Realms of Valor

Realms of Valor gathers new short fiction from across the Forgotten Realms author roster, each story built around a hero tested by an act of courage somewhere in Faerûn. Assembled by editor James Lowder as the first of the long-running Realms of... anthology line, it works as a sampler of the setting's range, letting a reader meet several writers' voices and characters before committing to a longer series.