I just finished the Forgotten Realms Drizzt series by Salvatore. What a great series. Now I am thinking of buying the Elminster series by the Forgetten Realms creator.... Ed Greenwood or something like that. But I have heard alot of good shit about Dragonlance, can someone explain to me what it is... is it a Dungeons and Dragons campaign or something else? It is multiple authors writing books within the same world such as Forgotten Realms or just one? How many books are there, and what order should I read them in?

Hopefully one of the readers out there can answer some of those questions... maybe Bob can... thanks.