# Hannibal Rising

**Author(s):** Thomas Harris
**Unpaid SageChimp rating:** insufficient data (0 unpaid reviews; need 5)
**Verdict JSON:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/hannibal-rising/verdict.json
**Genres:** wwii-fiction, literary-fiction, psychological-thriller, thriller, spy-thriller
**Pages:** 323
**Publisher:** Delacorte Press
**Published:** Fri Dec 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780385339414
**ISBN-10:** 0385339410
**ASIN:** B000SEGB3S
**Amazon categories:** Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Crime > Murder
**Amazon binding:** $6.99
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/hannibal-rising

## Series
- Hannibal Lecter (#4)

## Description

Hannibal Rising is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The novel was released with an initial printing of at least 1.5 million copies[1] and met with a mixed critical response.

## SageChimp reader verdict

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- **Status:** Not enough unpaid reviews (`insufficient_data`)
- **Paid-hype signal:** Cannot judge paid hype from this sample (`insufficient_data`)
- **Unpaid reviews:** 0
- **ARC / incentivized reviews:** 0
- **Machine-readable:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/hannibal-rising/verdict.json

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**Themes:** Crime Investigation