Like Dragonlance, the Forgotten Realms are a shared world; many authors write novels that take place in it.
The only Forgotten Realms that I’ve read are by R. A. Salvatore. I actually went to one of his book signings and got the Icewind Dale Trilogy and the Clerit Quintet signed. smile
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