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Forgotten Realms Books in Order

Forgotten Realms contains 270 books, published between 1987 and 2023: 262 in the 66 main-line series and 8 related titles. The first book is Darkwalker on Moonshae (1987) and the newest main-line book is Lolth's Warrior (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
270
Published
1987–2023
Confirmed
88 of 270 titles
Pages on record
50,446 in 154 of 270 books
Reading time
841–1,261 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 50,446 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 154 of 270 titles with a page count on record.

See all 270 books in order Printable Forgotten Realms checklist

Forgotten Realms is catalogued as a Dungeons & Dragons novel line set in the imaginary realm of the same name, and the listing gathers 270 books published between 1987 and 2023. The run opens with Darkwalker on Moonshae and Spellfire (both 1987) and reaches Lolth's Warrior (2023). No single writer holds the line: R.A. Salvatore is credited on 46 books, Ed Greenwood on 31, Troy Denning on 12, Douglas Niles on 10 and Richard Baker on 9. Subjects include fantasy fiction, wizards, elves, dwarfs, magic and the character Drizzt Do'Urden. Catalogued sub-sequences include Netheril, Starlight & Shadows, The Rogues and Counselors & Kings.

How many Forgotten Realms books are there?

Forgotten Realms has 270 books, released between 1987 and 2023. 262 of them belong to the 66 main-line series (Forgotten Realms: The Harpers, Forgotten Realms Stand-Alone, Forgotten Realms: Anthologies and others), and 8 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas and companion books.

Forgotten Realms Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 270 Forgotten Realms books in the order they were released, 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.

  1. Cover of Darkwalker on Moonshae by Douglas Niles, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: The Moonshae Trilogy (1987)
  2. Cover of Spellfire by Ed Greenwood, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga (1987)
  3. Cover of Azure Bonds by Jeff Grubb, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: Finder's Stone series (1988)
  4. Cover of The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale series (1988)
  5. Cover of Black Wizards by Douglas Niles, book 2 of the Forgotten Realms: The Moonshae Trilogy (1988)
  6. Cover of Shadowdale by Richard Awlinson, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: Avatar series (1989)
  7. Cover of Streams of Silver by R.A. Salvatore, book 2 of the Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale series (1989)
  8. Cover of Darkwell by Douglas Niles, book 3 of the Forgotten Realms: The Moonshae Trilogy (1989)
  9. Cover of Waterdeep by Richard Awlinson, book 3 of the Forgotten Realms: Avatar series (1989)
  10. Cover of Homeland by R.A. Salvatore, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy (1990)
  11. Cover of Ironhelm by Douglas Niles, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: Maztica series (1990)
  12. Cover of Exile by R.A. Salvatore, book 2 of the Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy (1990)
  13. Cover of The Halfling's Gem by R.A. Salvatore, book 3 of the Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale series (1990)
  14. Cover of The Parched Sea by Troy Denning, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: The Harpers series (1991)
  15. Cover of Elfshadow by Elaine Cunningham, book 2 of the Forgotten Realms: The Harpers series (1991)
  16. Cover of Red Magic by Jean Rabe, book 3 of the Forgotten Realms: The Harpers series (1991)
  17. Cover of Sojourn by R.A. Salvatore, book 3 of the Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy (1991)
  18. Cover of Elminster: The Making of a Mage by Ed Greenwood, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: Elminster series (1992)
  19. Cover of The Legacy by R.A. Salvatore, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow series (1992)
  20. Cover of In Sylvan Shadows by R.A. Salvatore, book 2 of the Forgotten Realms: Cleric Quintet (1992)
  21. Cover of Starless Night by R.A. Salvatore, book 2 of the Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow series (1992)
  22. Cover of The Coral Kingdom by Douglas Niles, book 2 of the Forgotten Realms: Druidhome series (1992)
  23. Cover of Night Masks by R.A. Salvatore, book 3 of the Forgotten Realms: Cleric Quintet (1992)
  24. Cover of Realms of Valor by James Lowder, book 1 of the Forgotten Realms: Anthologies series (1993)
  1. 1
    Darkwalker on MoonshaeForgotten Realms: The Moonshae Trilogy #11987 · 365 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987365
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  2. 2
    SpellfireForgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga #11987 · 401 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987401
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  3. 3
    Azure BondsForgotten Realms: Finder's Stone #11988 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988380
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  4. 4
    The Crystal ShardForgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale #11988 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988384
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  5. 5
    Black WizardsForgotten Realms: The Moonshae Trilogy #21988 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988344
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  6. 6
    Pool of RadianceForgotten Realms: Pools #11989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  7. 7
    ShadowdaleForgotten Realms: Avatar #11989 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989335
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  8. 8
    Streams of SilverForgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale #21989 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989384
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  9. 9
    TantrasForgotten Realms: Avatar #21989 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989338
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  10. 10
    DarkwellForgotten Realms: The Moonshae Trilogy #31989 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989335
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  11. 11
    WaterdeepForgotten Realms: Avatar #31989 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989341
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  12. 12
    HomelandForgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy #11990 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990343
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  13. 13
    IronhelmForgotten Realms: Maztica #11990 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990314
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  14. 14
    ExileForgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy #21990 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990384
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  15. 15
    The Wyvern's SpurForgotten Realms: Finder's Stone #21990 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990320
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  16. 16
    ViperhandForgotten Realms: Maztica #21990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  17. 17
    The Halfling's GemForgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale #31990 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990384
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  18. 18
    CanticleForgotten Realms: Cleric Quintet #11991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  19. 19
    The Parched SeaForgotten Realms: The Harpers #11991 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991310
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  20. 20
    ElfshadowForgotten Realms: The Harpers #21991 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991312
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  21. 21
    Feathered DragonForgotten Realms: Maztica #31991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  22. 22
    Red MagicForgotten Realms: The Harpers #31991 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991320
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  23. 23
    SojournForgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy #31991 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991384
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  24. 24
    Song Of The SaurialsForgotten Realms: Finder's Stone #31991 · 315 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991315
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  25. 25
    Elminster: The Making of a MageForgotten Realms: Elminster #11992 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992312
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  26. 26
    Prophet of MoonshaeForgotten Realms: Druidhome #11992 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992310
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  27. 27
    The LegacyForgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow #11992 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992352
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  28. 28
    In Sylvan ShadowsForgotten Realms: Cleric Quintet #21992 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992314
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  29. 29
    Pools of DarknessForgotten Realms: Pools #21992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  30. 30
    Starless NightForgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow #21992 · 331 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992331
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Forgotten Realms Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the books of the 66 main-line series run from Darkwalker on Moonshae (1987) to Lolth's Warrior (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Forgotten Realms in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Where to start with Forgotten Realms

Start with Darkwalker on Moonshae (1987), the earliest published book in the 66 main-line series.

What is the newest Forgotten Realms book?

Lolth's Warrior (2023) is the newest book in the 66 main-line series.

Is there a new Forgotten Realms book coming?

No next Forgotten Realms book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Forgotten Realms at a glance

Paused
No new main-line Forgotten Realms title has appeared for 3 years. The last was Lolth's Warrior (2023).
Release pace
Forgotten Realms books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
50,446 pages across the 154 of 270 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Forgotten Realms books, 113 of 270, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 270 titles, 46 are credited to R.A. Salvatore, 31 to Ed Greenwood, 12 to Troy Denning and 10 to Philip Athans. A further 51 writers are credited. 75 titles carry no credit.

What the Forgotten Realms books are about

141 of the 270 Forgotten Realms 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 75 of 141. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.