The Candlekeep Collection

by Steven E. Schend

Book List by Author

Book Title

Original?

# Volumes

Date Written?

Author

A Shorter History of Amn

No

1

?

Anonymous

A Slave's Life

No

1

c. –3000

Anonymous (from Tethyr / Iltkazar)

Bestiary of Creatures Strange and Wonderful

No

1

?

Anonymous (though suspected of being penned by the Guild of Naturalists while in Myth Drannor)

Book of Passing Years

No

1

?

Unknown

The Book of the World

No

1

?

Unknown

Chronicla Tethyria

No

4

c. 1280s

Anonymous Court scribe of Tethyr

Collection of Notes on Falconry

No

1

?

Unknown falconers in the employ of the Crown of Cormyr

The Creation of Dragons

No

1

?

Unknown

Encyclopedia Serōsica

No

2

1370

A Mariner (Anonymous)

The Falling Feather: Romance and Passion among Modern Noble Lasses

No

1

1359

Unknown

Imaskari Book of War

No

2

?

Unknown; only exists in Common and dwarven translations, not original text

Life Beneath the Sails

No

3

1369

Anonymous (from Inner Sea lands)

The Moonlight Morningstar Murders

Yes

1

?

Unknown

The Nymph Says No

No

1

?

Unknown

The Obarskyr Family Histories

No

5

1308

Anonymous (&various) court scribes of Cormyr (and personal reminisces by various Obarskyrs themselves)

Shards and Swords

Yes

1

?

Anonymous play

Unholy Rites of Bhaal

No

3

c. 200s+

Anonymous clerics & priests of Bhaal

Wise Eldathyn Sayings

No

2

?

Anonymous prophets of Eldath

Yielding Tide

No

1

?

Anonymous (from Cormyr)

An Archmage's Life at Court

No

1

c. 1351

Vangerdahast Aeiulvana of Cormyr

Letters to Novice Court Wizards

No

3

1316

Vangerdahast Aeiulvana of Cormyr

My Life with an Adventurer

No

2

1238

Kylae Aglundar

A Guide to the Cold North

Yes

1

?

Alagond, sage of Tashluta

De Naturis Rerum

No

1

?

Alaphondar, Sage Most Learned of the Royal Court of Cormyr

A Small but Treasonous Chapbook

No

1

1359

Albaertin of Marsember

Of the Wonders of Magery

Yes

4

C1330s

Albaerum the Sage of Neverwinter

Thoughts on a Better Faerūn

Yes

1

1340

Albryngundar of the Singing Sword

A Harper's Guide

No

1

1264

Alustriel, High Lady of Silverymoon

To Harp and Help--An Addendum

No

1

1294

Alustriel, High Lady of Silverymoon

To Harp and to Help

No

1

1271

Alustriel, High Lady of Silverymoon

Tall Tales: A Ranger's Life

No

1

?

Amhritar the Tall

Speeches of a Most Worthy Sage

Yes

1

?

Thargrin "Threeboots" Ammatar

The Deepwalker Chronicles

Yes

9

576-580

Halgar "Deepwalker" Ankarkyn of Tethyr

Sayings of the North

No

1

?

Annath of Neverwinter

To Master Cold

Yes

1

c1280s

Annath of Kurtyl (old hamlet in Amn)

The High History of Faerūnian Archmages Mighty

No

4

1366

Antarn the Sage

Travels of Araugh

No

4

c350

Araugh of Oslin

A Dove at Dawn

No

1

1329

Ardreth, High Harp of Berdusk

Lectures to a Youngling

No

1

1236

Arivant, sage of Ormath

Magics of the South

Yes

2

1038

Zatan Arrowswift, Herald of Athkatla

Half a Life: A Halfbreed's Journeys among the Elves

Yes

1

c. 993

Hural Artseeker of Rawlinswood

On the Matter of Magecraft and the City: A Summary for the Lords of Waterdeep and their Watch Servants

No

1

1179

Khelben Arunsun ("the Elder")

Fallen Legacies: Arcaeological and Historical Analysis of the Mere of Dead Men

No

2

1346

Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun

The Wizards' Armory: A Compendium of Staves (Vol. 1), Wands (Vol. 2), and Sundries (Vol. 3)

No

3

1328

Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun

Words to Would-Be Apprentices

No

1

1351

Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun

A Merchant Master's Life

Yes

1

?

Asargrym of Baldur's Gate

Musings of a Witch-Queen in Exile

No

1

?

Athaeal of Evermeet

The View from Sember Heights

No

1

1313

Aubaerus "the Ravenmaster"

One Warrior's Life

No

1

?

Azlundar, Lion of Neverwinter

Evolution and Creation

Yes

2

c1356

Terrance Balancehand of Scornubel

The View from Secomber: Musings on the Years to Come

Yes

3

1361

Reld Barunenail, Sage of Histories

Bibliamagus

Yes

1

C1264

Thelonn Bedelzar of Crimmor

A Merchant's Sagacity

Yes

1

?

Blackthorn Belgadar

Just Another Tome Among So Many: Last Leaves of a Librarian

Yes

1

?

Beldrim Bessart of Baldur's Gate

Lord Bhereu’s Manual of Standards and Procedure

No

2

1328

Duke Bhereu (Huntsilver?) of Cormyr

Of the Four Natures

No

2

1247

Ali Binwar, Elementalist professor at the School of Wonder (Amn)

A Ruler’s Guide

No

1

?

Velm Blackrood

The Key to the Fastness

No

1

?

Lorth Blaenarry

Elder Days of Amn

Yes

1

?

Ortin Blaer, Master Historian of Memnon

The Speaking Book of Tales Bound

No

1

?

High Scribe Blaeruityn of Ankhapur, priest of Oghma

The Art and the Paths upon which it led me

Yes

1

1240

Bowgentle

Meanderings

Yes

1

1231

Bowgentle

Thoughts Found Upon a Forested Path and an Adventure or Two Found There As Well

Yes

1

1228

Bowgentle

To Master Fire

No

2

c1310

Torgyl Bulter, renegade Red Wizard

Treatise on Good Wifery

Yes

1

1298

Miriam Buttercake of Ashabenford

Anthropologic & Folkloric Histories of the Settled Lands

No

7

?

Carcroft the Long

The Concise History of the Chosen Seven

Yes

2

1327

Cirian, Master Chronicler of Candlekeep

Things I Have Observed

Yes

2

1364

Claddart of Candlekeep

Musings on the Realms

No

1

?

Oren bel Dannar, Sage of Triel

Yellow Stars Above My Grave

No

1

?

Indrikh Darsiir, "the Deathless Gnome"

An Old Warrior's Way

No

1

?

Dathlance of Selgaunt

To Serve Fair Fortune

Yes

1

442

Ithlom Dhaunart

Dogmen of the Shaar

No

1

676

Dhynthar of Kormul

The Trail of Wonder

No

1

228

Aumtevel Dlarryn of Elembar

Quiet Days along the Dessarin

No

1

?

Leaontar Dlarvin, Bargemaster of "the Black Boat"

Gold Amid Dragonfire

Yes

1

?

Donstan of Athkatla, Master Adventurer

A Guide to the Underdark

No

1

1370

Drizzt Do'Urden (sole Realms copy compiled from contributing authors & associates for Lady Hope Alustriel of Luruar)

The Compleat Dragon Hunter

No

1

c. 1300

Smerdiuk Dragonbane of Arabel

None but the Undying: My Days Driving Down Those Who Walk

Yes

2

?

Alabaer Dree, Scourge of Undead

Lines on the North

Yes

1

?

Hommil Dundreth, Merchant-Mage of Hlintar

The Origin Myths—A Treatise

Yes

1

1354

Dunkelzahn of Candlekeep

A Myth Drannan Amphigory

No

3

? (c. 1330s)

Elminster of Shadowdale

Harping by Moonlight: Approaches to Life

No

1

? (c. 1330s)

Elminster of Shadowdale

Teachings of the Morning's Glory

No

4

?

Thorndar Erlin, High Priest of Lathander

Pseudobiblia

No

1

?

Edygulph Erremore, naturalist & sage

Twenty Winters a War Wizard

No

1

?

Estimyra of High Horn

Sayings of the North

Yes

1

?

Faeranduil of Neverwinter, Sage

Annals of the Maker—Volumes 32-38

Yes

7

C1300

Allard Faerglon, Keeper of Records for the Maker’s Hall, Zazesspur

The Way of the Gods

Yes

2

?

Thaldeth Faerossdar

Proceedings

Yes

1

?

Magus Firewand (scribe and mage of Cormyr)

The Moonshae Chronicles

No

3

c1340s

Flamsterd of the Moonshaes

I Harp as I See It

Yes

1

1365

Abranthar "Twoquills" Foraeren

An Ecology of the Planes

Yes

7

c1354

Garth of Suzail

Volo's Guide to All Things Magical

No

1

c. 1356

Volothamp Geddarm (Original text, suppressed by Elminster)

* Volo's Guide to All Things Magical

No

1

1370

Volothamp Geddarm (Rewrite with aid of Elminster)

Volo's Guide to the Bloodstone Lands

No

1

1360-1362

Volothamp Geddarm; unreleased (held by peoples unknown)

Volo's Guide to Calimport

No

1

1364-1365

Volothamp Geddarm; notes & old draft; all final drafts destroyed by pashas and Rundeen agents

Volo's Guide to Cormyr

No

1

1367-1368

Volothamp Geddarm

Volo's Guide to the Dalelands

No

1

1368-1369

Volothamp Geddarm

Volo’s Guide to the Lands of Intrigue

No

1

1369- 1370

Volothamp Geddarm (excerpts and partial draft of which released by Elminster to chroniclers as "Volo’s Guide to Baldur’s Gate II")

Volo's Guide to the Moonsea

No

1

1357-1358

Volothamp Geddarm; unreleased and suppressed by Zhentarim agents

Volo's Guide to the North

No

1

1365-1366

Volothamp Geddarm

Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast

No

1

1366-1367

Volothamp Geddarm

Volo's Guide to the Vast

No

1

1358-1360

Volothamp Geddarm; unreleased (held by someone in Ravens Bluff)

Volo's Guide to Waterdeep

No

1

1363-1365

Volothamp Geddarm

Volo's Guide to Westgate & the Dragon Coast

No

1

1362-1363

Volothamp Geddarm; commission work held by a noble of Yhaunn

Lost Amongst Pirates

No

1

?

Geonos of Crimmor

Shadows in the Firelight

No

1

?

Glarthlyn of Silverymoon, Scribe

Treatise on the Flora of the Barren Wastes

Yes

1

1313

Gaspaeril Gofar of Arabel

The Internal Structure of the Brachiopod

No

1

?

Linnaeus Gozzling, professor of the University of Suzail, Cormyr

My Adventures in the Realms

No

6

?

Dathlyr "The Hammer" Greybold

Posthumous Musings of a Zhentarim Mageling

No

1

1350

Destrar Gulhallow

Valorous and Vanquished: The Dead Heroes of Faerūn

No

1

?

Glimmerdarth Gulprin, "the Gnome Sage"

Words to an Apprentice: My Tutelage Under Great Mages

No

1

?

Ithryn Halast

To Master Death

No

3

?

Halaster the Mad (proposed author though manuscript is anonymous)

To Rule a Realm, From Turret To Midden

Yes

1

1346

Ralderick Hallowshaw, Jester

My Journeys Around the Sea of Fallen Stars

No

3

1298

Nelve Harssad of Tsurlagol

Things a Knight Should Know

No

1

1307

Myrintar Hasantar, sage of Suzail

The Sharp Eye and Sharper Tongue: Observations of a Learned Sage

No

1

1359

Ammathair Hawkfeather, Sage of Waterdeep

Musings

No

1

?

Helsuntiir of Athkatla

Folk of Renown

Yes

3

?

Glasgert Himlothrith, Sribe of Iriaebor

Musings of a Shameless Noble

No

1

1357

Lady Citta Hothemer of Waterdeep

Empires of the Sands

No

11

c. 900s

Akabar ibn Hrellem of Keltar

A Merchant’s Musings

No

1

1355

Donstable Hroun, Master Merchant of Tsurlagol

The Black Book of a Garrulous Merchant

Yes

1

1357

Haldimer Hurezan, Factor of the Blingblade Coster of Murann

Treatise Against Blood-Metal

Yes

1

c. 600s

Fairin Icemantle

Teachings of an Angry Old Mage

No

1

?

Theldaun "Firehurler" Ieirson

Life on the Rack

No

1

650

Shavryn Ilidar, High Priest of Ilmater

Annals of First Vizera Zahyra

No

52

-84

Zahyra Ithal (personal diaries of the Tethyrian sorceress)

Seeds, Cuttings, and Transplants: A Gardener’s Tome for All Seasons

No

1

?

Iwann

Lessons to Children

No

7

? (c. 1310s)

Aglasz Jhavildar, Sage of Teziir

Lyres, Harps, and Horns: Sixty Years at Court in Suzail & Elsewhere

No

3

? (c. 1360s)

Aglasz Jhavildar, Sage of Suzail

Archetymbal

Yes

1

?

Kastor (scribe of Cormyr)

Meditations and Meditations

No

1

?

Kirkabey (scribe of Cormyr)

Thoughts On Life and Wizardry

No

1

1335

Laeral of the Nine

Under a Wyrm's Wing

No

1

?

Shalindoth Laurgoren

Translations from Kara-Tur Haiku

No

3

1354

Lhaeo of Shadowdale, scribe

Raging Blades: A Tale of the North

No

1

?

Halvidon Maeraed, Bard of Elturel

A Treatise toward Unity: Comparisons of the People and Humanity in Art and Life

No

2

503

Arun Maerdrymm of Myth Drannor

Journals of Maerlun

Yes

8

?

Maerlun the Scholar

The Chronicle of Years to Come

Yes

4

?

Maglas the Seer

Chants to the Glory of the Darksun

No

2

?

Tuth Malgul, Doompriest of the Sun’s Shadow Shrine

Zelthor's Blade and How I Broke It

No

1

?

Haldegon Marpiir, Lord of Hardcastle

A Trader from Telflamm: My Years Amid High-Heaped Gold

No

1

1357

Uldurn Maskovert

Arglauth's Guide to the North

No

1

?

Arglauth Melroryrr, Sage of Mulmaster

The Book of the Coast

Yes

1

?

Mespert of Baldur's Gate

A Tashlutan Traveler's Day-Thoughts

Yes

4

1344

Caladrahan Mhelymbryn, Sage of Matters Holy

Dolorous Days in Daerlūn: My Exile from Cormyr

No

1

?

Jalduth Mimbraer

Wanderings with Quill and Sword

No

1

1349

Mirt the Moneylender

Thoughts for Ladies Fair

Yes

1

1347

Alairtelle Mistrym, lady of Llorbauth

Lore of the Coast

Yes

1

?

Irigoth Mmar, High Sage of Baldur's Gate

Folio of Brass

No

1

c. 1250

Tellar Moendath of Luskan

Great Changes Aborning (ballad first performed c 1332)

No

1

1332

Mintiper Moonsilver, bard

Nine Stars Around a Silver Moon

No

1

?

Mintiper Moonsilver, bard

Notes on Serōs

Yes

3

1359

Ondam Moray of Dilpur

Praise for the Fallen: When the Dwarves Were Mighty

No

4

?

Delder Morgablade, Sage of Telflamm

The Way of a Wizard

No

1

?

Sundral Morthyn

Musings of a Chessentan Scholar

No

2

1357

Loremaster Hardolan Myrinter

A Merchant’s Musings

Yes

1

1347

Holdryn Nalaster, merchant of Suzail

Falcon Fun

Yes

1

1344

Edwin Narlok of Waterdeep

Sayings of a Wyrm

Yes

1

?

Naurglaur the green dragon

Ramblings

Yes

1

?

Nenemith the Sage

Words on a Wave

Yes

2

1016

Arthaeuil Nrensam, High Trident of Onthalasp

Treatise on the History of Polearms in Warfare

No

1

1350

His Royal Highness King Azoun Obarskyr IV of Cormyr

The Steel Princess' Field Guide to Tactics of the Purple Dragon

No

1

1364

Her Royal Highness Princess Alusair Nacacia Obarskyr of Cormyr

I Am Reminded: Memoirs of a Dragonslayer

No

2

?

Aernstag Oeblym of Starmantle

Battered Bones and Scattered Skulls: The Life of a Dwarven Champion

No

3

?

Rauthglur Ormyndake

Adventures of Camber Fosrick:

No