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THE RULE OF FOUR—On Sale June 28, 2005
Available for the first time in paperback, THE RULE OF FOUR is the New York Times bestselling novel that captured readers from coast to coast with its mix of scholarship, suspense, cryptic mystery, and coming-of-age sensibility.
For the special mass market release of the novel, there will be four different covers that readers can collect:
Watch the video of authors Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason discussing THE RULE OF FOUR.
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"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
"Profoundly erudite ... the ultimate puzzle book." —The New York Times Book Review
"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
"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, mutlitextured tale that both entertains and informs." — San Francisco Chronicle
"Ingenious ... The real treat here is the process of discovery." —The New York Times
"Intellectually stimulating and suspenseful... impressive." —Chicago Tribune
"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, The Secret History. —The New York Post
"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, packed with history (real and invented) and intellectual excitement." —Booklist
"An unusually intelligent thriller, one that mixes action with unlocking the riddles of an enigmatic text."—Denver Post
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