The Avatar Series

"Avatar Series" redirects here. For the media franchises, see Avatar: The Last Airbender (franchise) and Avatar (franchise). For the novel series, see Avatars (series). For other uses, see Avatar (disambiguation).
The Avatar Series
Shadowdale
Tantras
Waterdeep
Prince of Lies
Crucible
AuthorRichard Awlinson (pen-name for Scott Ciencin and Troy Denning), James Lowder
Cover artistJeff Easley, Clyde Caldwell, Brom, Alan Pollack
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherTSR
Published1989, 1993, 1998
Media typePrint (Paperback)
No. of books5

The Avatar Series, originally The Avatar Trilogy, is a series of Dungeons & Dragons fantasy novels in the Forgotten Realms setting, covering the event known as the Time of Troubles.

The books were:

  1. Shadowdale by Scott Ciencin—originally under the pen-name 'Richard Awlinson' (April 1989)
  2. Tantras by Scott Ciencin—originally under the pen-name 'Richard Awlinson' (June 1989)
  3. Waterdeep by Troy Denning—originally under the pen-name 'Richard Awlinson' (August 1989)
  4. Prince of Lies by James Lowder (August 1993)
  5. Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad by Troy Denning (February 1998)