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With Sequel to Best-Selling A Treasure's Trove, the New Hunt Begins For 100 Jeweled Rings, Including a US$1 Million Rare Red Diamond Ring: SECRETS OF THE ALCHEMIST DAR.


Co Author Michael Stadther Invites Readers to Join in World's Largest Public Treasure Hunt in History for Jeweled Rings Worth US$2 Million Co

NEW CANAAN New Canaan (kā`nən), town (1990 pop. 17,864), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled c.1700, inc. 1801. It is mainly a residential town and suburb of nearby New York City. Silvermine Guild Arts Center is located there. , Conn. -- The public will have the chance to join in a worldwide treasure hunt for jeweled rings worth more than US$2 million when the fantasy adventure book, Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, written and illustrated by Michael Stadther, goes on sale internationally today. This sequel to The New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Times bestselling book, A Treasure's Trove, will be simultaneously released on four continents with a treasure hunt twice as big as the one inspired by the originalCoand this time, it will be the world's largest public treasure hunt in history.

Anyone, anywhere in the world, who solves the clues concealed in the book's pages and meets all of the requirements in the Official Rules of Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, can get one of 100 rings designed by famed jeweler Aaron Basha.

Like Stadther's first book, Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, its sequel, is sure to appeal to children, families, college students and adults alike. Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is set in an enchanted en·chant  
tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants
1. To cast a spell over; bewitch.

2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm.
 world with Dark and Good Fairies, spells and eclipses, fortune and hidden treasures
For the short-lived cereal, see Hidden Treasures (cereal)


Hidden Treasures is an EP by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released in 1995.
. The story features the evil Alchemist Dar who wants his Dark Fairies to live forever; to accomplish this, he must steal the Good Fairies' Rings of Eternal Life. Using the mysterious Book of Dark Spells, Dar attempts to kill the Good Fairies and capture the rings.

The Treasure: Fairy Rings fairy rings

rings found in grassy meadows, once believed to have been produced by dancing fairies. [Br. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 345]

See : Ring, Magic
 with Rare Jewels

For Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, Michael Stadther worked with internationally renowned jeweler, Aaron Basha, to create a custom-designed collection of 100 jeweled rings valued together at over US$2 million.

The 100 Fairy Rings of Eternal Life contain rare, natural colored diamonds and include:

* One (1) extremely rare Red Diamond Fairy Ring fairy ring
n.
A circle of mushrooms in a grassy area, marking the periphery of perennial underground mycelial growth.



[From the belief that it is a dancing place for fairies.
 worth US$1 million;

* Three (3) Blue Diamond Fairy Rings worth US$120,000 each;

* Four (4) Yellow Diamond Fairy Rings worth US$50,000 each;

* Five (5) Pink Diamond Fairy Rings worth US$20,000 each, and

* Eighty-seven (87) Yellow Diamond Ladybug ladybug
 or ladybird beetle

Any of the approximately 5,000 widely distributed beetles of the family Coccinellidae. The name originated in the Middle Ages, when the beetle was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and called “beetle of Our Lady.
 Rings worth $5,500 each.

Book and Audiobook Available

The English-language version of Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is published by Treasure Trove TREASURE TROVE. Found treasure.
     2. This name is given to such money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, which having been hidden or concealed in the earth or other private place, so long that its owner is unknown, has been discovered by accident.
, Inc. and distributed by Simon Scribbles, a division of Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing. Translations in Spanish and Japanese will be posted on the Secrets of the Alchemist Dar website, www.alchemistdar.com. The Chinese translation of the book is published by China Children Press and Publication Group (CCPPG). Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is also available as an audiobook.

Five new children's activity and coloring books also are available to coincide with the release of Secrets of the Alchemist Dar. Each contains an age-appropriate hidden puzzle that will direct children to a clue in Secrets of the Alchemist Dar. Titles include:

* Doths in Danger

* Pook's Tale

* What Booger Knows

* Wings and Rings

* Zac's Forest Friends

A Treasure's Trove Puzzle Book Companion 2: 101 New! Puzzles, Clues, Maps, Tantalizing tan·ta·lize  
tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es
To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach.
 Tales and Stories of Real Treasure, also written and published by Stadther, is designed to get readers thinking like treasure hunters and acclimating them to seeing things they might not ordinarily notice. The Puzzle Book Companion also contains accounts of historical treasure hunts plus puzzles and brain teasers.

Secrets of the Alchemist Dar is available at retailers and online booksellers everywhere. For more information, please visit www.alchemistdar.com.

About A Treasure's Trove

A Treasure's Trove was first published on November 12, 2004 and rapidly climbed the nation's bestseller lists, where it remained for months, including reaching #2 on The New York Times Best Seller List (Children's Paperbacks) and #1 on Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers List (Children's Picture Books). Treasure Trove, Inc., Stadther's publishing company, sold the film rights to Cruise/Wagner in association with Paramount. For more information, visit www.atreasurestrove.com.

About The Jewels

The 100 Fairy Rings of Eternal Life - The Secrets of the Alchemist Dar's US$2 million treasure - were designed by internationally renowned jeweler Aaron Basha. Known for his collection of whimsical treasures and his mastery of designing with 18 karat karat

A measure of the purity of gold. Pure gold is indicated by the label 24 karat. See also fineness.
 gold, diamonds and colored enamel, Basha is all about family, customer service, keeping people young at heart, and putting smiles on people's faces. His name is internationally recognized for his signature jeweled Baby Shoes, Love Bugs, spectacular briolete diamond designs and a high-profile clientele which includes Demi Moore, Faith Hill, Britney Spears, Paula Abdul, Celine Dion, Catherine Zeta Jones and Lee Iacocca, to name a few.

The collection's appraiser A person selected or appointed by a competent authority or an interested party to evaluate the financial worth of property.

Appraisers are frequently appointed in probate and condemnation proceedings and are also used by banks and real estate concerns to determine the market
 is Don Palmieri, GG, ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and , Master Gemologist Appraiser. Palmieri is a jewelry appraiser, forensic expert, consultant and broker, and President of Gemological Appraisal Association, Inc. (publisher of Palmieri's Market Monitors([R]), Palmieri's GemNet and Gemological Appraisal Association Appraisal Manual). Palmieri produces an industry-exclusive guaranteed diamond grading certificate Grading Certificate

A document, issued by inspectors or approved graders, that formally signifies the quality of a commodity.

Notes:
The grading certificate is important, as many futures contracts permit a spread in the basis grade of a deliverable commodity.
 through Gem Certification & Appraisal Lab, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 (GCAL), an international forensic gemological certification and grading laboratory. GCAL employs some of the top experts in the diamond grading industry and is the only diamond grading company to offer diamond authentication and grading certificates that include photomicrographs of the diamond and direct assessment light performance of the diamond for brilliance and symmetry.

For further information on A Treasure's Trove and Secrets of the Alchemist Dar and to request interviews and images please email media@alchemistdar.com.
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