Ed Greenwood
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Ed Greenwood (born 1959) is a Canadian library clerk who invented the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting.
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. Probably Greenwood's most lasting character from the setting is the wizard Elminster.
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.
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Bibliography
- Shandril's Saga
- Spellfire (1988);
- Crown of Fire (1994);
- Hand of Fire (2002)
- The Elminster Series
- The Shadow of the Avatar Trilogy
- The Cormyr Saga
- The Harpers
- Crown of Fire (see above);
- Stormlight (1996)
- Double Diamond Triangle Saga
- Sembia
- "The Burning Chalice" - The Halls of Stormweather: A Novel In Seven Parts (2000)
- Other titles
Anthology Novellas
- "Elmister 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)
Non-Forgotten Realms Novels
He also writes novels outside the Forgotten Realms, including his Band of Four novels, which started with The Kingless Lands.
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 Associaton (RPGA) network, has written over thirty books and modules for TSR, and been Gen Con Game Fair guest of honor several times.
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 (http://www.wizards.com/forgottenrealms), and frequents the Candlekeep (http://www.candlekeep.com) web forums (where he may be contacted).
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 countryside of Ontario.
External links
RPG United Bio of Ed Greenwood (http://www.rpgunited.com/author/authors/greenwoode.html)pl:Ed Greenwood fi:Ed Greenwood