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Originally Posted by AvatarOfLight  List of Forgotten Realms novels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There's quite a few and I can't afford to buy them all just yet! I've read the Avatar series and thoroughly enjoyed them. So my question to you is, which of these series would particularly recommend? (consider I've played/loved Icewind Dale, Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights series). |
I do not suggest the Baldur's Gate novels. I read the first 2 out of 3, and found them to be sub-par writing. Very unlike the actual game series and the details become somewhat dull.
I highly do suggest any books by R. A. Salvatore, be it any series featuring Drizzt Do'Urden (which can be found as anthologies or other sets, and even as a current run of comics by Devil's Due Publishing) or the Cleric Quintet series (which has been re-released as an anthology a few years ago).
Be warned, as when it comes to Drizzt, there are about 16 books in total with Drizzt or his supporting cast involved in them. 
Ed Greenwood, who actually invented the Realms, is also an author I highly suggest. I've read a number of his novels about Elminster, and was impressed with those. Haven't read any of the novels dealing with Sembia or Cormyr that he was involved with, though, but I hear a lot of praise towards them.
Elaine Cunningham is also a rather famous Realms author, once again, I've only read a few of hers and was greatly impressed. Two series from her I suggest are the Songs and Swords series (detailing the adventures of Arilyn Moonblade and Danilo Thann) and the Starlight and Shadows trilogy (featuring Liriel Baenre and Fyodor of Rashemen).
If Drizzt suits your fancy, I'm curious if you're interested in reading the novels about him in chronological order. If so, I'll try to provide you the order of them in a following post ASAP.