Elaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her almost poetic literary style. Her contributions to the Forgotten Realms campaign world include the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Rashemen, Ruathym and Waterdeep.
Amongst Elaine's most popular characters are the half-elf Arilyn Moonblade, the bard Danilo Thann, the quirky drow wizard Liriel Baenre, her companion the Rashemi berserker Fyodor, and Elaith "The Serpent" Craulnober (created by Ed Greenwood).
Elaine lives in New England.
Works
Sourcebooks
- Evermeet: Island of Elves (1998)
Novels
Songs & Swords
- Elfshadow (1991, reprinted in 2000)
- Elfsong (1994, reprinted in 2000)
- Silver Shadows (1996, reprinted in 2001)
- Thornhold (1998, reprinted in 2001)
- The Dream Spheres (1999)
Starlight and Shadows
- Daughter of the Drow (1995)
- Tangled Webs (1996)
- Windwalker (2003)
Counselors & Kings
- The Magehound (2000)
- The Floodgate (2001)
- The Wizardwar (2002)
Short stories from Forgotten Realms anthologies
- "The Bargain" – Realms of Valor (1993)
- "The More Things Change" – Realms of Infamy (1994)
- "The Direct Approach" – Realms of Magic (1995)
- "Rite of Blood" – Realms of the Underdark (1996), later reprinted in The Best of the Realms (2003)
- "Secrets of Blood, Spirits of the Sea" – Realms of the Arcane (1997)
- "Speaking with the Dead" – Realms of Mystery (1998)
- "Fire is Fire" – Realms of the Deep (2000)
- "A Little Knowledge" – Realms of Shadow (2002)
- "Gorlist's Dragon" – Realms of the Dragons (2004)
- "The Knights of Samular" - The Best of the Realms III (2007)
- "Tribute" - The Best of the Realms III (2007)
- "Answered Prayers" - The Best of the Realms III (2007)
- "The Great Hunt " - The Best of the Realms III (2007) Originally published in DRAGON #246, April 1998)
- "Stolen Dreams" - The Best of the Realms III (2007) (Originally published in DRAGON #259, May 1999)
- "Possessions" - The Best of the Realms III (2007) (Originally published in DRAGON #282, April 2002)
- "Games of Chance" - The Best of the Realms III (2007) (Originally published in DRAGON #335, August 2005)
Dragon magazine
- "Stolen Dreams", Dragon magazine 259 (May 1999)
- "Rogues Gallery: Dream Spheres", Dragon magazine 259 (May 1999)
