Waterdeep and the North (FR1) was written by Ed Greenwood, with cover art by Keith Parkinson, and interior illustrations by Chris Miller [REF].
According to Shannon Appelcline, Waterdeep and the North kicked off a long series of books that helped make the Forgotten Realms "the first TSR setting that was truly and exhaustively detailed - thanks to a line of sourcebooks, rather than just adventures."[REF] .