#186 in Horror
Hannibal
- 516
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- Film 2001 +1
- On screen
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Our view
Thomas Harris writes too well for “Hannibal” to be only a sequel: its hold on the reader is of a stranger kind than in the earlier Lecter novels. Some readers feel the ending spoils the book; others rank it close to its predecessor. It is set seven years after “The Silence of the Lambs”; the plot turns on the revenge planned by one of Lecter’s victims.
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About the book
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 his novels about 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.
Reading order · Hannibal Lecter
Full order & progress →- Red DragonStart here
7.97.9 / 10 - The Silence of the Lambs
8.38.3 / 10 - HannibalThis book
7.37.3 / 10 - Hannibal Rising
7.07.0 / 10
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 2001 to 2013.
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 272 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 65% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 14 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 258 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is Hannibal?
It has 516 pages — longer than 79% of the ranked books in Horror.
In this book
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