The Armchair Treasure Hunt Club
The Ultimate Quest

The Ultimate Quest was published in 2001 by Roland Oliver Ltd and is written by William Lynhope. A 68 page hardback book with black and white photographs and illustrations. ISBN 0 9540716 0 3.

Follow the quest of Simon Perceval and the Knights Templar before him for a prize guarded by a Keeper. Answer the Keeper's questions by following the codes and clues in the books and be the first to contact the grail keeper to claim an oak box containing a priceless replica of the coveted subject of the original ultimate quest.

This quest contains no element of chance - the questions must be answered using the book and your own research and the Keeper of the prize located and contacted.

After some promising in-roads on a number of bulletin boards, progress on this hunt, amongst its followers, slowed down a little. However, the publishers have reported that in late April 2004, "the first quester made contact with the Grail Keeper. Unfortunately, he was unable to answer all five questions correctly, so his quest is not yet complete."

LATEST NEWS (May 2007)

In the last week of May 2007, with the hunt still unsolved, the publishers issued the following update:

"Last December, we promised an alternative route for those who still wished to try to complete The Ultimate Quest.
At the beginning of this week, to coincide with Pentecost (the traditional time for questing), a new website went live to offer this alternative. As most of the main search engines are unlikely yet to have it, here is the address: http://thegrailkeeper.co.uk"

Roland Oliver Ltd (May ’07)"
Previous news

In December 2006, the publishers issued the following statement:

"Unless The Ultimate Quest is completed in the manner prescribed in the book by May 2007, we intend to offer an alternative method for completing it. This may or may not produce an outcome, but it will provide an opportunity for those who believe they are close to answering the five questions posed in the book.

A few weeks before the Feast of Pentecost (a time associated with the quest for the Grail) we will post these variations to the rules on our website and also advise any forums that we are aware of. In order to submit a valid entry, it will be essential to have a copy of the book. So, if The Ultimate Quest has been relegated to the attic, now is the time to find it again. If, in frustration, you have given or thrown it away – you will not be able to enter.

Roland Oliver Ltd (Dec ’06)"

The Ultimate Quest may be ordered from most bookshops or can be bought directly from the publishers - either via the website or by post to: Roland Oliver Ltd, Boston House, Grove Technology Park, Wantage, Oxon OX12 9FF.

UK cost: £10.99 (post and packing free)
Rest Of Europe: £12.99 (including p&p)
North America: £14.99 (including p&p)
Rest of the World: £15.99 (including p&p)

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