There are many parallel worlds, and in times past, travel was easy between them. But those ways are now lost. Those worlds are forgotten.
Or are they?
Welcome to the Forgotten Realms.
This volume, brimming with newly rediscovered facts and original fiction, introduces you to the best-selling world of Faerun, where elves are mysteriously disappearing, and magic is an art gifted by a goddess. No difficult game jargon obscures the wonders before you. Come and explore.
Open this book, and discover a forgotten world!
(Originally published by TSR prior to their acquisition by Wizards of the Coast)
Despite the fact that I'm already familiar with the Forgotten Realms settings, this intro book, presented in form of an adventure store, is still nice to read as it provides bits and pieces of lore here and there.