Hannibal Rising

Pages: 336
Published: 2006
Language: English

Discover the chilling origins of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in this prequel novel. Witness his formative years in Lithuania during World War II, where unspeakable horrors forge the man he will become. Follow his journey from a traumatic childhood to his early days at Johns Hopkins, setting the stage for his future as a notorious figure.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Tense Creepy Gritty Complex Atmospheric

Revenge Coming of Age Morally Grey

Crime Espionage Historical Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Psychological Thriller Suspense Thriller World War II Adventure Mystery

Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris is an American novelist born in Jackson, Tennessee, who grew up in Rich, Mississippi. He graduated from Baylor University in 1964, worked as a crime reporter for the Waco Tribune-Herald and then for the Associated Press in New York, and published his debut thriller Black Sunday in 1975. He is best known for the Hannibal Lecter novels: Red Dragon (1981), The Silence of the Lambs (1988), Hannibal (1999) and Hannibal Rising (2006). His most recent novel is Cari Mora (2019). The series...