Break the Code
Megan Atwood
- Reading
- Read together in short stretches if useful, pausing when a new task or clue appears to consider what Maiv knows, what remains hidden and whose interests are served by secrecy.
- Themes
- Secrecy and risk: Contestants must complete ten tasks, keep their participation secret and ask no questions; the consequences of failure are unknown. The contest's secrecy and uncertain consequences make Maiv's effort to uncover the Benefactor's secrets central to the suspense.
- Worth knowing
- The contest is risky, with rules requiring silence and obedience and consequences left unknown.