Michael Stadther (February 17, 1952 - January 30, 2018) was an author best known for his book A Treasure's Trove: A Fairy Tale about Real Treasure for Parents and Children of All Ages. Treasure Trove, Inc. was incorporated to distribute the book. [1] A sequel to A Treasure's Trove, called Secrets of the Alchemist Dar was released in September, 2006. After the success of A Treasure's Trove, other ventures including robotic editing were started to help self-published authors. Treasure Trove, Inc. was put into bankruptcy in 2007 in a dispute with its distributor, Simon and Schuster. [2] Stadther lived in Pound Ridge, New York with his wife of 25 years, Helen Demetrios at the time the two books were published. [3] He died in Coronado, California on January 30th, 2018, at the age of 65. [4]
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A Treasure's Trove: A Fairy Tale About Real Treasure for Parents and Children of All Ages is an illustrated children's book written by Michael Stadther and published in 2004 by Treasure Trove Inc, which he incorporated to do so. The "real treasure" was found by deciphering clues in the book that led to fourteen tokens that could be turned in for unique jewels, each representing an insect or character from the book, or a cash prize representing one third of the jewel's value. Initially, it was reported that there were twelve jewels, however, it subsequently emerged that there were fourteen prizes. In 2005, it was reported that film rights for A Treasure's Trove had been acquired by Cruise/Wagner Productions, however, apart from a reported trailer being in development in the New York Times, there has been no further news.
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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, the book includes hidden puzzles for an scavenger hunt with one hundred rings as prizes. The book is a sequel to A Treasure's Trove, another armchair treasure hunt and contains the same characters, although the author has stated at book signings that the puzzles in the two books are not connected.
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