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|enemy={{il|Dust animated by [[Eternity Crystal]]|The [[Darksmith Collective]]|[[Darksmith Agent|The Agent]]}}
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|setting= [[The Moon]], [[30th century]]<br />[[Karagula]], [[30th century]]
|setting= [[The Moon]], [[21st century]]<br />[[Karagula]], [[30th century]]
|writer= [[Justin Richards]]
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|publisher= BBC Books
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] lands on the [[Moon]] in 2010. As he steps out he remarks "Not where I expected, I wonder what drew me off-course?" indicating that he meant to land on [[Earth]]. He is guided downstairs into a research facility beneath the lunar surface. He is greeted by [[Dollund|Professor Dollund]] and [[Roberta Goodman]], using the psychic paper to pass as Inspector Smith from the Bureau of Alien Technology. Goodman explains that they are running Survey 4: a misson, started by the 'big industries', to discover natural resources on the Moon as the Earth has been "depleted". As the Doctor is lead into the mining room, [[Clinton Seymour]] announces news that their drill has found a power source deep underground.
 
The team of 3 begin the descent into the new tunnels to locate the power source. There is a nod to the Doctor's elevator trip in [[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]] during a scene in which the team are squished into a small mine elevator. Upon entering the chasm, Professor Dollund almost falls into a chasm after miscalculating the load-bearing ability of a rock under Earth gravity. They are greeted in the new cavern by [[Lisa Summerton]] and [[Henderson (The Dust of Ages)|Henderson]], two archaeologists. Tracing the energy signal to the wall, the Doctor begins to scoop away at the packed dust. It's not long before he discovers a stone hand - the source of the power.
 
''WIP 14/04/20''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==

Revision as of 17:05, 14 April 2020

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The Dust of Ages is the first book in The Darksmith Legacy series.

Publisher's summary

It is a few years into our future, and there are bases on the Moon. A recent survey has shown something unusual, an unknown power source. When a tall, skinny spiky-haired stranger turns up and announces he's from the Bureau of Alien Technology doing a spot check, the survey team know they've found something special. But is this special power source a blessing or a curse?

Plot

The Doctor lands on the Moon in 2010. As he steps out he remarks "Not where I expected, I wonder what drew me off-course?" indicating that he meant to land on Earth. He is guided downstairs into a research facility beneath the lunar surface. He is greeted by Professor Dollund and Roberta Goodman, using the psychic paper to pass as Inspector Smith from the Bureau of Alien Technology. Goodman explains that they are running Survey 4: a misson, started by the 'big industries', to discover natural resources on the Moon as the Earth has been "depleted". As the Doctor is lead into the mining room, Clinton Seymour announces news that their drill has found a power source deep underground.

The team of 3 begin the descent into the new tunnels to locate the power source. There is a nod to the Doctor's elevator trip in The Impossible Planet during a scene in which the team are squished into a small mine elevator. Upon entering the chasm, Professor Dollund almost falls into a chasm after miscalculating the load-bearing ability of a rock under Earth gravity. They are greeted in the new cavern by Lisa Summerton and Henderson, two archaeologists. Tracing the energy signal to the wall, the Doctor begins to scoop away at the packed dust. It's not long before he discovers a stone hand - the source of the power.

WIP 14/04/20

Characters

References

  • Snorkellians are snouted creatures that suck up dust and dirt, digest it and expel it as pellets which apparently are good for growing tomatoes
  • The TARDIS Data Bank on the Moon mentions that the Moon is the only other world the humans have travelled to by the year 2010.
  • The Agent's metal bodywork is augmented with plastic salvaged from the wreckage of the Nestene homeworld, Polymos.
  • The Agent is programmed with innate understandings of the time Vortex that were found in a deactivated Gundan robot. This allows the Agent to travel on time winds.

Notes

  • TARDIS Data Bank (extra information on 'the Moon' and 'Analysis of Crystal')
  • Activity pages x4 (The puzzle solutions give the reader the chance to think like the Doctor!)
  • Next instalment cover preview and opening chapter.
  • 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
  • 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

External links

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