Hannibal Rising

Description

Hannibal Rising is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The novel was released with an initial printing of at least 1.5 million copies[1] and met with a mixed critical response.

Excerpt

The door to Dr. Hannibal Lecter's memory palace is in the darkness at the center of his mind and it has a latch that can be found by touch alone.

Description

HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERS IN ALL OF LITERATURE. AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVIL IS REVEALED. Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him. Hannibal's uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his uncle's beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki. Lady Murasaki helps Hannibal to heal.With her help he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France. But Hannibal's demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn. He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death's prodigy. --back cover

Subjects

Series Statement

• Hannibal Lecter

Other Editions

• Hannibal RisingPaperbackArrow Books2007-01-01
• Hannibal RisingPaperbackDelacorte Press2006-01-01
• Hannibal RisingHardcoverRandom House Large Print2006-01-01
• Hannibal RisingHardcoverDelacorte Press2006-01-01
• Hannibal RisingHardcoverDelacorte Press2006-01-01
• Hannibal RisingHardcoverDelacorte Press2006-12-01