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Hannibal: A Novel Audiobook
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Invite Hannibal Lecter into the palace of your mind and be invited into his mind palace in turn. Note the similarities in yours and his, the high vaulted chambers of your dreams, the shadowed halls, the locked storerooms where you dare not go, the scrap of half-forgotten music, the muffled cries from behind a wall.
In one of the most eagerly anticipated literary events of the decade, Thomas Harris takes us once again into the mind of a killer, crafting a chilling portrait of insidiously evolving evil—a tour de force of psychological suspense.
Seven years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter escaped from custody, seven years since FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling interviewed him in a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. The doctor is still at large, pursuing his own ineffable interests, savoring the scents, the essences of an unguarded world. But Starling has never forgotten her encounters with Dr. Lecter, and the metallic rasp of his seldom-used voice still sounds in her dreams.
Mason Verger remembers Dr. Lecter, too, and is obsessed with revenge. He was Dr. Lecter's sixth victim, and he has survived to rule his own butcher's empire. From his respirator, Verger monitors every twitch in his worldwide web. Soon he sees that to draw the doctor, he must have the most exquisite and innocent-appearing bait; he must have what Dr. Lecter likes best.
Powerful, hypnotic, utterly original, Hannibal is a dazzling feast for the imagination. Prepare to travel to hell and beyond as a master storyteller permanently alters the world you thought you knew.
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"i must say (although it pains me) i much prefered the movie. i LOVED silence of the lambs and i just didnt welcome this in the same way, dont get me wrong it was still great but the movie explained the sequence of events better. "
— Rachel (4 out of 5 stars)
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[A] devilish tale . . . eerily realistic and chillingly vivid from beginning to end. As Harris sketches his hideous scenarios, he allows us to color them in with our imaginations. But not overdoing it, he draws us in,practically making us conspirators in his macabre fantasy.
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A work of art . . . You’ll eat up Hannibal. . . . There isn’t a wasted word . . . the last 100 pages are the best I’ve ever read in the thriller genre.
— Larry King, USA Today -
The readers who have been waiting for Hannibal only want to know if it is as good as Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs. . . . It is a pleasure to reply in the negative. No, not as good. This one is better. It is, in fact, one of the two most frightening popular novels of our time, the other being The Exorcist. . . . Hannibal is really not a sequel at all, but rather the third and most satisfying part of one very long and scary ride through the haunted palace of abnormal psychiatry. . . . Hannibal is a full-out unabashed horror novel. . . . I hope with all my heart that [Harris] will write again,and sooner rather than later—novels that bravely and cleverly erase the line between popular fiction and literature are very much to be prized.
— Stephen King, The New York Times Book Review -
A truly scary book . . . Harris writes with authority and a knack for detail, creating some memorably creepy scenes.
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Gothic, fantastic . . . full of wonderful touches.
— International Herald Tribune -
A triumph of straightforward, smart prose. Not a word is wasted, not a thought is irrelevant. Harris is a master, and in Hannibal he reached, he stretched, and once again, he grabbed the prize.
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Chilling . . . Hannibal is scary, sometimes unenduringly so . . . you hardly mark the moment when an entertaining novel becomes literature . . . a bizarre book, indeed, but enthrallingly so.
— Daily News (New York) -
A magnificently gory page-turner.
— Detroit News -
The book takes off . . . into the stratosphere of fantasy, into Hannibal Lecter’s private world. . . . a Grand Guignol romp . . . Yet there’s still a basso ostinato of serious questions, and the answers are darker than in Silence.
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Gripping . . . a page-turning marvel . . . an ingenious plot . . . Harris writes wonderfully here,with elegant poetic rhythms and much striking imagery.
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Diabolically clever . . . Harris serves up a feast in Hannibal. . . . He writes like an angel with the devil’s sense of humor. . . . The hypnotic blend of horror story and psychological thriller lifts crime fiction to sublime. . . . Hannibal is ghoulishly good fare.
— Boston Herald -
A page-turner . . . Harris works some surprising twists . . . [he] paces the action well.
— Houston Chronicle -
A delightfully perverse book . . . Harris is still one of America’s best,most daring pop writers.
— Time Out New York
Hannibal Listener Reviews
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sez Jooste, 6/28/2021
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" It just goes to show you that it's impossible to better your best. Lecter is his devious and brutal self but the story isn't able to support him. It also gets a little silly at the end. Not as bad as the movie but silly isn't something Thomas Harris should ever let himself be. "
— Geoffrey, 5/13/2011 -
" Well. Can't say I was expecting that. I think I might be disappointed, but I'm not sure.... "
— Nehal, 5/10/2011 -
" Very good book, but deffo not for the squeemish. "
— Helen, 5/6/2011 -
" This is one of my very favorite books. By the end of it I was completely in love with Hannibal Lecter. Sound sick? Read the book and you'll understand. "
— Persephone, 4/29/2011 -
" Kind of strange, especially near the end. "
— Dee, 4/19/2011 -
" Not as good as other 2 books but still better than most! "
— Djdee, 4/18/2011 -
" One of the saddest cashouts by a popular novelist I've ever seen. And apparently the last book he'll bother to write. After loving his previous pulp, vclever offerings, this book stank of contempt for the reader and a looming deadline. Illogical, silly, and.. dare I say it: BORING. <br/> "
— Damon, 4/18/2011 -
" I did not like the ending! "
— Marjorie, 3/28/2011 -
" Absolute Classics. The studies of worst features of human nature. "
— Lukasz, 3/27/2011 -
" L'ho finito. E' buono! Soprattutto il fegato... "
— Demian, 3/19/2011 -
" I liked the ending of this book. I felt it appropriate even if it seemed a little rushed. "
— Chrissyreads, 3/16/2011 -
" Hannibal Lecter returns with Clarice Starling. "
— Mike, 3/12/2011
About Thomas Harris
Thomas Harris is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hannibal. He began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico, and was a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in New York City. The first four of his Hannibal Lecter novels have been made into films, most famously with actor Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal; the film version of his book The Silence of the Lambs swept the Academy Awards in 1991, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
About Daniel Gerroll
Daniel Gerroll is an award-winning British actor who has many Broadway productions to his credit. He studied law and philosophy at Nottingham University and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and has won an Obie Award for sustained excellence in theater. He has also won five AudioFile Earphones Awards.