Ed Greenwood

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in Toronto, Canada

January 01, 1959

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Ed Greenwood is the creator of the Forgotten Realms fantasy world, which became the setting for his home D&D game in 1975. Play still continues in this long-running campaign, and Ed also keeps busy producing Realmslore for various TSR publications.

Ed has published over two hundred articles in Dragon magazine and Polyhedron newszine, is a lifetime charter member of the Role Playing Game Associaton (RPGA) network, has written over thirty books and modules for TSR, and been Gen Con Game Fair guest of honor several times.

In addition to all these activities, Ed works as a library clerk and has edited over a dozen small press magazines.

Invented the character Elminster from the popular Forgotten Realms RPG series. Currently resides in an old f...more

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Ed Greenwood's Books

Average rating: 3.64 · 25,122 ratings · 587 reviews · 148 distinct works · Similar authors

	Elminster: The Making of a Mage (Forgotten Realms: Elminster, #1) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 3,149 ratings — published 1992 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spellfire (Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga, #1) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 1,690 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elminster in Myth Drannor (Forgotten Realms: Elminster, #2) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,435 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Temptation of Elminster (Forgotten Realms: Elminster, #3) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,189 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crown of Fire (Forgotten Realms: The Harpers, #9; Shandril's Saga, #2) 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,117 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elminster in Hell (Forgotten Realms: Elminster, #4) 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 1,036 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (Forgotten Realms) (Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition) by Ed Greenwood, Skip Williams, Sean K. Reynolds 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elminster's Daughter (Forgotten Realms: Elminster, #5) 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 867 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cormyr by Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hand Of Fire (Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga, #3) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 567 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Ed Greenwood

Forgotten Realms (256 books)
by Ed Greenwood
4.026055023930973 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 317,789 ratings

Forgotten Realms: Elminster (8 books)
by Ed Greenwood
3.6741790863928268 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 8,253 ratings

Sage of Shadowdale (7 books)
by Ed Greenwood
3.6671652954375467 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 8,022 ratings

Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga (3 books)
by Ed Greenwood
3.5797746144721234 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 3,372 ratings

Forgotten Realms: Shadow of the Avatar (3 books)
by Ed Greenwood
3.518263266712612 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 1,451 ratings

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“...Each secret you carry has a weight all its own. They add up, secrets, to a burden you must carry all your days.”
― Ed Greenwood, Spellfire

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“There are only two precious things on earth: the first is love; the second, a long way behind it, is intelligence.”
― Ed Greenwood, Elminster: The Making of a Mage

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“Life has no meaning but what we give it. I wish a few more of ye would give it a little.”
― Ed Greenwood, Elminster: The Making of a Mage

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