
Ed Greenwood
Born July 21, 1959
From Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Nationality: Canada · Writes fiction
Ed Greenwood is best known as the creator of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Since 1987, Ed's Realms have grown into one of the most popular series of setting sourcebooks in gaming history and has spawned dozens of New York Times best-selling works of fiction, some penned by Greenwood himself. Ed remains very active in the Realms both through Wizards of the Coast and fan-created websites like Candlekeep. He first contributed to the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting as part of the star-studded design team on the Campaign Setting. At PaizoCon 2009, James Jacobs revealed that Ed would also be working heavily on the Kingmaker adventure path, providing major NPCs and villains. When not writing books, Ed keeps himself busy by attending conventions and working as a library clerk in Canada where he lives at a farmhouse in Ontario.
Books by Ed Greenwood in order
Books by Ed Greenwood in the order they were published, from Spellfire (1988) to The Iron Assassin (2015).
- 1Spellfire
Spellfire1988 - 2Crown of Fire
Crown of Fire1994 - 3Elminster
Elminster1994 - 4All Shadows Fled
All Shadows Fled1995 - 5Cloak of Shadows - The Shadows of the Avatar
Cloak of Shadows - The Shadows of the Avatar1995 - 6Shadows of Doom
Shadows of Doom1995 - 7Cormyr
Cormyr1996 - 8Elminster in Myth Drannor
Elminster in Myth Drannor1998 - 9The Temptation of Elminster
The Temptation of Elminster1998 - 10Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II
Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II2000 - 11Elminster in Hell
Elminster in Hell2001 - 12Hand of Fire
Hand of Fire2002 - 13Elminster's Daughter
Elminster's Daughter2004 - 14Silverfall: Stories of the Seven Sisters
Silverfall: Stories of the Seven Sisters2004 - 15The Best of the Realms
The Best of the Realms2005 - 16The City of Splendors
The City of Splendors2005 - 17Swords of Eveningstar
Swords of Eveningstar2006 - 18Dark Lord
Dark Lord2007 - 19Swords of Dragonfire
Swords of Dragonfire2007 - 20The Sword Never Sleeps
The Sword Never Sleeps2008 - 21Arch Wizard
Arch Wizard2010 - 22Elminster Must Die
Elminster Must Die2010 - 23The Herald
The Herald2014 - 24The Iron Assassin
The Iron Assassin2015