{{Short description|Role-playing game books (1987–1998)}} {{For|the iOS exploit kit called DarkSword|Coruna (exploit kit)}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox book series | name = ''Darksword'' | image = | image_caption = | books = {{plainlist| *''Forging the Darksword'' (1987) *''Doom of the Darksword'' (1988) *''Triumph of the Darksword'' (1988) *''Legacy of the Darksword'' (1998) }} | author = Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman | illustrator = | cover_artist = Larry Elmore | country = United States | language = English | genre = Fantasy, Role-playing game | publisher = {{plainlist| *Bantam Books *Random House }} | pub_date = 1987{{mdash}}1988, 1998 | media_type = Print | number_of_books = 4 | list_books = | preceded by = Dragonlance Chronicles | followed by = | website = {{URL|https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/DST/the-darksword-trilogy/ | 2=penguinrandomhouse.com}} }} The '''''Darksword''''' series consists of the initial three books of ''The Darksword Trilogy'', a supplemental role-playing volume, and a single-volume sequel. It was written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman with cover art by Larry Elmore. It is the story of a young man, born without magic in a society where magic is life, who has been prophesied to destroy the world. The books are published by Bantam Spectra, the science fiction division of Random House.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/gm/results.pperl?x=0&y=0&title_auth_isbn=Darksword |title = Penguin Random House}}</ref> Each book of the trilogy reached the ''New York Times'' best seller list.
==Overview== The ''Darksword Trilogy'' consists of ''Forging the Darksword'' (December 1, 1987),<ref name="Forging">{{cite book | title=Forging the Darksword | series=The Darksword Trilogy | volume=1 | first1=Margaret | last1=Weis | first2=Tracy | last2=Hickman | date=December 1, 1987 | location=Toronto | publisher=Bantam Books | url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/188282/forging-the-darksword-by-margaret-weis/ | oclc=1100994418 | isbn=9780553175868 | access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> ''Doom of the Darksword'' (May 1988), and ''Triumph of the Darksword'' (September 1988). A fourth book is a sequel, ''Legacy of the Darksword'' (June 1998). The role-playing game is ''Darksword Adventures'' (December 1988).
==Reception== ''Forging the Darksword'' reached 15 on the New York Times bestseller list on December 27, 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/27/books/paperback-best-sellers-december-27-1987.html |title=Paperback Best Sellers: December 27, 1987 |date=December 27, 1987 |work=New York Times|access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref>
''Doom of the Darksword'' reached 9 on the New York Times bestseller list on May 1, 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/01/books/paperback-best-sellers-may-1-1988.html |title=Paperback Best Sellers: May 1, 1988 |date=May 1, 1988 |work=New York Times|accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref>
''Triumph of the Darksword'' reached 12 on the New York Times bestseller list on August 21, 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/21/books/paperback-best-sellers-august-21-1988.html |title=Paperback Best Sellers: August 21, 1988 |date=August 21, 1988 |work=New York Times|access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref>
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Category:American fantasy novel series Category:Fantasy book series Category:Novels by Margaret Weis Category:Novels by Tracy Hickman