favorite foes of many a party of adventurers.
Erelheicinlu is ruled by eight drow noble houses, split between worship of. Erix, the former slave girl, and halloran, the legionnaire, flee from the waves of catastrophe sweeping maztica. Sep 26, 2016 they are virtually identical there to their forgotten realms counterparts, at least according to the information on erelhei cinlu in the 3. And when i look at the 3e books for forgotten realms and eberron, you can see that the. Itsmore than i could have ever hoped for to have you back, vhon. After her cousins accidental death on the long journey, none of her relatives has the power to challenge her claim to the title of matron of the houses families here in yvothlened.
He turned and looked at her, relief and happiness easily readable on his features. List of forgotten realms modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. This is my suggested reading order for my forgotten realms books, which all tie together. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. Looking for ideas and adventures in the vault of the. I think salvatore is a better writer than greenwood, but the drizzt series has gone on wayyyy too long and the quality has really suffered. When forgotten realms took off as tsrs baby instead of greyhawk, the underdark was.
The 4e underdark book has some plot hooks and lore that is setting. It is a fast paced easy read with good artwork and tangled plots. See the complete forgotten realms chronological series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The series is set in faerun, a continent on the world called abeirtoril. Certainly thats the norm in erelhei cinlu and in menzoberranzan in the forgotten realms, but i think it would make the drow a lot more interesting if they followed other demon lords. The forgotten realms campaign set was written by ed greenwood, with jeff grubb and karen martin, and published as a boxed set in 1987. Gift set, the lady penitent, shadowbane, and several more. Erelhei cinlu is pretty much the only drow settlement in the flanaess with any amount of detail, but the existence of others are implied, so its hard. Many folks would declare the legend of drizzt the best novels of all of those in the forgotten realms series. The complete book of elves did say drows in the forgotten realms. Forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood.
An arcane cataclysm and the merging of two worlds have ravaged the world, realigned its planes, and left nations in ruins. The books are about fuckedup people fucking up their lives in spectacular ways, like shadow pattern memory but in spaaaace. From the bitter, windswept steppes of the endless waste to the stormlashed cliffs of the sword coast stretches a wide, wild land of shining kingdoms and. I dont know if its typical, but its the way 4th edition core supplements are written.
It had its heyday in the early 2000s with the baldurs gate, dark alliance, icewind dale and then leading into the neverwinter series. This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the roleplaying game setting of the forgotten. Some, like the legendary forgotten realms, are rich with storied history. The chronological order of the forgotten worlds books is the same as the publication order, with one exception. A list of all novels, novellas, and anthologies set in the forgotten realms, sorted by order of publication. The drow of the underdark forgotten realms wiki fandom. 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. The book gives details on using subraces of the standard races, such as dark. Yes, both books detail the drow city of erelheicinlu.
The battle maps feature fantastic terrain designed to create large, fluid encounters, key. Salvatore shelved 603 times as forgottenrealms avg rating 4. 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. In the forgotten realms, where this adventure is set, lolth is also a. The most comprehensive list of forgotten realms novels on the web.
Old school dungeons and dragons in the forgotten realms setting. In the gord the rogue books, after the elder elemental god is revealed to. Forgotten realms is a dungeons and dragons setting that focuses primarily on faerun, an ancient land of magic and monsters, of peril and wonder. Franklin, 1 book troy denning, 1 book scott ciencin, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1 book rosemary jones, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1. There are also a lot of gaming products with new drow names as well. This isnt to say theyre generic theyre firmly rooted in 40k, but very old 40k so the lore is now retroactively wrong. Lolth, the principal deity of the drow in the forgotten realms, is specifically. 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. Vault of the drow and erelheicinlu morrus unofficial tabletop. The last three books in the series were not reissued in this format.
I find its necessary to know all the background info in order to understand the next book that comes out. Abyssal plague, book 2 and takes place a few months after it. Forgotten realms fiction, roleplaying game fiction, books. The icewind dale trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats. The first chapter explains the nature of dark elves, augmenting the information in the monstrous compendium entry. Frforgotten realms are sourcebooks describing aspects of forgotten realms, rather than traditional modules. The forgotten realms chronological book series by multiple authors includes books sword play, dangerous games. Salvatore and elminster ed greenwood are easily the most enduring characters from the forgotten realms for a reason, so those are probably the best novels to go with.
See the complete forgotten realms series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Popular forgotten realms books showing 150 of 9 homeland forgotten realms. List of novels in order of publication forgotten realms. Apr 14, 2015 my servants in the passage to erelhei cinlu tell me you should expect one fewer than you were told. This 2nd novel in the maztica trilogy by douglas niles brings to life an exotic setting within the forgotten realms world. A lot of the differences between greyhawk and forgotten realms drow, like many of the differences between the two settings, can be attributed to the fact that the realms are much more detailed.
The tiers and dungeons of erelheicinlu reek of debauchery and. Out of the abyss is for the forgotten realms, but doesnt have too much. Elminster is one of the best written characters in the forgotten realms after drizzt imo. Other works continuing the story of the drow in the forgotten realms include elaine.
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