Ed Greenwood Writer

Ed Greenwood (born July 21, 1959) is a Canadian-born fantasy writer and the original creator of the Forgotten Realms game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for Dragon magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sold the rights to the setting to TSR, the creators of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, in 1986. He has written many Forgotten Realms novels, as well as numerous articles and D&D game supplement books.

Personal facts

Ed Greenwood
Birth dateJuly 21, 1959
Birth place
Canada

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Writer

Career start1979
genre
Role-playing game
Fantasy
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Aaron AllstonWriter
Andre NortonWriter
Allen VarneyWriter
A. E. van VogtWriter

Ed Greenwood on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/greenwood_interview
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012033313/http:/www.cbc.ca/radioshows/SOUNDS_LIKE_CANADA/20070828.shtml
  3. http://www.TheEdVerse.com
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/SOUNDS_LIKE_CANADA/20070828.shtml
  5. http://www.solarisbooks.com