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Author: Jeffrey Hedquist,Michael Stadther
Language: English
ISBN: 0743564839
ISBN13: 978-0743564830
Publisher: Treasure Trove Inc.; Unabridged edition (September 26, 2006)
Category: Activities Crafts & Games
Subcategory: Children
Rating: 4.6
Votes: 576
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Michael Stadther, author and illustrator of Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, has loved treasure hunts ever since he was a boy, digging holes in his grandmother's yard, looking for buried treasure

Michael Stadther, author and illustrator of Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, has loved treasure hunts ever since he was a boy, digging holes in his grandmother's yard, looking for buried treasure. His first book, A Treasure's Trove, was a New York Times bestseller and launched a national treasure hunt. This book also ignited the nation's rediscovery of the importance of reading together as a family

Michael Stadther (Author), Jeffrey Hedquist (Narrator), Simon & Schuster Audio (Publisher).

Michael Stadther (Author), Jeffrey Hedquist (Narrator), Simon & Schuster Audio (Publisher). Get this audiobook plus a second, free. And, like A Treasure's Trove before it, Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is exactly that kind of book- there's a story here, but it's not nearly detailed enough to stand on its own, and the underlying characters lack any real depth to hold a person's interest for longer than they will spend looking for the treasure.

Michael Stadther, Jeffrey Hedquist. Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, the sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Treasure's Trove, is a fantasy story about Dark and Good Fairies, spells and eclipses, and Michael Stadther's signature characters: Zac the handsome woodcarver, Ana his beautiful half-elf half human wife, and their trusty doth, Pook. The story is also about the evil Alchemist Dar who wants. His Dark Fairies to live forever; to do this he must steal the Good Fairies' Rings of Fairy Life

Book by MICHAEL STADTHER

Book by MICHAEL STADTHER.

Using the mysterious Book of Dark Spells, Dar kills the Good Fairies and . Michael Stadther has been thinking about treasure hunts since he was a boy, digging holes in his grandmother's yard looking for buried.

Using the mysterious Book of Dark Spells, Dar kills the Good Fairies and captures the rings. Michael Stadther has been thinking about treasure hunts since he was a boy, digging holes in his grandmother's yard looking for buried treasure.

Michael Stadther's sequel to A Treasure's Trove is a fantasy story about Dark and Good .

Michael Stadther's sequel to A Treasure's Trove is a fantasy story about Dark and Good Fairies, spells and eclipses, and the author's signature characters . The story is also about the evil Alchemist Dar who wants his Dark Fairies to live forever; to do this he must steal the Good Fairies' Ring of Eternal Life. Using the mysterious Book of Dark Spells, Dar kills the Good Fairies and captures the rings.

Start by marking Secrets of the Alchemist Dar (A Treasure's Trove) as Want to Read .

Start by marking Secrets of the Alchemist Dar (A Treasure's Trove) as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. Armchair adventurers will discover the treasure-hunting experience of a lifetime, andfamilies will enjoy hours of reading together.

Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is a book written by Michael Stadther and published in September 2006 by the author's company, Treasure Trove, Inc. A story about fairies and other imaginary and fantastic creatures. A story about fairies and other imaginary and fantastic creatures, the book includes hidden puzzles for an armchair treasure hunt with one hundred rings (valued at more than two million dollars) as prizes.

Book Description:Michael Stadther's Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, the sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Treasure's . The heartwarming, beautifully illustrated fantasy story is only the first layer of this book's appeal

Book Description:Michael Stadther's Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, the sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Treasure's Trove, is a fantasy story about Dark an. .The heartwarming, beautifully illustrated fantasy story is only the first layer of this book's appeal.

Michael Stadther, author and illustrator of Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, has loved treasure hunts ever since he was a boy, digging holes in his grandmother's yard, looking for buried treasure

Michael Stadther, author and illustrator of Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, has loved treasure hunts ever since he was a boy, digging holes in his grandmother's yard, looking for buried treasure. This book also ignited the nation's rediscovery of the importance of reading together as a family

Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, the sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Treasure's Trove, is a fantasy story about Dark and Good Fairies, spells and eclipses, and Michael Stadther's signature characters: Zac the handsome woodcarver, Ana his beautiful half-elf half human wife, and their trusty doth, Pook.

The story is also about the evil Alchemist Dar who wants his Dark Fairies to live forever; to do this he must steal the Good Fairies' Rings of Fairy Life. Using the mysterious Book of Dark Spells, Dar kills the Good Fairies and captures the rings.

The mystery begins with clues concealed in the pages of this book that will give anyone anywhere in the world who can read English a chance to solve the clues and obtain one of the one hundred real diamond rings valued together at more than US $2 million.

Armchair adventurers will discover the treasure-hunting experience of a lifetime, andfamilies will enjoy hours of reading together.

Kifer

In good shape.

Hanelynai

So many details in this book, the sky's the limit as to where all the clues may be hidden. I bought this book for my kids to challenge their imagination, but it would be a challenge for any adult. This book is beautifully written and illustrated as just a story book/ face value/ even if not used as a treasure map!

Kagaramar

The book is everything I expected and more I appreciate the honesty and the quick service

Gavikelv

Works perfect great gift, thank you.

Qutalan

I bought the audio book and really liked it. My grandchildren usually are too rambunctious in the car, especially if the trip is very far. They are 10 and 11 years old. We put this audio book in during our trip from CA to WA and they were mesmerized. That made it worth it's weight in gold. Karla Armitage

Vosho

If you are a puzzle-head this book has your name written all over it. If you struggle with puzzles, this book is decent for the story.

Yllk

To begin, I have to say, the story itself does not interest me that much, the characters being overly simplistic and largely cliched. The puzzles on the otherhand are wildly devious, with an intricacy, that would put Will Shortz (NY Times Puzzle editor) to shame.

Sadly, I cannot see myself (nor would I ever), reading, or using this book again once the hunt is "completed."

For this reason, parents, despite the 'easy reading' in the story, if your kids want anything out of the book, be prepared to invest long hours working with them.

Still, as a 17 year old 'Trover' (term for fans of Stradthers work.), I tend to work on the puzzles alone, and I may refer to the story with help for some solves that only work 'in context' (Some of the books secrets are found in story), I cannot find any lasting appeal in the story beyond the hunt. So while it is largely worthwhile to pick up for the hunt alone, once, the hunt is over, the only hope of sales, is for those dedicated 'trovers' who do it for the fun, rather than the reward. And while I experience/appreciate this feeling, if you're going to be a 'treasure hunter' why look for treasure long since taken?

Michael Stadther, Secrets of the Alchemist Dar (Treasure Trove, Inc., 2006)

The A Treasure's Trove crowd is back with another big treasure hunt, and another chapter in the story of Zac, Anna, and Pook, as well, of course as Alchemist Dar, the new leader of the imprisoned (at the start of the book, anyway) dark fairies. Dar has a plan to kill the good fairies and steal the Rings of Eternal Life they wear around their necks (and why, may I ask, do they wear them around their necks and not on their fingers?). Zac, Ana, Pook, and the forest militia have to find a way to stop him-- but how?

Treasure-hunt books are not all that rare, actually; what is rare is a treasure-hunt book that stays around long after the treasure has been found. In order to pen one of those, you need to make sure the treasure aspect of the book isn't what carries it, because the treasure is nothing more than a gimmick to get people to read the book-- or that's all it should be. All too often, it becomes the only thing that makes the book worthwhile-- thus dooming the book to an abbreviated shelf life and an eternity of obscurity. And, like A Treasure's Trove before it, Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is exactly that kind of book-- there's a story here, but it's not nearly detailed enough to stand on its own, and the underlying characters lack any real depth to hold a person's interest for longer than they will spend looking for the treasure.

(For the record, as far as I know, only one treasure-hunt book published in my lifetime is still widely read: Ellen Raskin's 1978 Newbery-medal winner The Westing Game.) ** ½