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Hannibal Rising

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By: Thomas Harris
Narrated by: Thomas Harris
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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.

©2006 Thomas Harris; (P)2006 Random House Genre Fiction Ghosts Horror Medical Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Haunted
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Critic reviews

Praise for Hannibal:
Quite simply a compelling and brilliant thriller.
The thrills, horror, sly erudition and sheer exquisite writing make this so much more than another serial killer novel... [It] reaches almost sublime levels of gothic grandeur at its conclusion. If only all bestsellers were so rewarding.
A masterpiece... Chillingly brilliant
Quite simply this is the best-written thriller to dominate the market in years... A literary evocation of the diabolical to compare with Goethe and Gogol. Honestly.
A gut-churning, nail-biting, skin-crawling, often lyrical triumph - addictive on every level
All stars
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I enjoyed it and any Hannibal is better than no Hannibal. Prequels are hard as there’s always an inevitability to them .

Good but not as good as the other 3

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Brilliant story goes in to Hannibal’s back story and provides a much needed start to the events of his life

Hannibal the cannibal

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My favourite Hannibal novel brought wonderfully to life by the author. I look forward to listening to the rest of Hannibal Lecter's adventures.

My favourite 'Hannibal' novel.

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It took me a while to settle in to this, but it is a brilliant book, so good to find out what shaped and motivated Dr Lecter. We are taken back in time to WWII, where old loyalties become mixed up with a battle for survival for soldiers and civilians alike in the Baltic states. Hannibal has a traumatic experience which launches his career, taking in his samurai aunt and a French policeman as he hunts down those responsible for the death of his beloved sister. Very good listen which I heartily recommend.

Excellent

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One of my favourite books. I've read the book and now heard how the author (Thomas Harris) meant it to be heard.

The reading is by Thomas Harris and well performed by him. I'd like to hear more of his books being read by him in an unabridged version.

Well read. I'd recommend it to friends or family.

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