The Rule of Four

Description

Dustin Thomason and Ian Caldwell. Book condition: As new. It has been read only once and carefully stored. Possibility of hand delivery: Porto, Cedofeita area. Synopsis: A gripping intellectual thriller recounting the story of four Princeton University seniors who uncover some of the secrets that may help decipher the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili—a fifteenth-century text written in multiple languages by a Roman priest in 1499. The students gradually decode a message concealed within linguistic and mathematical labyrinths embedded in treatises on art, zoology, eroticism, and faith—treatises capable of unlocking secrets hidden in Renaissance-era artworks. However, as they realize the magnitude of their impending discovery—one that could become the greatest historical find ever—they also discover that others are aware of the treasure’s value and are willing to kill to possess it. "The Rule of Four" unfolds across two crucial phases: first, readers must solve five sequential enigmas drawn from diverse fields of knowledge; second, the message is encoded within the four cardinal points representing the geographical coordinates leading to a long-sought crypt containing priceless works of art. Through exceptionally creative writing, the reader is immersed in an atmosphere of genius, madness, betrayal, and murder—an atmosphere held in thrall by a magnetism rivaled only by that of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili itself.