When ordering from the US, parcels may be subject to import tax and duty charges, which the buyer is responsible to pay. The Rule of Four by Dustin Thomason and Ian Caldwell (2004, CD, Unabridged) This product data sheet is originally written in English. "THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER AT A NEW LOW PRICE! "THE RULE OF FOUR" Ian Caldwell Dustin Thomason Read by Josh Hamilton It's Easter at PRINCETON and two students, Tom Sullivan and Paul Harris, are a hair's breadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili -- a renowned text attributed to an Italian nobleman, a work that has baffled scholars since its publication in 1499. But as their deadline looms, research has stalled -- until a long-lost diary surfaces with a vital clue. And when a fellow researcher is murdered just hours later, Tom and Paul realize that they are not the first to glimpse the Hypnerotomachia's secrets. A mysterious coded manuscript, a violent Ivy League murder, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide in a labyrinth of betrayal, madness, and genius.THE RULE OF FOURPrinceton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. 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.A tale of timeless intrigue, dazzling scholarship, and great imaginative power,The Rule of Fouris the story of a young man divided between the future's promise and the past's allure, guided only by friendship and love. View more great items "THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER AT A NEW LOW PRICE! "THE RULE OF FOUR" Ian Caldwell Dustin Thomason Read by Josh Hamilton It's Easter at PRINCETON and two students, Tom Sullivan and Paul Harris, are a hair's breadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili -- a renowned text attributed to an Italian nobleman, a work that has baffled scholars since its publication in 1499. But as their deadline looms, research has stalled -- until a long-lost diary surfaces with a vital clue. And when a fellow researcher is murdered just hours later, Tom and Paul realize that they are not the first to glimpse the Hypnerotomachia's secrets. A mysterious coded manuscript, a violent Ivy League murder, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide in a labyrinth of betrayal, madness Publisher Simon Schuster Format Audio CD Language English Author Abraham Lincoln Book Title A Game of Thrones Topic Easter Publication Year 2004 Genre History Type Audiobook