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Greenwood, Ed

Greenwood, Ed

Author Biography & Works

Ed Greenwood is a Canadian fantasy writer and the creator of the Forgotten Realms game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for Dragon magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sold the rights to the setting to TSR, the creators of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, in 1986. He has written many Forgotten Realms novels, as well as numerous articles and D&D game supplement books.

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Books by Greenwood, Ed

Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms

These, in my estimation, are pretty similar to Dragonlance books. There are a ton of them, they are easy to read, feature uncomplicated plots and cardboard cutout characters. But, they...

In Sylvan Shadows

In Sylvan Shadows

(Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet)

Trouble from the ancient mountain library where the scholar-priest Cadderly lives has spread to a neighbouring forest, where the elves are being slaughtered and their ruling prince is in danger.Cadderly...

Night Masks

Night Masks

(Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet)

The young priest Cadderly learns more than he ever wanted to know when he runs to the city of Carradoon for solace and finds himself besieged by resident assassins, the...

The Fallen Fortress

The Fallen Fortress

(Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet)

Trying to avert a war between the combined forces of Carradoon and Shilmista Forest and the friends of Castle Trinity, Cadderly uses his priestly magic to wage a smaller war.

The Chaos Curse

The Chaos Curse

(Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet)

Upon his return to the Edificant Library, the young scholar-priest Cadderly finds the life of his companion, Danica, his treasured library, and his own livelihood hanging in the balance as...

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