The Rise of Hannibal

Books about Dr. Lecter are released in multimillion print runs, becoming classics not only of the detective-thriller genre but also of modern psychological novels.
«The Rise of Hannibal» is a novel about Lecter's coming of age and his ascent to the... heights of evil. It is a phenomenal prehistory of the events narrated by Thomas Harris in «Red Dragon,» «The Silence of the Lambs,» and «Hannibal,» which have been successfully adapted in Hollywood.
 
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a legendary anti-hero of our time, a genius and a villain at the same time. What made him this way? The answer lies in the hero's past. How could a mute, frightened boy with a chain around his neck, frozen in the snow of the Eastern Front, carry so many demons inside him? And despite the newly found family, these demons continued to visit and haunt Hannibal. Until he grew up – and turned to them himself…
 
«The hypnotic figure of Dr. Hannibal Lecter – the cult anti-hero of modern literature – rises from the pages of the novel in full stature.» – Publishers Weekly
 
«A true textbook on the art of creating tension-filled plots, an absolute masterpiece that smoothly strives for its climax... Harris is probably the best author currently working in this genre.» – The Washington Post
 
«Every novel by Thomas Harris is a polished perfection.» – The Times
 
«No one has ever illuminated the darkness in people's souls more thoroughly and objectively than Thomas Harris. And probably no one else is capable of this.» – The Washington Post
 
«In the last two decades of the 19th century, the detective genre was dominated by Conan Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes. A century later, the same heights in the genre were reached by Thomas Harris.» – Guardian
 
«Reading Harris's novels is like slowly running your hand over cold silk.» – Stephen King
 
«An incredible talent.» – Ian Rankin