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novel name= The Graves of Mordane|
{{Infobox Story SMW
series= [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]: [[The Darksmith Legacy]]|
|image = DS2GravesofMordane.jpg
number= 2 |
|series= [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]: [[The Darksmith Legacy]]
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|number= 2  
companions= |
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
enemy= |
|companions=  
year= [[The Moon]], [[30th century]]<br>[[Mordane]], 30th century<br>[[Karagula]], 30th century|
|enemy= [[Darksmith Collective]], [[Darksmith Agent|The Agent]]
writer= [[Colin Brake]]|
|setting= [[The Moon]], [[Mordane]], [[Karagula]], [[30th century]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]]|
|writer= Colin Brake
release date= [[29 January]] [[2009]]|
|publisher= BBC Books
format= Softcover book|
|release date= 29 January 2009
isbn= ISBN 978-1-40590-514-5|
|format= Paperback book, --- pages
previous story=''[[The Dust of Ages]]'' |
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-4059-0514-5
next story= ''[[The Colour of Darkness]]''|
|prev = The Dust of Ages (novel)
}}
|next= The Colour of Darkness (novel)
'''''The Graves of Mordane''''' is the second book in [[The Darksmith Legacy]] series.
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'''''The Graves of Mordane''''' was the second book in ''[[The Darksmith Legacy]]'' series.


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
The Doctor has discovered the Darksmiths' Eternity Crystal and is determined to destroy it before it falls into the wrong hands. But to find out more about the Crystal, the Doctor must travel to Mordane, the peaceful cemetry planet. But once the sun goes down, Mordane turns into a planet of nightmares. Will the Doctor manage to hold on to the Crystal and fight off the living dead?
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] has discovered the [[Darksmith Collective|Darksmiths]]' [[Eternity Crystal]] and is determined to destroy it before it falls into the wrong hands. But to find out more about the Crystal, the Doctor must travel to [[Mordane]], the peaceful cemetery planet. But once the sun goes down, Mordane turns into a planet of nightmares. Will the Doctor manage to hold on to the Crystal and fight off the living dead?
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This amazing ten-book series follows the Doctor on his exciting journey to discover the origins of the so-called [[Eternity Crystal]] and the powerful artisans who created it - the [[The Darksmith Collective|Darksmiths]].
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Continue the amazing adventures online at www.thedarksmithlegacy.com<br>


==Contents==
== Plot ==
Interspersed with the main fiction is;
''to be added''
* '''TARDIS Data Bank''' (extra information on 'Mordane + Planet of the Dead' and 'Places of Burial')
* '''Activity pages x4''' (The puzzle solutions give the reader the chance to think like the Doctor!)
* The Story so far, next installment cover preview and opening preview.


==Story Synopsis==
== Characters ==
The surviving crew of the spacecraft 'Elizabeth the Fourth' ([[Captain Gomez]], [[Catz]] and [[Chandra]]) have survived on the planet of [[Mordane]], a dead world and the final resting place for the dead of many species for two days. At night the dead have started to come alive. In their search for spare parts needed to repair their ship the crew have taken to sheltering in [[Plastic Survival Pods]] when night comes.
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
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* [[Gomez|Captain Gomez]]
Meanwhile the Doctor is trying to find the [[TARDIS]] in Hanger 7 on the Moon. He manages to escape the [[Darksmiths Agent]] who is waiting to reclaim the crystal the Doctor has hidden in a stasis box onboard the TARDIS, and by logically convincing him he is NOT [[Brother Varlos]] (who is old and grey), the Doctor makes a dash for the TARDIS. As he sets the co-ordinates for [[Mordane]], following the Agents mention of the '''[[Mordane Incident]]''' that led to the [[Eternity Crystal]] being hidden on the [[Moon]], the Agent launches itself at the TARDIS and holding tight disappears along with it.
* [[Caroline (The Graves of Mordane)|Caroline]]
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* [[Jitan Chandra|First Officer Jitan Chandra]]
As the TARDIS prepares to land, the Agent is thrown off and the Doctor is unaware that he has carried his pursuer with him. Damaged on landing, the Agents begins its self repairs.
* [[Darksmith Collective|Darksmiths]]
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* [[Darksmith Agent]]
Soon after arriving, the Doctor teams up with the survivors. He is suspicious of the explanation to the ships damage and believes it was deliberate, he offers to help, and as night  (and the zombies), approaches they seeks safety in some nearby catacombs. The Doctor and [[Catz]] get separated and [[Catz]] leads the way deeper into the tunnels until she finds a specific tomb, that of her grandfather. The Agent suddenly appears and the Doctor learns that [[Brother Varlos]] undertook the [[Darksmith Collective|Darksmiths]] greatest challenge - to create a device capable of recreating life from dead matter. Constructed on [[Mordane]], the machine was left incomplete when [[Brother Varlos]] stole the [[Eternity Crystal]] with the dead cells of the deceased being reanimated but never regenerated.
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The Agent helps the Doctor and Catz escape when the zombies close in on them and [[Catz]] discovers her grandfather's sarcophagus but the torc she has been looking for, on its lid, has already been removed. [[Catz]] believes [[Chandra]] has betrayed her and got there first.
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[[Chandra]] has been explaining to [[Captain Gomez]], that he knew about Catz's other agenda, to locate her grandfather's sarcophagus and the torc, a torc that he now holds having picked it up earlier when they were trapped in the catacombs. The torc offers them a protection against the zombies and they fly by helicopter to rescue the Doctor and Catz. The Doctor is able to repair the ship then asks for Catz's help to locate [[Brother Varlos]]'s machine and with the torc for protection the Doctor and Catz, racing against the oncoming night, sets about deactivating the device.
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Back on [[Karagula]], [[The Darksmith Collective|the Darksmiths]] are worried they have lost a trace on the [[Eternity Crystal]], the Agents shuttle pod without the Agent has been returned and the Agents last location, on the planet [[Mordane]] means the machine may be fully activated , leading to the dead being reanimated on a million worlds.
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The Doctor inserts the [[Eternity Crystal]] which he has been carrying in his pocket but realises a fault lies with an overloaded distributor box. Racing off to repair it with his sonic screwdriver, [[Catz]] helps the Doctor carry out the repairs and they watch as the pursuing zombies are turned to dust. The Doctor explains that the dead were being continually reanimated by a signal bouncing back from an orbitting satellite on a nightly basis. The Doctor has ended the signal and [[Mordane]] is returned to being the peaceful planet it once was. The Doctor says his farewells and returns to collect the crystal only to discover it has gone. Taken by the Agent,  both have returned to the Darksmiths' homeworld on [[Karagula]].
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Somewhat reluctantly, even fearful, the Doctor sets the [[TARDIS]] on a course for [[Karagula]] he must ensure the Crystal doesn't fall into the wrong hands...


==Characters==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Captain Gomez]] - female captain in her 50's, of the ship 'Elizabeth the Fourth', snores
* Souvenirs inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] include singing [[sand]] from [[Sarpanto Two]], a bottle of [[G'uu]] [[water]] from the spa of [[Old Russoon]] and a stick of [[rock]] from [[Blackpool]].
* [[Caroline 'Catz']] - female teenager her grandfather was King Morrish a'Jethwa of the Folflower Royal Family and ruler over the five planets of the Folflower system. A Republican revolution overthrew the Monarchy but it wasn't a success and the people wanted a return of the Monarchy. The torc was hidden for security on the sarcophagus belonging to her grandfather and was her birthright and proof of her power and authority.When Mordane 'disappeared from records, she continued her fathers research in order to locate it. 
* The Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to open doors and to repair the overloaded distributor box.
* [[First Officer Jitan Chandra]] - dark skinned male who sleeps in an upright cross-legged position
* [[Darksmith Collective|Darksmiths]] - of the planet [[Karagula]], artisans and creators, capable of manipulating the physical world, taking the raw fabric of reality, breaking it down and reassembling the subatomic particles. Space and matter are their toys.


==References==
== Notes ==
* Souvenirs inside the TARDIS include; singing sand from Sarpanto Two, a bottle of G'uu water from the spa of Old Russoon and a stick of rock from Blackpool.
=== The books ===
* In the catacombs is a Lady Rosilie of Peladon. [[Peladon]] was a planet visited by the Doctor on several occasions.
* ''The Darksmith Legacy's'' overall story was devised by [[Justin Richards]] who contributed four of the ten titles.
* The doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to open doors and to repair the overloaded distributer box.
* ''The Darksmith Legacy'' was certificated to 13, with under 13's needing parental approval.
==Continuity==
[[Peladon]] was a planet visited by the Third Doctor in ([[DW]]): ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'' and ([[DW]]):[[The Monster of Peladon]].
 
==Interactive Website Content==
By visiting the website and participating in '''the Quest''' participants can unlock additional content like computer [[The Darksmith Legacy: Wallpaper Gallery|wallpapers]] to download.
The Quest itself features; games - (like finding a specific target in an image, by using the sonic screwdriver as a detector, to hone in (to register 100 on the scale). Once located the 'Target' then provides additional information used in further puzzles involving both words and numbers.
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*'''BONUS SPOILER: THE / AGENT / DATA / DEAD  Now go on check it out!!!'''
 
==Notes==
* '''The Darksmith Legacy's''' overall story was devised by [[Justin Richards]] who contributed four of the ten titles.
* '''The Darksmith Legacy''' was certificated to 13, with under 13's needing parental approval.
* This first book in the series was released along with the second before the remaining titles saw a monthly release throughout 2009.
* This first book in the series was released along with the second before the remaining titles saw a monthly release throughout 2009.
* Each book in the series was priced £4.99 (UK) and featured a foiled cover with illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]]
* Each book in the series had a foiled cover with illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]]
 
* Interspersed with the main fiction is;
==External Links==
:* ''TARDIS Data Bank'' (extra information on "Mordane + Planet of the Dead" and "Places of Burial")
* [http://www.thedarksmithlegacy.com|the darksmithlegacy.com For further additional adventures and gameplay.]
:* ''Activity pages x4'' (The puzzle solutions give the reader the chance to think like the Doctor!)
 
:* The Story so far, next instalment cover preview and opening preview.
[[Category:The Darksmith Legacy|*]]
[[Category:Stories set on the Moon|Dust of Ages]]
[[Category:Activity novels]]


=== Interactive website content ===
By visiting the website and participating in ''the Quest'' participants can unlock additional content like computer [[The Darksmith Legacy: Wallpaper Gallery|wallpapers]] to download.
The Quest itself features; games - (like finding a specific target in an image, by using the sonic screwdriver as a detector, to hone in (to register 100 on the scale). Once located the "Target" then provides additional information used in further puzzles involving both words and numbers.


== Continuity ==
* The [[Third Doctor]] visited [[Peladon]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''.


== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|darksmith02.htm|The Graves of Mordane}}
* {{whoniverse|dsl02|The Graves of Mordane}}
* [http://www.thedarksmithlegacy.com the darksmithlegacy.com For further additional adventures and gameplay.]


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The Graves of Mordane was the second book in The Darksmith Legacy series.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor has discovered the Darksmiths' Eternity Crystal and is determined to destroy it before it falls into the wrong hands. But to find out more about the Crystal, the Doctor must travel to Mordane, the peaceful cemetery planet. But once the sun goes down, Mordane turns into a planet of nightmares. Will the Doctor manage to hold on to the Crystal and fight off the living dead?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The books[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Darksmith Legacy's overall story was devised by Justin Richards who contributed four of the ten titles.
  • The Darksmith Legacy was certificated to 13, with under 13's needing parental approval.
  • This first book in the series was released along with the second before the remaining titles saw a monthly release throughout 2009.
  • Each book in the series had a foiled cover with illustration by Peter McKinstry
  • Interspersed with the main fiction is;
  • TARDIS Data Bank (extra information on "Mordane + Planet of the Dead" and "Places of Burial")
  • Activity pages x4 (The puzzle solutions give the reader the chance to think like the Doctor!)
  • The Story so far, next instalment cover preview and opening preview.

Interactive website content[[edit] | [edit source]]

By visiting the website and participating in the Quest participants can unlock additional content like computer wallpapers to download. The Quest itself features; games - (like finding a specific target in an image, by using the sonic screwdriver as a detector, to hone in (to register 100 on the scale). Once located the "Target" then provides additional information used in further puzzles involving both words and numbers.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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