Got An 'Orb Of Chatham' Question? Let Our Experts Answer It
posted by bob at 11:15 AM
Saturday, May 07, 2005
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- Name: bob
- Location: Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
Bob Staake is a freelance illustrator and children's book author. His clients include The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, TIME magazine, MAD, Random House, Cartoon Network, Hallmark Cards and countless others. He lives and works on the elbow of Cape Cod.
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14 Comments:
This book looks amazing, but how does it end? Is the story real or based on real events? When does it come out in stores?
FASCINATING idea! It is so simple, but clearly is much deeper than the art or the book can convey. I will most definitely order this book. The question I have is about how the book contains clues? What do the clues solve -- and is there a solution to this story?
Peace,
Janice
Just checked on Amazon.co.uk and seems like it's not listed yet.
Will the book be available in the UK ?
It looks to be in the grand tradition of Edward Gorey, a personal favourite.
Love the spooky sounds - very unsettling. This sort of web - text crossover is just my sort of thing.
Love it!
Geo Blogs (UK)
Geo: Here's the answer from Katie at Commonwealth Editions:
Anyone in the world can order 'The Orb Of Chatham' directly from Commonwealth Editions for $14.95 USD. We ship in a global priority envelope which would cost an additional $9 USD for shipping. You can pre-pay with a credit card. We expect to receive the book June 2.
If you go to OrbOfChatham.com, just click on the BUY link.
Hope that helps!
Mirekina:
First off, we commend your dilligence, but don't give up -- when you unlock the hidden code, you'll be rewarded with more bizarre information about The Orb of Chatham than you can imagine. The five cryptic riddles are intended to be anything BUT easy, yet if you study them carefully, you'll unlock the answers. Look at each riddle while you gaze at the artwork -- and carefully study each word in each riddle. Some people solve the five riddles in five minutes, others in five days -- but the fact that you're engaged with the book is a wonderful thing. When you DO unlock the code (and you will), please email me and tell me how you solved it.
Good luck!
Bob Staake
Hi Guru/Darthmarc:
We have every reason to believe that you'll unlock the code -- just like you did the first time. It's very easy if you stick with the clues. Besides, what fun is solving a mystery with cheat codes and other shortcuts. Rise to the occassion!
If you're tired and confused, that could be the final step before elated and successful.
tired (and confused):
congrats. see, all it takes is a little hard work and the implosion of gray matter. yes, in 1995 i bought the house from which one of the witnesses, isabel porter, viewed the orb. it is the house depicted on the page showing the orb "rolling eerily down Main Street". your friends are right -- we have a 600lb, 5' tall iron replica of the 'orb of chatham' on our property. when you're in chatham, feel free to stop by and see it.
dear tired (now elated):
since you've cracked the hidden code, take a very careful look at the map that's printed on the endpapers of 'the orb of chatham'. see anything "unusual"? yes, the answer was there before your eyes the ENTIRE time!
I think i'm having some trouble with the first riddle I mean what does the word soul supposed to mean in that sentance? And in riddle 3 The sound of thehour it peals in the night i understand that but not this number you add to the box at the right.
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the endpapers for 'the orb of chatham' feature a vintage map of chatham. once you determine the numerical answer that unlocks the mystery of the website, look at the map -- and you'll notice an encrypted allusion to the number "hidden" in the map -- though it is hardly hidden.
i haven't yet ulocked the code and i still can't find the numbers on the vintage map of the book
What do the souls mean in riddle 1?
What box is the number added to in riddle 3?
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