Ed Greenwood displays his novel Elminster's Daughter.

Ed Greenwood (born 1959) is a Canadian library clerk who created the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. Image File history File links Ed_Greenwood. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is an information professional trained in library science: the organization and management of information and service to people with information needs. ... The Forgotten Realms third edition logo. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ...

Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb together penned the Forgotten Realms Campaign Boxed Set in 1987, for TSR—though Greenwood had used the Forgotten Realms for his home Dungeons & Dragons campaign since 1975. The spawned campaign world was a success, and he has been involved with all subsequent incarnations of the Forgotten Realms in D&D. Greenwood's most lasting character from the setting is the wizard Elminster, who he portrayed (at TSR's request) for a number of years at conventions and as a participant in the RPGA's Living City campaign. Jeff Grubb is a fantasy author of such books as The Brothers War and Libertys Crusade. ... TSR, Inc. ... Symbol of Elminster Elminster Aumar (born in 212 DR), the Sage of Shadowdale, is a powerful wizard in the Forgotten Realms, a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. ... TSR, Inc. ...

Since the release of the Forgotten Realms, Greenwood has published many Forgotten Realms novels, as listed below. He retains certain rights of his setting, but is essentially a freelance author.

Bibliography

• Shandril's Saga
  • Spellfire (1988);
  • Crown of Fire (1994);
  • Hand of Fire (2002)
• The Elminster Series
  • Elminster: The Making of a Mage (1994);
  • Elminster In Myth Drannor (1997);
  • The Temptation of Elminster (1998);
  • Elminster In Hell (2001);
  • Elminster's Daughter (2004)
• The Shadow of the Avatar Trilogy
  • Shadows of Doom (1995);
  • Cloak of Shadows (1995);
  • All Shadows Fled (1995)
• The Cormyr Saga
  • Cormyr: A Novel (1996);
  • Death of the Dragon (2000)
• The Harpers
  • Crown of Fire (see above);
  • Stormlight (1996)
• Double Diamond Triangle Saga
  • The Mercenaries (1998);
  • The Diamond (1998)
• Sembia
  • "The Burning Chalice" - The Halls of Stormweather: A Novel In Seven Parts (2000)
• The Knights of Myth Drannor Trilogy
  • Swords of Eveningstar (2006);
  • Swords of Dragonfire (August 2007);
• Other titles
  • Silverfall: Stories of the Seven Sisters (1999)

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Anthology Novellas

• • "Elminster at the Mage Fair" - Realms of Valor (1993);
  • "So High A Price" - Realms of Infamy (1994);
  • "The Eye of the Dragon" - Realms of Magic (1995);
  • "A Slow Day In Skullport" - Realms of the Underdark (1996);
  • "The Whispering Crown" - Realms of the Arcane (1997);
  • "The Place Where Guards Snore at their Posts" - Realms of the Deep (2000);
  • "When Shadows Come Seeking A Throne" - Realms of Shadow (2002)

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Non-Forgotten Realms Novels

• Band of Four Series
  • The Kingless Land (2000)
  • The Vacant Throne (2001)
  • A Dragon's Ascension (2002)
  • The Dragon's Doom (2003)
  • The Silent House: A Chronicle of Aglirta (2004)

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Other Activities

Ed has published over two hundred articles in Dragon Magazine and Polyhedron Newszine, is a lifetime charter member of the Role Playing Game Association (RPGA) network, has written over thirty books and modules for TSR, and been Gen Con Game Fair guest of honor several times. The cover of the 300th issue Dragon, first published in 1976, is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. ...

He has also contributed to most Forgotten Realms gaming accessories, and authored many more—including the detailed Volo's Guide series—and continues to DM his own campaign. He writes regular Realmslore columns for the Wizards of the Coast website, and frequents the Candlekeep web forums (where he may be contacted). Volothamp Geddarm - Volo for short - is arguably one of the two most lasting fictional characters created by Ed Greenwood for the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, along with Elminster. ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ...

In addition to all these activities, Ed works as a library clerk (and sometimes as a librarian) and has edited over a dozen small press magazines. When not appearing at conventions, he lives in an old farmhouse in the countryside of Ontario.

External links

• Biography of Ed Greenwood at Wizards.com