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novel name= The Game of Death|
{{Infobox Story SMW
series= [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]: [[The Darksmith Legacy]]|
|image = DWDL6 Game of Death.jpg
number= 6 |
|series= [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]: [[The Darksmith Legacy]]
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|number= 6  
companions= [[Gisella]]|
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
enemy= [[The Darksmith Collective]]|
|companions= [[Gisella]]
year= The [[Silver Devastation]]|
|enemy= [[The Darksmith Collective]], [[Nocturn|The Nocturn]]
writer= [[Trevor Baxendale]]|
|setting= The [[Silver Devastation]]
publisher= [[BBC Children's Books]] by [[Penguin Character Books]]|
|writer= Trevor Baxendale
release date= [[28 May]] [[2009]]|
|publisher= BBC Children's Books
format= Softcover book|
|release date= 28 May 2009
isbn= ISBN|
|format= Softcover book
previous story=[[The Vampire of Paris]] |
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-4059-0518-3
next story=[[The Planet of Oblivion]]|
|prev = The Vampire of Paris (novel)
}}
|next=The Planet of Oblivion (novel)
'''''The Game of Death''''' is the sixth book in [[The Darksmith Legacy]] series.
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'''''The Game of Death''''' is the sixth book in ''[[The Darksmith Legacy]]'' series.


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
The hunter becomes the hunted, as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] tracks the [[Darksmith Agent|Agent]]'s journey from [[Paris]] across the [[Milky Way]] towards the [[Silver Devastation]]. Where is it heading? What force can destroy the [[Eternity Crystal|Crystal]]? Where is the robot Agent, and why did it come here? What is the strange and sinister game is taking place in an elegant house in the Home Counties? Find out by reading the next thrilling adventure in "The Darksmith Legacy".  
The hunter becomes the hunted, as the [[Tenth Doctor]] tracks the [[Darksmith Agent|Agent]]'s journey from [[Paris]] across the [[Milky Way]] towards the [[Silver Devastation]]. Where is it heading? What force can destroy the [[Eternity Crystal|Crystal]]? Where is the [[robot]] Agent, and why did it come here? What is the strange and sinister [[game]] taking place in an elegant house in the Home Counties? Find out by reading the next thrilling adventure in ''[[The Darksmith Legacy]]''.


==Story Synopsis==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Characters==
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Gisella]]
* [[Gisella]]
* [[Darksmith Agent|The Agent]]
* [[Darksmith Agent|The Agent]]
* [[Amelia Birch|Miss Amelia Birch]]
* [[Ted (The Game of Death)|Ted]]
* [[Stokes]]
* [[Augustus Korch]]
* [[Lenny Sprang]]
* [[Horatio Hamilton]]
* [[Scarlett Plume|Miss Scarlett Plume]]
* [[Doofus|Professor Doofus]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* [[the Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] uses [[Tribophysical waveform macro-kinetic extrapolator|extrapolator]] shielding.
* The Doctor mentions the planet [[Cheem]] where trees talk.
* The Doctor's [[psychic paper]] is used to confirm the Doctor and Gisella's invitation to the Game of Death.
* The Doctor, with some trepidation, wears a [[tuxedo]] and black tie for dinner at [[Devastation Hall]].
* The Doctor wears his [[glasses]] to look intelligent while working on the component salvaged from the [[Darksmith Agent]]'s head following its destruction.
* [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] is used for a variety of tasks.
* A [[Judoon|Judoon ship]] is mentioned as being sent to collect wanted criminals in space.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
=== The books ===
* Interspersed with the main fiction is:
:* TARDIS Data Bank - extra information on [[Silver Devastation|the Silver Devastation]]
:* Activity pages x3 - the puzzle solutions give the reader the chance to think like the Doctor!
:* The Story so far, next instalment cover preview and opening preview.
* ''The Darksmith Legacy''{{'}}s overall story was devised by [[Justin Richards]] who contributed four of the ten titles.
* ''The Darksmith Legacy'' was certificated to thirteen, with under-thirteens 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 was priced £4.99 (UK) and featured a foiled cover with illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]].


==Continuity==
=== Interactive website content ===
''to be added''
* 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.


==Timeline==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==External Links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.thedarksmithlegacy.com the darksmithlegacy.com For further additional adventures and gameplay.]
* [http://www.thedarksmithlegacy.com the darksmithlegacy.com For further additional adventures and gameplay.]
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The Game of Death is the sixth book in The Darksmith Legacy series.

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

The hunter becomes the hunted, as the Tenth Doctor tracks the Agent's journey from Paris across the Milky Way towards the Silver Devastation. Where is it heading? What force can destroy the Crystal? Where is the robot Agent, and why did it come here? What is the strange and sinister game taking place in an elegant house in the Home Counties? Find out by reading the next thrilling adventure in The Darksmith Legacy.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • Interspersed with the main fiction is:
  • TARDIS Data Bank - extra information on the Silver Devastation
  • Activity pages x3 - the puzzle solutions give the reader the chance to think like the Doctor!
  • The Story so far, next instalment cover preview and opening preview.
  • The Darksmith Legacy's overall story was devised by Justin Richards who contributed four of the ten titles.
  • The Darksmith Legacy was certificated to thirteen, with under-thirteens 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 was priced £4.99 (UK) and featured a foiled cover with illustration by Peter McKinstry.

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]]

to be added

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

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