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73-444: Da Vinci is a book information magazine that introduces new publications, popular books and comics. The magazine also features essays by famous people, reader-submitted columns, questionnaires, special features on the relationship between the world and books from a new perspective, and a wide range of information on new paperbacks, new books, and new comics. It also includes information on approaching authors for book signings. Da Vinci

146-449: A doomsday device . Traumatized by her betrayal, Amy hides in her own mind, blocking out the real world. Dan decides that the team should go to Attleboro. He believes that to combat a doomsday device, he needs the serum which he recently created, and he drinks an unknown liquid an Ekaterina scientist manufactures. Day of Doom is the sixth and final book in the Cahills vs. Vespers series. It

219-517: A kabushiki gaisha , as well as retired the Pokémon anime series on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. It had a record label, Pikachu Records, that produced Pokémon CDs and Pokémon soundtracks in Japan from 1997 to 2012. Most Pokémon albums in Japan came from Pikachu Records during this period. It was retired when Media Factory

292-478: A Clue. The Maze of Bones is the first book in the series, written by Rick Riordan and published on September 9, 2008. It is 220 pages long. Amy and Dan's grandmother, Grace Cahill, changes her will shortly before her death. At her funeral, her lawyer, William McIntyre, gives Dan, Amy, and some of their other relatives, a choice between one million dollars and a chance to participate in the Clue hunt. Amy and Dan enter

365-477: A Janus vial left by British mountaineer George Mallory . They battle Eisenhower Holt and Ian Kabra over a partial serum. Ian falls, and Amy sacrifices the serum to save him. When Dan thinks they had lost the clue, Amy shows him the poem on a silk fabric they found in Beijing and tells him the next clue is silk. They realize that a formula on the silk means that four partial serums add up to one master serum. Dan shows Amy

438-636: A Tomas stronghold, and the Holts chase them. They think the clue is diamond, as do the Kabras. As Dan and Amy leave South Africa, the Kabras capture them. Flying Grace's old plane The Flying Lemur , the Cahill siblings escape with a vial of green liquid. During a quarrel, the vial breaks, and the green liquid, a Kabra poison, spills onto Dan's arm. To save him, they fly to Grace Cahill's home in Madagascar, where they find out that

511-515: A Vesper agent. Cahills vs. Vespers is the second series in The 39 Clues franchise. It revolves around the now united Cahill family fighting the Vespers. The Medusa Plot is the first book in the series. It was written by Gordon Korman and published on August 30, 2011. Two years after the Clue hunt, all who succeeded in finding Gideon's serum recipe have united. The feud between the Cahills has ended, and

584-485: A clue. A book in Alistair's secret library leads them to a mountain called Pukhansan . The group finds an entrance to a cave that uses the coin. The cave hides Hideyoshi's treasure, and the third clue, gold. Dan decodes an anagram and tricks the Kabras, who escape and seal everyone else in the cave. Alistair is presumed to be dead, but turns out he faked it. After escaping, Dan, Amy, and Nellie head for Egypt, as truly hinted in

657-629: A collection of works including the winning work) was published by Media Factory (now KADOKAWA) . Other than the Grand Prize, the cash prizes were 200,000 yen for the Excellence Award and Reader's Award, and 100,000 yen for the Editor-in-Chief's Special Award. The contest ended with the 7th edition in 2012, and the Da Vinci "Story of Books" Grand Prize was established as the successor prize, limiting

730-463: A deserted island on the Nile. Some local fishermen save them and return them to Egypt. They find the fourth clue, half a gram of myrrh, through a Sakhet statue Grace left them. They barely escape with Nellie and their cat Saladin's help in the search. The Black Circle is the fifth book in the series. It was written by Patrick Carman and published on August 11, 2009. It is 190 pages long. After receiving

803-537: A distraction to get into the train for Lucerne, Switzerland , where Vesper One is sending them for their next mission: find the De Virga world map . From information translated from German de Virga map archives, Amy concludes that they have to search Neuschwanstein Castle . Amy and Dan find a black notebook owned by Sparrow, a.k.a. Jane Sperling, at the castle. Inside is a note that leads to the de Virga map. Analysis comes from

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876-479: A hint for their next destination. The Sword Thief is the third book in the series. It was written by Peter Lerangis and published on March 3, 2009. A pair of tungsten swords from Venice leads Amy, Dan, and Nellie to Japan for a clue related to Japanese warrior Toyotomi Hideyoshi . Teaming up with Alistair Oh and the Kabras, the three follow a trail of clues to Korea, where they stay at Alistair's house. The Kabras have an interesting coin which they think might be

949-425: A lizard Nellie holds in a photo. Dan has gathered seventeen ingredients of the thirty-nine for his own master serum. He has also been receiving texts from a Vesper claiming to be his father, so he texts back a question to confirm this and is shocked that the answer is correct. Shatterproof is the fourth book in the series. It was written by Roland Smith and published on September 4, 2012. Amy and Dan must steal

1022-418: A museum. Ian and Natalie Kabra attack them and play Mozart's first harpsichord with the clue, which is a few pages from Nannerl's diary that were cut out. However, the fifth note triggers a booby trap that knocks Ian out. Natalie gets hit with a dart from her dart gun that Dan throws at her. He and Amy find the second clue, tungsten , by playing the piece correctly, and finding a pair of tungsten Japanese swords,

1095-629: A plot line. It is 238 pages long. The first describes Cahill ancestor Gideon's discovery of the master serum and betrayal by his friend and first Vesper, Damien Vesper. The second recounts the life of Gideon's daughter, Madeleine, and her attempt to reunite the Cahill family, protect her father's ring, and outwit Damien Vesper from acquiring it. The third tells of Grace's first mission to Casablanca, as she competes against Vesper agent General George S. Patton to retrieve Gideon's ring. The fourth passage describes Amy and Dan's retrieval of Gideon's ring that Grace bequeathed to Amy, while escaping Casper Wyoming,

1168-453: A stale orb, an anagram for astrolabe . They fly to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to find the astrolabe. Atticus escapes, and Dan suspects that his father murdered William McIntyre and is Vesper One. Ian goes to New York, suspecting Isabel to be Vesper One, and Isabel manipulates him into staying by saying that the other Cahills are not his friends. The hostages are rumored to be in Argentina because of

1241-409: A telegram from the mysterious "NRR", Dan and Amy leave for Russia. Upon their arrival, another hint from NRR leads them to a credit card and false passports belonging to their dead parents. NRR states she is Nataliya Ruslanova Radova, the daughter of Anastasia Romanov, a Cahill. She escaped to live with a low profile. A blood disorder stops her from joining the Clue hunt. Amy and Dan make an alliance with

1314-660: Is 327 pages long. All the Cahills go to the Globe Theater in London and fight over a note. Amy and Dan get most of the note, while others come out with nothing or a little hint. All the teams dig up a grave which leads them to the Cahill island at the home of the founder, Gideon Cahill. They go through a gauntlet with a series of questions for each of the branch members. Isabel Kabra captures them and threatens to kill their loved ones if they do not reveal their clues. She gets them to reveal their clues by threatening their loved ones and makes

1387-576: Is an anagram of Damien Vesper, the founder of the Vespers. Dan learns that Isabel had been posing as his father and sending the text messages. Isabel kidnaps Atticus, steals the serum in Dan's bag, and escapes. Amy discovers that Isabel modified the coordinates etched on the compass's reverse. The location of the hostages and the Machina Fini Mundi turns out to be on the Rocky Mountains . The Vespers move

1460-507: Is based on readers' vote. Media Factory Media Factory ( メディアファクトリー , Mediafakutorī ) , formerly known as Media Factory, Inc. ( 株式会社メディアファクトリー , Kabushiki gaisha Mediafakutorī ) , doing business as Media Factory , was a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing . The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd. , based in Shibuya , Tokyo . Media Factory

1533-420: Is not simply based on sales order, but on the votes of "book connoisseurs" such as book critics, bookstore employees, da Vinci survey members, and reading meter users from all over Japan each year 4000-6000 people participate. According to Media Factory, the ranking has a high degree of credibility, and its influence is increasing every year, as the grand prize winning titles are labeled as award-winning titles on

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1606-419: Is says " EAST END OF ISLAND. CAVE.". Meanwhile, Natalie Kabra recounts how she had been experiencing nightmares for a week about Dan and Amy almost dying while being pushed to a propeller by her mother Isabel, and there is no sound except for laughter. The Cahills find a Tomas bear claw in the cave. However, Amy is injured when the tide comes in and she hits her head on rocks. Soon, the group decides to head out of

1679-428: Is written by David Baldacci and published on March 5, 2013. Continuing from the last chapter of Trust No One , Dan drinks the "serum" that he made with the help of an Ekaterina scientist, but Amy reveals that she replaced the real serum with a mixture of vegetables. Amy tells Dan that Isabel Kabra is Vesper Two, not Vesper One, and that she is flying to Washington, D.C. Following a clue from Astrid, Amy and Dan go to

1752-636: The Franklin Institute . There, the Starling Triplets are seriously injured in an explosion, set off by the Holts, who were trying to kill Amy and Dan Cahill. There, Dan and Amy discover Benjamin Franklin had hidden a clue in Paris . After convincing their au pair , Nellie, to chaperone their trip, Amy and Dan travel to Paris, where they follow a trail of cyphers and traps that lead them to the catacombs under

1825-575: The Golden Jubilee diamond from Berlin 's Pergamon Museum to keep Vesper One from killing a Cahill. The Diamond is too well protected, but they escape from security. Vesper One reveals that they were merely a distraction, and he has what he needs. He tells them to find the "Apology", a Roman article written by a soldier. Jonah, Hamilton, and Erasmus work on tracking down Luna Amato, a Vesper, for information on William McIntyre's murder. Luna kills Erasmus, but Jonah kills her. The hostages try to escape, but

1898-466: The National Museum of Natural History , which houses the largest collection of Lewis and Clark items. On the train, Vesper One sends them a video of the hostages. Atticus realizes that Ted is blinking Morse code and decodes the message: Riley McGrath is Vesper One. At the museum, they find out that Isabel wanted to see Lewis and Clark's compass. Dan sees numbers and letters scratched onto the back of

1971-795: The Shaolin Monastery and the Terracotta Army in search of clues, but Dan leaves his temporary alliance with Jonah after Jonah's mother, Cora Wizard, leader of the Janus, gets involved. During this confrontation with Cora, Dan accidentally reveals to the Wizards that he and Amy are Madrigals. Meanwhile, Nellie and Amy search the Great Wall of China for clues. Dan and Amy reunite in Tingri, China , and fly up to Mount Everest in an experimental helicopter where they find

2044-608: The Unstoppable series. It was written by Natalie Standiford. The cover features a broken Mayan artifact, as the book primarily takes place in Tikal, Guatemala . In London, England, J. Rutherford Pierce meets with the Queen of the United Kingdom. However, his wife Debi Ann curtsies when Pierce told her not to, and Pierce later breaks one of the Queen's teacups while experiencing a tremor due to

2117-574: The Bahamas to Jamaica. At the Montego Bay airport, they find a hotel and settle in. Following a lead, they head to Spanish Town, and continue the hunt. They also meet a historian and librarian, Lester, and his grandma, Miss Alice. They learn that Nellie's family has been connected with the Cahills in many ways. They head out to the Port Royal excavation site with Lester, and find a box Grace donated that can fit

2190-490: The Bahamas. Dan enjoys the rides for two hours, and then meets up with Nellie and Amy. Amy tells Dan about the Jolly Codger Pirate's Cove Tour, which takes tourists on a boat to islands frequented by famous pirates. Amy and Dan reluctantly agree when Nellie says that she is going with them. When the tour docks at a cove, the first mate gives Amy and Dan a piece of paper with a message on it. They decode it and find out that

2263-636: The Cahill Command Center about the notes: they refer to a Johannes Kepler book recovered from the castle. The Cahills go to the book's current location at the Library of Philosophy and Cosmology in Prague but cannot enter without a reference. After going to Sedlec Ossuary on a hunch from the Command Center, they discover a Vesper One report on a flash drive and the initials AJT, Arthur Josiah Trent, carved on

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2336-728: The Cahill family has shaped most of world history and contained most famous historical figures. The Janus branch contains most famous artists and writers, the Ekaterina branch’s skills are science and invention, the Tomas have lots of strength, and the Lucians are master spies, strategists, and leaders. Amy and Dan pursue the Clues while evading the sabotage of other Cahills. Each book chronicles one location which Amy, Dan, and their au pair Nellie Gomez travel to and focuses on one historical character associated with

2409-521: The Clue hunt, competing against more experienced Clue hunters: the Holt family, Alistair Oh, the Starling Triplets, the Kabras, Jonah Wizard, and Irina Spasky. Dan, Amy, and Alistair Oh find a hidden library in Grace's house. The mansion burns down shortly after, due to the Holts. Fortunately, the Cahills and Alistair make it out on time along with Saladin, Grace's cat. Pursuing the clue hidden in Grace's library leads to

2482-566: The Colosseum that was designed by a Janus named Caravaggio, if they fail Vesper One will kill the hostages. A King's Ransom is the second book in the series. It was written by Jude Watson and published on December 6, 2011. Amy and Dan are in Santa Maria Novella train station in Florence when they come across a girl named Vanessa Mallory, who is Cheyenne Wyoming in disguise, and use her as

2555-544: The Falls, a second attack occurs, and a blow dart coated with curare hits Dan, but a nearby doctor saves him from the poison. They realize Isabel Kabra orchestrated the attacks and that there will be one more. A taxi driver takes them to Mabu Thermas Hotel and Spa and sees Dan's new wallpaper on his laptop, one of the "plumbing pictures" in the Voynich . At the spa, they meet LaCher Siffright, who has Folio 74. LaCher protects Atticus from

2628-556: The Holts, and discover the Amber Room. Revealing the next clue, amber. In Too Deep is the sixth book in the series. It was written by Jude Watson (who also wrote Beyond the Grave ) and published on November 3, 2009. It is 168 pages long. Dan and Amy head to Sydney, Australia, to learn about what their parents knew about the 39 Clues from their dad's cousin, Shepard Trent. They discover that Ian and Natalie's mother, Isabel Kabra, has joined

2701-575: The Rosenblooms' mother, Astrid), Atticus remembers something that his mom said to him before dying: Missing Voynich with LaCher. Vesper One streams a video of Nellie, telling them of Alistair's death. They check Astrid Rosenbloom's email for clues about the folio's location. A coded email directs them to the Iguazu Falls in Brazil. During a capoeira performance, a capoeirista "accidentally" injures Atticus. At

2774-404: The Vespers stop them. Phoenix, a hostage and Jonah Wizard's cousin, falls off a cliff. Before they escape, Casper and Cheyenne inform Amy and Dan of Phoenix's death, causing Amy to blame Ian. Meanwhile, Phoenix is revealed to have survived the fall, and escapes. Trust No One is the fifth and penultimate book in the series. It was written by Linda Sue Park , the author of Storm Warning , and

2847-433: The adventures of two siblings, Amy and Dan Cahill, who discover that their family has been, and still is, the most influential family in history. The first story arc concerns Dan and Amy's quest to find the 39 Clues, which are ingredients to a serum that can create the most powerful person on Earth. This series' primary audience is age 9–14. Since the release of the first novel, The Maze of Bones , on September 9, 2008,

2920-467: The anagram. Beyond the Grave is the fourth book in the series. It was written by Jude Watson and published on June 2, 2009. It is 156 pages long. Dan, Amy, and Nellie arrive in the Hotel Excelsior, a stronghold bought by Bae Oh, Alistair's uncle. Bae finds them in the hotel's stronghold and traps them. Nellie finds them and sets them free with the help of Saladin. Jonah Wizard later traps them in

2993-542: The book's cover and in stores. The Da Vinci Electronic Book Award (Da Vinci Densho Seitaisho) is a media award for electronic books established in 2011 by Media Factory Inc. (now KADOKAWA ) Since 2012, it has been known as the E-Book Award. All e-book titles distributed during the last year are eligible. The grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of one million yen. The e-book awards are given to e-books and e-comics in all genres except for adult titles distributed in

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3066-782: The books have gained popularity, positive reception, and commercial success. As of July 2010 , the book series has about 8.5 million copies in print and has been translated into 24 languages. The publisher of the books is Scholastic Press in the United States. Steven Spielberg acquired film rights to the series in June 2008, and a film based on the books was set to be released in 2016, but, as of May 2024, production has not yet started. The series also originated tie-in merchandise, including collectible cards and an interactive Internet game. The first series revolves around orphans Amy and Dan Cahill, who discover upon their grandmother's death that

3139-413: The box. They figure out that on the strip they found is an unfolded Möbius strip . Amy inserts the strip to the final slit and the box springs open. It contains a poem by Madeleine Cahill (the fifth child of Gideon and Olivia Cahill, unbeknownst to all but Olivia) and the clue of mace. The mystery man reveals his true identity as Fiske Cahill, Amy and Dan's grand-uncle and Grace's younger brother. He reveals

3212-478: The city. There they find the co-ordinates for an old church etched into skulls. At the church, they find a painting of the four Cahill ancestors, Luke, Jane, Katherine, and Thomas. They also find the clue wrapped around a vial of the Lucian serum. Then, Ian Kabra steals the vial. Amy manages to hide the paper with Dan. After a bit of brainstorming, Dan solves the puzzle and discovers the clue: " iron solute", an anagram for

3285-532: The clue is aloe, and that their parents were Madrigals, an organization Amy and Dan have learned to fear, meaning that they themselves are Madrigals. The Emperor's Code is the eighth book in the series. It was written by Gordon Korman and published on April 6, 2010. It is 190 pages long. Amy and Dan go to China to find the next clue. After searching for clues in Tiananmen Square , Dan runs off after an argument. Dan eventually works with Jonah and they visit

3358-628: The compass. Evan and Ian receive a call from Phoenix from a motel in Washington state and head there with Hamilton and Jonah, whom Sandy, Casper, and Cheyenne follow. Disguised as a waitress, Cheyenne forces them into a van, taking them to the Rocky Mountains. Dan decides to take a train to the Cascade Mountain Range , where they believe the hostages and the Machina Fini Mundi are. Atticus grows suspicious of Dave and finds out that Dave Speminer

3431-474: The content to "stories related to books. The Da Vinci "Book Story" Grand Prize (Da Vinci Real Story) is the successor to the Da Vinci Literature Award, which ended with the 7th edition in 2012. It launched in 2013, The prize is limited to "stories related to books," and invites entries of 250 to 350 pages of 400-character manuscript paper. The winner will receive a cash prize of one million yen, and

3504-461: The diary from Jonah’s hotel room. The diary leads them to Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace, but their search there ends when an explosion causes a cave-in. Amy and Dan think it was caused by the mysterious man in black, who has been at every major disaster that has happened to them. However, they later find out that the explosion was caused by Alistair Oh. In revenge for this, they put a tracker which had been planted on Saladin into Alistair's cane, while he

3577-431: The end of the book, they suspect that Nellie is spying on them for someone else. The Viper's Nest is the seventh book in the series. It was written by Peter Lerangis and published on February 2, 2010. It is 206 pages long. The morning after the fire that killed Irina Spasky, Dan and Amy discover that Irina had written down a song, which points them to their next destination: Pretoria , South Africa . They infiltrate

3650-534: The existence of the Madrigal branch, a previously unknown part of the Cahill family, and grants them and Nellie active Madrigal status (Nellie was the first non-blood related Madrigal to ever join). After reading the poem, Dan concludes that the siblings' next stop is England. Into the Gauntlet is the tenth and penultimate book in the series. It was written by Margaret Peterson Haddix and published on August 31, 2010. It

3723-450: The family unites to battle a new enemy: the Vespers, a secret organization led by Vesper One, who have been the Cahills' enemies since the time of their ancestor Gideon. Members of the Cahill family are kidnapped and will only be returned if Dan and Amy follow Vesper One's instructions. Amy and Dan are instructed by Vesper One to find a painting called the Medusa which leads them to a maze under

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3796-519: The final piece. The device activates, but Isabel destroys it. Damien melts into the device, causing an explosion, which kills Damien and Isabel. In the aftermath, Amy, Sinead, and Dan discuss how they will return to their normal lives. Unstoppable is the third series in The 39 Clues franchise. It was revealed in Publishers Weekly on October 25, 2012. Jude Watson wrote the story arc for the series. The first novel, Nowhere to Run by Jude Watson,

3869-707: The hostages from the Cascades to the Rockies. En route, the hostages break free and incapacitate Sandy, Casper, and Cheyenne and meet up with Amy, Dan, Atticus, and Jake. They find the Machina Fini Mundi and battle the Vespers. The Vespers fatally shoot Evan, while the device electrocutes and kills Natalie. Amy turns the Machina Fini Mundi into a giant electromagnet. When the Vespers come, the device disarms and electrocutes them. Sandy and Damien arrive and hand out stone weapons. Isabel, having drunk Dan's serum and seeking revenge for her children, arrives and tries to stop Damien from inserting

3942-416: The hunt. Isabel tries to feed Amy to sharks, but Hamilton Holt foils her plot. The siblings survive Isabel's second assassination attempt and follow a clue to Krakatau (the ring of fire), where they meet Alistair. Isabel sets fire to their hut. But, Irina Spasky dies while saving Amy, Dan and Alistair. After the fire, Alistair shows Dan and Amy a poem by Robert Cahill Henderson, revealing the clue, water. Near

4015-414: The lead to the second clue from Amy, Dan, and Nellie, only to find it torn to shreds by Saladin. Luckily, Dan had already stored it in his photographic memory, and he copies it down on a tissue after they leave. They go to Mozart's house and sneak down to the library to find the diary of Mozart 's sister, Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart , only to discover that Jonah Wizard had stolen it. However, they steal back

4088-542: The locket he found at a Shaolin temple, which contains an inscription of the name of the pirate Anne Bonnie . They decide their next destination is the Caribbean. Storm Warning is the ninth book in the series. It was written by Linda Sue Park and published on May 25, 2010. It is 190 pages long. Amy and Dan continue their hunt in the Bahamas and Jamaica. They distrust Nellie after discovering that she works for William McIntyre. First, they go to Oceanus, an amusement park in

4161-471: The map in the book. In Rome, a Vesper dressed like a waiter kills William McIntyre, who leaves a secret message in his shoe before he dies. Back in Prague, Amy and Dan tell Atticus what they are doing, and Atticus reveals his involvement as a Guardian, a separate family allied with the Cahills. Dan connects Il Milione and the map to Samarkand , Uzbekistan - their next destination. Vesper One asks them to drop off

4234-413: The objects they collected. They cannot open the box. They are then chased by Isabel's thugs. Lester, who had the box, leads them into quicksand, but gets stuck himself, and drowns. Afterwards, the siblings quit the hunt. Instead of driving them to the airport, Nellie stops at Moore town and gives the box to the infamous "Man In Black", who had been following Dan and Amy, he gives the siblings one hour to open

4307-650: The package at the Astronomical Tower, near the statue of Jan Hus . They do, but the Vespers kidnap Atticus, who followed them. Vesper One now knows Dan and Amy have been hiding Marco Polo's epilogue and explains that Atticus was the price of keeping it from him. Minutes later, AJT sends another message to Dan's phone. The Dead of Night is the third book in the series. It was written by Peter Lerangis and published on March 6, 2012. The Vespers have Atticus Rosenbloom and will kill him if Dan and Amy do not comply with their demands. Vesper One commands Amy and Dan to find

4380-431: The previous year, and are based on an original bestseller ranking based on annual sales data from 21 e-bookstores. This year's awards are the fourth in the series. This year marks the fourth time it has been held. The aim is to keep e-books boom from declining hence a bestseller award. It stopped after 2014. Selection method: Original best seller from annual sales data of e-bookstores' aggregate rankings. The readers prize

4453-401: The serum and build an army for world domination. Nellie disguises herself as a chemist to be hired by Pierce and rescue Sammy from Trilon Laboratories. Breakaway is the second book in the series. It was written by Jeff Hirsch. It documents the continuing struggle between the Cahills and Pierce. It also documents deteriorating relations between the Cahills. Countdown is the third book in

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4526-494: The serum, but Amy smashes the serum over Isabel's head, knocking her out. The last clue is the serum formula, which Dan memorizes, but no one wants it anymore. Amy and Dan reunite the Cahills, who are all going to have different lives now. They go back to their normal lives, each earning two million dollars. Vespers Rising is the eleventh and final book in the original series, published on April 5, 2011. Rick Riordan , Peter Lerangis , Gordon Korman , and Jude Watson each penned

4599-416: The third attack: a man who throws a knife and a skewer at Atticus. They find the folio and realize that Archimedes plays a part in the Vespers' master plan. They suspect Isabel to be Vesper One and ask Hamilton and Jonah to find out more about Archimedes. Amy is tricked into giving Vesper One Gideon's ring, which Grace entrusted her with. They find out the Vespers' master plan: to build the Machina Fini Mundi,

4672-427: The wall, which shocks Dan because Arthur Josiah Trent was their father. Erasmus, a fellow Cahill, explains that Arthur was initiated into the Vespers but later cut off ties with them. After receiving an email from the library saying they can go, Dan and Amy enter the Library of Philosophy, they bump into Jake and Atticus, who help the siblings. Inside, Katja Mavel, the library director, gives them what they want. They find

4745-456: The winning story will be published by Media Factory (now KADOKAWA).There are also prizes for excellence, readers' prizes, and special prizes. The final selection is made not only by the editorial department, but also by 100 readers' judges and bookstore staff, making it a unique literary award in its selection method. The "Da Vinci" Book of the Year is an annual ranking that started in 2001. The ranking

4818-404: The word "resolution". There is also a secret piece of sheet music. Amy's internet searches lead to the probable location of the second Clue: Vienna , the home of the famous Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . One False Note , the second book in the series, was written by Gordon Korman and published on December 2, 2008. It is 174 pages long. En route to Vienna, the Holts try to steal

4891-515: The world. Using the serum he makes himself a media empire, which he uses to attack Amy and Dan's reputation. This makes the siblings to go to a safehouse in Ireland where they find a book written by Gideon's wife Olivia, which contains the serum's antidote. Friends and family help Amy and Dan go to Troy where they find six whiskers of an Anatolian leopard , the antidote's first ingredient. Meanwhile, Pierce kidnaps Sammy, as part of his plan to mass-produce

4964-459: Was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to fansubs of any anime produced by the company. On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation for ¥8,000,000,000. Media Factory also has a monthly manga magazine, Monthly Comic Alive , and its own light novel imprint, MF Bunko J . Media Factory also holds the license for the distribution of The 39 Clues in Japan. Media Factory ceased being

5037-405: Was previously owned by Media Factory . Kadokawa has acquired Media Factory since then. The Da Vinci Prize for Literature was a newcomer's literary prize offered by Media Factory's (now KADOKAWA ) magazine Da Vinci , accepting novels of 100 to 200 pages in 400-character manuscript paper. Any genre of work was acceptable. The winner received a cash prize of one million yen, and the winning work (or

5110-518: Was published in 2013, followed by Breakaway by Jeff Hirsch , Countdown by Natalie Standiford , and the last book, Flashpoint by Gordon Korman, in 2014. Nowhere to Run is the first book in the series. It was written by Jude Watson. J. Rutherford Pierce, a presidential candidate, attacks Amy and Dan and steals the serum from the safekeeper, Sammy Mourad (a Cahill student who made the serum with Dan in Trust No One ), to use its power to conquer

5183-532: Was published on December 4, 2012. The novel features Isabel and takes place in Brazil . Vesper One tells Amy and Dan to go to Yale and steal the Voynich Manuscript , Folio 74. Evan finds out that Sinead is Vesper Three. She blocks Evan's messages, but Amy finds out, and the two fight before Sinead flees. Amy then apologizes to Ian, and they find that the folio is missing. After meeting Dave Speminer (a friend of

5256-806: Was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation. On August 17, 2021, the website for Media Factory was officially closed with a notice directing readers to Kadokawa's website for future products and services. The following anime and manga titles are associated with Kadokawa Corporation / Media Factory The 39 Clues The 39 Clues is a series of adventure novels written by a collaboration of authors, including Rick Riordan , Gordon Korman , Peter Lerangis , Jude Watson , Patrick Carman , Linda Sue Park , Margaret Peterson Haddix , Roland Smith , David Baldacci , Jeff Hirsch, Natalie Standiford, C. Alexander London, Sarwat Chadda and Jenny Goebel. It consists of five series, The Clue Hunt , Cahills vs. Vespers , Unstoppable , Doublecross , and Superspecial . They chronicle

5329-400: Was sleeping. Dan, Amy, and Nellie then go to Venice, where Dan and Amy sneak into the Janus stronghold and steal a very important lead from the Janus and escape, only to be kidnapped by the Kabras later. The Kabras let them go, finding nothing on them. Luckily, Dan and Amy had hidden the lead in a pillow on a boat shortly before being kidnapped by the Kabras. They retrieve the lead and sneak into

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