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Caldwell and thomasons intriguing intellectual suspense novel stars four brainy roommates at princeton, two of whom have links to a mysterious 15thcentury manuscript, the hypnerotomachia poliphili. Ian caldwell and dustin thomason both grew up in the suburbs of washington, d. Ian caldwell audio books, best sellers, author bio. Ten years ago, ian caldwell and his coauthor, dustin thomason, struck gold with the rule of four, a pageturning academic mystery with emotional depth.
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