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19 Best Forgotten Realms Books

Goal: Find the best Forgotten Realms books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best forgotten realms books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

19 Best Forgotten Realms Books

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1

Canticle

The Cleric Quintet, Book 1

by R.A. Salvatore

2

Homeland

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 1

by R.A. Salvatore

3

Sojourn

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 3

by R.A. Salvatore

4

Spellfire

Shandril's Saga, Book 1

by Ed Greenwood

5

Starless Night

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 8

by R.A. Salvatore

6

Streams of Silver

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 5

by R.A. Salvatore

7

The Crystal Shard

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 4

by R.A. Salvatore

8

Charon's Claw

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 22

by R.A. Salvatore

9

Exile

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 2

by R.A. Salvatore

10

Night Masks

The Cleric Quintet, Book 3

by R.A. Salvatore

11

Pools of Darkness

The Heroes of Phlan, Book 2

by James M. Ward

12

Prince of Lies

The Avatar, Book 4

by James Lowder

13

Servant of the Shard

Sellswords, Book 1

by R.A. Salvatore

14

Shadowbred

The Twilight War, Book 1

by Paul S. Kemp

15

Soldiers of Ice

The Harpers, Book 7

by David Cook

16

The Ghost King

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 19

by R.A. Salvatore

17

The Halfling's Gem

The Legend of Drizzt, Book 6

by R.A. Salvatore

18

The Ring of Winter

The Harpers, Book 5

by James Lowder

19

Waterdeep

The Avatar, Book 3

by Richard Awlinson

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