The Darksmith Legacy

The Darksmith Legacy was a ten-book box set series of novels designed by Glen Bird, featuring the Tenth Doctor. It was published by BBC Children's Books and supported by an interactive website.
This ten-book series followed 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 had interactive elements. Readers had the option to go to the tie-in website to add points to a tally of points, so as to access additional content.
The interactive website supporting The Darksmith Legacy encouraged 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).
Readers of the BBC's Doctor Who Adventures magazine were encouraged to get involved in the Quest through regular previews of each new release and special codes that unlocked additional exclusive wallpapers at the website.
== Stories ==
# 	Title 	Writer 	Release date
1 	The Dust of Ages 	Justin Richards 	29 January 2009
2 	The Graves of Mordane 	Colin Brake 	29 January 2009
3 	The Colour of Darkness 	Richard Dungworth	26 February 2009
4 	The Depths of Despair 	Justin Richards 	26 March 2009
5 	The Vampire of Paris 	Stephen Cole 	30 April 2009
6 	The Game of Death 	Trevor Baxendale 	28 May 2009
7 	The Planet of Oblivion 	Justin Richards 	25 June 2009
8 	The Pictures of Emptiness	Jacqueline Rayner	30 July 2009
9 	The Art of War 	Mike Tucker 	27 August 2009
10	The End of Time 	Justin Richards 	24 September 2009
== Notes ==
* The Darksmith Legacy's overall storyline was devised by Justin Richards, who also wrote four of the ten titles.
* The Darksmith Legacy was certificated to 13, with under 13s needing parental approval.
* Apart from the fiction, the books had TARDIS Data Banks containing more information and activity pages designed to tie in with the website.
* Additionally, the books had 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 ended in a cliffhanger leading on to the opening paragraphs of the next instalment of the ongoing storyline. With the exception of the first book, the first chapter of each book began with a reprise of the cliffhanger, like the television series.
== Cover gallery ==
DL1DustofAges.jpg|The Dust of Ages
DS2GravesofMordane.jpg|The Graves of Mordane
DL3ColourofDarkness.jpg|The Colour of Darkness
DWDL4 Depths of Despair.jpg|The Depths of Despair
DWDL5 Vampire of Paris.jpg|The Vampire of Paris
DWDL6 Game of Death.jpg|The Game of Death
DWDL7 Planet of Oblivion.jpg|The Planet of Oblivion
The Pictures of Emptiness.jpg|The Pictures of Emptiness
The art of war.jpg|The Art of War
DLWP10a.jpg|The End of Time
The Darksmith Legacy Box Set 1.jpg|Boxset
 
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