The Rule of Four by Dustin Thomason and Ian Caldwell (2004, Hardcover)

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Item specifics

Condition
Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
ISBN
9780385337113
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385337116
ISBN-13
9780385337113
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6046621

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rule of Four
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Family Life, Thrillers / Suspense, General, Coming of Age
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Dustin Thomason, Ian Caldwell
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in

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Trade
LCCN
2003-070124
Reviews
"Caldwell and Thomason have created a stunning first novel; a perfect blend of suspense and a sensitive coming of age story. If Scott Fitzgerald, Umberto Eco, and Dan Brown teamed up to write a novel, the result would be The Rule of Four. An extraordinary and brilliant accomplishment-a must read."-Nelson DeMille "A marvelous book with a dark Renaissance secret in its coded heart … Profoundly erudite … the ultimate puzzle book." -The New York Times Book Review "Think Dan Brown by way of Donna Tartt and Umberto Eco ... There are murders, romances, dangers and detection, and by the end the heroes are in a race not only to solve the puzzle, but also to stay alive. Readers might be tempted to buy their own copy of the Hypnerotomachia and have a go at the puzzle." -Publishers Weekly, Starred review "As much a blazing good yarn as it is an exceptional piece of scholarship. A smart, swift, multi-textured tale that both entertains and informs." -San Francisco Chronicle "An astonishingly good debut ... Academic evil stalks the campus and no one is safe … Intricate, erudite, and intensely pleasurable."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred review "The authors, best friends since childhood, have made an impressive debut, a coming-of-age novel in the guise of a thriller." -Booklist "This debut packs all the esoteric information of The DaVinci Code but with lovely writing reminiscent of Donna Tartt's The Secret History…a compulsively readable novel." -People, Critic's Choice/4 Stars "In The Rule of Four, Caldwell and Thomason have written a truly satisfying literary thriller ... DO believe the hype. The intense college friendships and their inevitable decline are woven into the thriller's plot. The novel has a darkness that recalls Umberto Eco's monastery thriller, The Name of the Rose, and twinges of Donna Tartt's debut novel set in a boarding school, Secret History. -The New York Post From the Hardcover edition.
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22
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Synopsis
Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a Renaissance text that has baffled scholars for centuries. Famous for its hypnotic power over those who study it, the five-hundred-year-old Hypnerotomachia may finally reveal its secrets - to Tom Sullivan, whose father was obsessed with the book, and Paul Harris, whose future depends on it. As the deadline looms, research has stalled - until an ancient diary surfaces. What Tom and Paul discover inside shocks even them: proof that the location of a hidden crypt has been ciphered within the pages of the obscure Renaissance text." "Armed with this final clue, the two friends delve into the bizarre world of the Hypnerotomachia - a world of forgotten erudition, strange sexual appetites, and terrible violence. But just as they begin to realize the magnitude of their discovery, Princeton's snowy campus is rocked: a longtime student of the book is murdered, shot dead in the hushed halls of the history department.
LC Classification Number
PS3603.A435R85 2004

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