Hannibal (Harris novel)

This article is about the novel. For the film, see Hannibal (2001 film). For other uses, see Hannibal (disambiguation).
Hannibal
Artwork of a vertical, rectangular box. The text and illustration look like they were chiseled out of silver. The background consist of red tiles shaded with different levels of black. On top, there is the author's name, Thomas Harris. Below, in the middle, there is the illustration of a dragon eating a man, styled as an ancient bas-relief. On the bottom, there is the title, Hannibal. Below the title there is a sentence that says, "A Novel by the Author of The Silence of the Lambs"
First edition cover
AuthorThomas Harris
Cover artistCraig DeCamps[1]
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHannibal Lecter
GenreThriller, horror, gothic, crime
PublisherDelacorte Press
Publication date
8 June 1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages484 (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-385-29929-X (first edition, hardback)
OCLC41315462
Preceded byThe Silence of the Lambs 

Hannibal is a psychological horror crime thriller novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 1999. It is the third in his series featuring Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the fourth and final novel in the chronological order of the Thomas Harris novels about Dr. Hannibal Lecter and the second to feature FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. The novel takes place seven years after the events of The Silence of the Lambs and deals with the intended revenge of one of Lecter's victims. It was adapted as a film of the same name in 2001, directed by Ridley Scott. Elements of the novel were incorporated into the second season of the NBC television series Hannibal, while the show's third season adapted the plot of the novel.

  1. ^ Craig DeCamps Random House staff cover designer