The Darksmith Legacy (UPDATED)

In conjunction with Penguin Books, BBC Children's Books have published two adventures of an epic ten-part collectable series entitled The Darksmith Legacy.

The Dust of Ages by Justin Richards and The Graves of Mordane by Colin Brake are available now, with new adventures released monthly.

Featuring all the excitement of Doctor Who with tension filled cliff-hanger endings, readers can continue their adventures online and help The Doctor in his quest to save the Eternity Crystal from new adversaries known as The Darksmith Collective.

Visitors to The Darksmith Legacy website can create their very own alien identity with personal avatars and begin collecting eternity points to aid the Doctor's continued survival. Additionally, players can join forces with other fans to reveal exclusive content such has hidden wallpapers!

UPDATE: Thanks to all the reading groups who requested a chance to review these books. We've now picked one, but will be offering you all more review opportunities very soon!

Details of the first two novels, plus the upcoming third instalment, are as follows:

The Darksmith Legacy: The Dust of Ages - by Justin Richards

The Doctor arrives just in time to lend a helping hand to a survey team of scientists drilling beneath the Moon's surface to discover the cause of an unusual power source. The adventure continues with deadly lunar dust and a Crystal that has been lost for centuries...Unfortunately it's just what the Darksmiths have been looking for and they have despatched an Agent to recover it. At any cost.

The Darksmith Legacy: The Graves of Mordane - by Colin Brake

Convinced that the Doctor is Varlos, the Agent demands the return of the Eternity Crystal. But what happened on Mordane to make the Crystal too dangerous to be left on the Moon? The Doctor has to convince the Agent that he is not Varlos and doesn't know what happened on Mordane, then escape with the TARDIS and find out. The Doctor decides that the Eternity Crystal must be destroyed but before he can the Agent and the Crystal vanish. He has to find the Agent, which leaves the Doctor only one option, and he doesn't like it...

The Darksmith Legacy: The Colour of Darkness - by Richard Dungworth

The Doctor travels to Karagula to meet the fabled Darksmiths in a bid to outwit the Agent and get the crystal. Can the Doctor uncover the mystery of the childless village? Who is the travelling Dreams-Merchant? Is there a link with the Dark Cathedral of the Darksmiths? Will the Agent arrive and identify the Doctor to the Darksmiths?