Hannibal (Harris novel)
First edition cover | |
| Author | Thomas Harris |
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| Cover artist | Craig DeCamps |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hannibal Lecter |
| Genre | Thriller, horror, gothic, crime |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 8 June 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 484 (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-385-29929-X (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 41315462 |
| Preceded by | The 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. 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.