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The Shadows Cipher Contest

Something is hidden inside Shadows.Buried in the pages of Daniel’s unraveling story is a message waiting to be found. It is not printed plainly. It is not explained outright. It is there for the readers who notice the wrong things, follow the cracks, and listen when the house begins to whisper.Find the cipher. Solve the message. Submit your answer.The house is watching.


How It Works

Read Shadows by Haakin Fried.Somewhere within the book, a hidden message has been placed. Readers who discover the cipher can submit their answer through the form below.Correct entries will be entered into the Shadows Cipher Contest prize draw.


PRIZE

One winner will receive a signed Fractured Veil fantasy trilogy bundle, an Iron Forge Books hat, a custom dragon page holder, and additional Iron Forge extras.Prize details may vary depending on availability.


Rules

One entry per person. Contest open to residents of Canada only.Entries must include the correct hidden message from Shadows and must be submitted as a photo of the answer written on the back cipher page found in the paperback edition.The winner will be selected from correct entries after the contest closes and will be notified by email.Solver names may be listed on the Finders of the Truth Wall, which will remain on the contest page after the contest ends.This contest is run independently by Iron Forge Books and is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Amazon, Goodreads, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or any other third-party platform.


Submit Your Answer

Think you found what was hidden?Submit your name, email, province or territory, and the hidden message you found using the form below.Then email a photo of your completed cipher page to [email protected] with the subject line Shadows Cipher Entry.


Finders of the Truth

Haakin Fried - Alberta


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