The Darksmith Legacy

The Darksmith Legacy is a ten book series featuring the Tenth Doctor and published by BBC Children's Books supported by an interactive website.

Series Background

This 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 Darksmiths. The books have interactive elements, readers having the options to go to the tie-in website to add points to a tally of points accumulated so as to access further additional content.

The Darksmith Legacy: The Books

• Apart from the fiction, the books have TARDIS Data Banks containing more information and activity pages designed to tie in with the websites.
• Additionally, the books have cut-out or downloadable coupons entitling readers to an invitation to a party in London, provided they had completed the challenges.
• The first 500 entries providing proof of purchase of any two titles in the series also could receive an exclusive slipcase for the ten-book series.
• Each book ends in a cliffhanger leading on to the opening paragraphs of the next installment of this ongoing storyline.

The Darksmith Legacy Book Covers

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  JAN The Dust of Ages by Justin Richards

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  JAN The Graves of Mordane by Colin Brake

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  MAR The Colour of Darkness by Richard Dungworth

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  APR The Depths of Despair by Justin Richards

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  MAY The Vampire of Paris by Stephen Cole

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  JUN The Game of Death by Trevor Baxendale

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  JULThe Planet of Oblivion by Justin Richards

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  AUGThe Pictures of Emptiness by Jacqueline Rayner

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  SEP The Art of War by Mike Tucker

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  OCT The End of Time by Justin Richards

The Darksmith Legacy: The Website

The interactive website supporting The Darksmith Legacy encourages readers to;

• Register, and become part of a community, and to score points for the completion of THE QUEST through puzzles and tasks.(Registered users were also included in a draw for an end of series party invite.)
• Complete the Quest - through the completion of the missions additional features (like computer wallpapers) are unlocked.
• Discover more about the books in the series and the authors (profile, trivia, their writing, favourite monster and favourite Doctor).
• Learn from the educational content that appears on the TARDIS DATA BANKS (some of which must be retained in order to complete the Quest).

Notes

• The Darksmith Legacy's overall storyline was devised by Justin Richards who also wrote four of the ten titles.
• Each title in the series was priced £4.99 (UK).
• The Darksmith Legacy was certificated to 13, with under 13's needing parental approval.

External links

• darksmithlegacy.com For further additional adventures and gameplay.