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In RED DRAGON, we discovered who he was. In SILENCE OF THE LAMBS we discovered what he did. Now comes the most chilling chapter in the life of Hannibal Lecter – the one that answers the most elusive question of all – Why? The story begins in Eastern Europe at the desperate end of World War II, a young Hannibal is forced to witness unspeakable atrocities committed against his entire family. These horrific acts will crystallise in Hannibal a hunger for revenge that can neither be ignored or controlled. Hannibal’s quest to exact justice on these war criminals will ignite an insatiable lust within a serial killer who was not born, but made. HANNIBAL RISING marks the first time that best selling author Thomas Harris writes the screenplay – reaching back to explore the origins of Lecter’s rage, terror and savagery. |