Ed Greenwood Books in Order
Ed Greenwood has written 94 books, published between 1987 and 2018. The first book is Spellfire (1987) and the newest is Quests of Doom 4 (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 94
- Published
- 1987–2018
- Confirmed
- 94 of 94 titles
- Pages on record
- 19,008 in 67 of 94 books
- Reading time
- 317–475 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 19,008 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 67 of 94 titles with a page count on record.
Ed Greenwood, born July 21, 1959, is a Canadian fantasy writer and the creator of the Forgotten Realms setting. Greenwood wrote about the Forgotten Realms in Dragon magazine from 1979 and sold the setting to TSR, the company behind the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, in 1986. Greenwood has since written many Forgotten Realms novels along with articles and D&D game supplements. Spellfire (1987) is the first title in the catalogue, and Forgotten Realms lines include Elminster, the Knights of Myth Drannor, the Cormyr Saga and Shadow of the Avatar. The Falconfar Saga is a separate series. The listing also files Forgotten Realms anthologies and game products under the Greenwood name.
How many Ed Greenwood books are there?
Ed Greenwood has 94 books, released between 1987 and 2018. They include 15 separate series.
Ed Greenwood Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 94 Ed Greenwood books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119874013/4
- 21987–3/4
- 31988–3/4
- 41988–3/4
- 519892103/4
- 61989–3/4
- 71989–3/4
- 81989–3/4
- 919912103/4
- 101991–3/4
- 1119923123/4
- 121992643/4
- 1319932103/4
- 1419932403/4
- 151993643/4
- 1619942103/4
- 1719943843/4
- 1819953143/4
- 1919953153/4
- 2019953083/4
- 211995–3/4
- 2219952403/4
- 231995643/4
- 2419964863/4
- 2519962403/4
- 2619961283/4
- 2719963073/4
- 2819973783/4
- 2919971283/4
- 301998963/4
- 3119984103/4
- 3219981603/4
- 3319993763/4
- 342000–3/4
- 3520003763/4
- 3620004163/4
- 3720001283/4
- 3820001283/4
- 3920014043/4
- 4020014073/4
- 4120022083/4
- 4220023613/4
- 4320023773/4
- 442002–3/4
- 4520021603/4
- 462003963/4
- 4720034803/4
- 4820043783/4
- 4920044803/4
- 5020041923/4
- 5120053383/4
- 522005–3/4
- 5320051923/4
- 5420051923/4
- 5520061283/4
- 5620064323/4
- 572006393/4
- 5820061603/4
- 5920075283/4
- 6020073543/4
- 6120073843/4
- 6220071603/4
- 63Expedition to UndermountainAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms #102007 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/420072243/4
- 6420072563/4
- 65Pathfinder Chronicles: Campaign SettingPathfinder Campaign Setting #12008 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/420082563/4
- 662008–3/4
- 6720083363/4
- 682008–3/4
- 6920082883/4
- 7020083843/4
- 712009–3/4
- 7220103423/4
- 732010–3/4
- 7420107573/4
- 7520113403/4
- 762012–3/4
- 772012–3/4
- 782012–3/4
- 79Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten RealmsDungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms #102012 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/420121283/4
- 80Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten RealmsForgotten Realms Game #172012 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/420121923/4
- 812013–3/4
- 822013–3/4
- 832013–3/4
- 8420134003/4
- 852014–3/4
- 862014–3/4
- 872014–3/4
- 8820153203/4
- 8920152803/4
- 9020153683/4
- 9120163843/4
- 922016–3/4
- 932017–3/4
- 942018–3/4
Ed Greenwood books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Forgotten Realms Game in order
17 books- 1. The Magister
- 2. Lords of Darkness
- 3. The Ruins of Undermountain
- 4. Halls of the High King
- 5. Volo's Guide to the North
- 6. Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast
- 7. Volo's Guide to Cormyr
- 8. Volo's Guide to the Dalelands
- 9. Volo's Guide to All Things Magical
- 10. Prayers from the Faithful
- 11. Secrets of the Magister
- 12. Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate
- and 5 more in the table above
Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms in order
10 booksForgotten Realms: Elminster in order
8 booksBand of Four in order
5 booksForgotten Realms: Shadow Of The Avatar in order
3 booksForgotten Realms: Cities in order
3 booksEd Greenwood Game in order
3 booksEd Greenwood Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Forgotten Realms: Knights of Myth Drannor in order
3 booksFalconfar Saga in order
3 books- 1. Dark Lord
- 2. Arch Wizard
- 3. Falconfar
Forgotten Realms: Sage Of Shadowdale in order
3 booksPlatter Of Surprises Short Stories
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Forgotten Realms Stand-Alone in order
3 booksForgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales in order
3 booksForgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga in order
2 books- 1. Spellfire
- 3. Hand Of Fire
Forgotten Realms: Cormyr Saga in order
2 booksA Novel of Niflheim in order
2 booksEd Greenwood Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons in order
2 booksForgotten Realms: The Harpers in order
2 books- 8. Crown of Fire
- 12. Stormlight
Dungeons & Dragons in order
2 booksDungeons & Dragons Companion Modules in order
1 bookPathfinder Campaign Setting in order
1 bookEd Greenwood Short Stories
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Platter of Surprises in order
1 bookForgotten Realms: The Sundering Adventure Modules in order
1 bookBest of the Realms in order
1 bookGazetteer Series by Aaron Allston in order
1 book- 3. Five Shires
Forgotten Realms: Double Diamond Triangle Saga in order
1 bookForgotten Realms: Sundering in order
1 book- 5. The Herald
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms in order
1 bookDo you have to read Ed Greenwood books in order?
You only need to read Ed Greenwood books in order within each series: the books listed here span 15 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ed Greenwood
Start with Spellfire (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ed Greenwood book?
Quests of Doom 4 (2018) is the newest Ed Greenwood book released so far.
Is there a new Ed Greenwood book coming?
No next Ed Greenwood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ed Greenwood at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ed Greenwood title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ed Greenwood books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 19,008 pages across the 67 of 94 books with a recorded length, a median of 307 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ed Greenwood books, 38 of 94, were published in the 2000s.
What the Ed Greenwood books are about
59 of the 94 Ed Greenwood books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 25 of 59. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 25 of 59 books
- Forgotten realms (Imaginary place) 17 of 59 books
- Collection:Forgotten Realms 15 of 59 books
- Wizards 12 of 59 books
- Dungeons & Dragons Novel 11 of 59 books
- Dungeons and Dragons (Game) 8 of 59 books
- Fantasy games 6 of 59 books
- Elminster (Fictitious character) 4 of 59 books
- Magic 4 of 59 books
- Canadian Fantasy fiction 3 of 59 books
- Dragons 3 of 59 books