In RED DRAGON we learned who he was. In SILENCE OF THE LAMBS we learned how he did it. Now comes the most chilling chapter in the life of Hannibal Lecter - the one that answers the most elusive question of all - why? HANNIBAL RISING marks the first time in the award-winning series that best selling author Thomas Harris (RED DRAGON, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) writes the screenplay - reaching back to explore the origins of Hannibal Lecter's rage, terror and savagery.