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The only Salvatore books I'd maybe recommend (within FR) would be Dark Elf trilogy, Icewind Dale trilogy, Legacy of the Drow, and Cleric Quintet. I'd sooner suggest several other FR novels though.

Aye, there are so many good FR novels. It's Salvatore's diversity as a science fiction writer too that makes his work outstanding. There are also epic Dragonlance novels by various authors, which ties into Ravenloft because of Lord Soth the death knight having conquered large swaths of it; Ravenloft has portals to all D&D worlds including Krynn and Faerun. Spelljammer D&D setting also connects Faerun to Krynn via space travel.