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Secret | Sean Kelly, Byron Preiss, Ted Mann
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The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People-the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands-fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now...Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all.Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.
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Patchshank
The Secret | Byron Preiss
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Who wants to go on a treasure hunt? The Secret by Byron Preiss was published in 1982. It contains clues to 12 treasure boxes hidden in the US and Canada. So far only 3 boxes have been found.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(treasure_hunt)

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FantasyChick
The Secret | Byron Preiss
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Well Littens, I've fallen down the rabbit hole. Don't bother trying to find me, just send food and drink every now and then. I'll be fine.
I should have known when the bf told me I NEEDED to watch this episode of Destination Unknown...it was a trick.
#booksandtreasure #thesecret #rabbithole #ishouldntwatchtv

SMayWrites Ahh!!! I saw that episode! It led to three books being checked out from the library and a week of tentative planning for a trip we'll probably never make. 😅 Interesting though isn't it?!? 6y
LibrarianRyan That sounds very similar to Masquerade that I was reading about yesterday because it was mentioned in I love the thought of a real life treasure hunt that requires reading a book 6y
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kylienoele
The Secret | Byron Preiss
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Thank you for the tag @BookishBlonde12 💖💖
#FriyayIntro
1. I really can‘t choose! At the moment, blue or red! (Or yellow! Or green!)
2. Season 2 of Riverdale! So cheesy, but very aesthetically pleasing and fun!
3. The tagged book The Secret!! A real treasure hunt??? Sign me up!
4. Usually a bit of mustard!
5. Early birthday celebrating!! 🎊
@GypsyKat @KirstieE

Andrea4 Totally true about Riverdale! 6y
BookishBlonde12 Riverdale! 💕 Happy early Birthday!! (edited) 6y
GypsyKat I can never choose a favorite color! It‘s always so hard! 😂 6y
MemoirsForMe Happy almost birthday! 🤗🎉🎂🎈🎁 6y
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