Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Hannibal Rising

Red Dragon

Hailed by critics as “gruesome, graphic, and all too realistic,” Red Dragon by Thomas Harris was first published in 1981 and marked a turning point in the way crime novels were written.

The first novel in Harris’s widely acclaimed Hannibal series, Red Dragon added a sense of realism to the crime novel while injecting it with a heavy dose of horror. Harris took criminology classes to prepare for the novel, while working closely with FBI Behavioral Science agents. His extensive research was poured into creating one of the most iconic villains in history: Hannibal Lecter.

In Red Dragon, former FBI profiler Will Graham comes out of retirement to apprehend a serial killer known as “The Tooth Fairy,” but to do so he must enlist the help of Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer with whom he has a dark past.

Harris writes his villains with a profound complexity. This, combined with his attention to the detail of FBI and police operations, added harrowing realism to his novel, and to the genre itself. The success of Red Dragon would lead to two sequels and a prequel in the Hannibal series. In 2002, the book was adapted into a film starring Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton, directed by Brett Ratner.

ARTIST GIFT EDITION (Please note that Artist Gift editions are not numbered)

• 6” x 9” trim size.
• Limited to 1000 copies.
• Full cloth, smyth-sewn binding.
• Two hits foil stamping.
• Illustrated endsheets.
• Eight full color illustrations by Jason Mowry.
• Dust jacket with stunning wrap-around artwork by Jason Mowry (the only edition featuring the dust jacket.)
• Signed by Jason Mowry.
• Bonus artwork reproductions of William Blake’s The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed With The Sun and the 14th Century diagram, Wound Man.
• Housed in unique embossed slipcase.
• Two bookmarks with all orders.
   

NUMBERED EDITION

• 6” x 9” trim size.
• Limited to 250 copies.
• Bound in a luxurious Japanese iridescent cloth with blind stamped cover.
• Eight full color illustrations by Jason Mowry.
• Signed by Thomas Harris and Jason Mowry.
• Bonus artwork reproductions of William Blake’s The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed With The Sun and the 14th Century diagram, Wound Man.
• Endsheets are decorative marbled paper from France.
• Printed two color throughout on Mohawk Superfine.
• Housed in a slipcase covered in a unique brocade kimono-type fabric with a brilliant metallic sheen. 
• Premiums with all pre-orders include print and bookmark.

The Silence of the Lambs

Illustrated by Tom Bagshaw

The second book in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal series, The Silence of the Lambs was first published in 1988; a sequel to the author’s 1981 novel, Red Dragon. This time, the cannibalistic forensic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter is called upon by FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling, to use his powers of deduction to assist her in tracking down the grotesque serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill. But to enlist Dr. Lecter’s help, Starling will have to risk everything by letting him inside of her mind.

In Red Dragon, author Thomas Harris introduced us to Dr. Hannibal Lecter, and in The Silence of the Lambs he ushers Lecter to center stage, creating one of the most iconic and enduring villains the page and screen have ever known.

Ingenious and masterfully written, The Silence of the Lambs is a modern-day classic of suspense and storytelling.

ARTIST GIFT EDITION (Please note that Artist Gift editions are not numbered) The Artist Edition is limited to 1000 copies with a reversible dust jacket featuring two wrap-around illustrations by Tom Bagshaw. It is a full cloth, smyth-sewn binding with a foil stamped cover. Endsheets are embossed, and it is the only edition of the three with the dust jacket. The edition is signed by Tom Bagshaw and is housed in an illustrated slipcase.

NUMBERED EDITION The Numbered edition of 350 copies is a full Japanese cloth hand binding with a blind stamped cover. The leather spine label is foil stamped, and the endsheets are illustrated. The edition is printed offset on Mohawk Via, and is housed in a unique brocade fabric slipcase. This edition is signed by Thomas Harris and Tom Bagshaw. Our numbered copies come with a

HAGEN-RENAKER LAMB

This genuine Hagen-Renaker ceramic lamb is included free with all pre-orders of either the Lettered or Numbered editions of The Silence of the Lambs. Made by world-famous Hagen-Renaker, manufacturer of collectible ceramic animal figurines for 70 years. Each figurine ships with the accompanying Hagen-Renaker card embossed with the Suntup Editions logo.

Hannibal

Relentless and endlessly terrifying, Hannibal by Thomas Harris is the bestselling sequel to The Silence of the Lambs, and the third novel in the Hannibal series.

Seven years have passed since the events of The Silence of the Lambs. Hannibal Lecter is on the run in Florence, Italy and for three individuals, the final hunt has begun: a multimillionaire who Hannibal left horrifically maimed, a corrupt Italian policeman, and FBI agent Clarice Starling, who once stood before Lecter and has never been the same. All of them, in their separate ways, want to find Dr. Lecter, and all three will get their wish. But will they live long enough to savor the reward?

The publication of Hannibal in 1999 was considered one of the most eagerly anticipated literary events of the decade, with Thomas Harris taking us once again into the mind of his iconic serial killer, crafting a chilling portrait of insidiously evolving evil. Peers and critics alike hailed the novel a tour de force of psychological suspense. Stephen King opined, “Is it as good as Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs? No, this one is better. It is, in fact, one of the two most frightening popular novels of our time, the other being The Exorcist.” The Los Angeles Times raved, “Hannibal speaks to the imagination, to the feelings, to the passions, to exalted senses and to debased ones. Harris’s voice will be heard for a while.”

In 2001, Hannibal was adapted into a film directed by Ridley Scott, in which Anthony Hopkins reprised his Oscar-winning performance as Hannibal Lecter.

ARTIST EDITION

• 6” x 9” trim size.
• 488 Pages.
• Limited to 1000 copies.
• Full cloth smyth-sewn binding.
• Hot foil stamping on cover and spine.
• Six full color illustrations by Jason Mowry.
• Double-sided reversible dust jacket featuring two wrap-around illustrations by Jason Mowry (the only edition featuring the dust jacket).
• Signed by Jason Mowry.
• Printed offset on premium archival Cougar Vellum paper.
• Housed in an embossed paper covered slipcase with an acrylic topcoat.
• Bookmark with all pre-orders.

NUMBERED EDITION

• 6” x 9” trim size.
• 488 pages.
• Limited to 350 copies.
• Full Japanese cloth hand binding.
• Blind stamped cover.
• Foil stamped leather spine label.
• Six full color illustrations by Jason Mowry.
• Signed by Thomas Harris and Jason Mowry.
• French marbled endsheets.
• Printed offset on premium Mohawk Via.
• Housed in a brocade wrapped slipcase with cloth ends.
• Bookmark with all pre-orders.
• Premiums with all pre-orders include prints and bookmark.

​​​​​​​Hannibal Rising

Twenty-five years after Hannibal Lecter first invaded the imaginations of countless readers worldwide in Red Dragon, author Thomas Harris crafted Hannibal Rising, the origin story of his iconic cannibalistic serial killer.

Hannibal Rising introduces us to eight-year-old Hannibal Lecter, wide-eyed and innocent; a brother to his younger sister Mischa, and a devoted son to his Lithuanian count father and Italian aristocrat mother. But when their loving home is bombed by the Germans in 1945, killing their parents, Hannibal and Mischa are left to fend for themselves.

In the aftermath, Hannibal witnesses an unspeakable act of cruelty that will haunt him forever. Traumatized and orphaned, Lecter finds care in the home of his uncle and aunt, but vengeance consumes his thoughts. A brutal tale filled with violence and beauty, Hannibal Rising is a story of innocence lost and how insufferable tragedy begets depraved monsters.

The fourth and final book in the Hannibal series, Hannibal Rising was first published in 2006. It was adapted by Thomas Harris into a film directed by Peter Webber the following year. 

Edition Specifications:

• 6” x 9” trim size.
• 280 Pages.
• Limited to 1000 unnumbered copies.
• Signed by Tom Bagshaw.
• Full cloth binding.
• Foil stamped cover.
• Six full color illustrations by Tom Bagshaw.
• Double-sided dust jacket featuring two wrap-around illustrations by Tom Bagshaw (the only edition featuring this illustrated dust jacket).
• Printed offset on archival Cougar Vellum paper.
• Endsheets are embossed Rainbow paper.
• Housed in an embossed paper covered slipcase with an acrylic topcoat.
• Bookmark with all pre-orders.

NUMBERED EDITION

• 6” x 9” trim size.
• 280 pages.
• Limited to 350 copies.
• Signed by Thomas Harris and Tom Bagshaw.
• Full Japanese cloth binding.
• Blind stamped cover.
• Foil stamped leather spine label.
• Six full color illustrations by Tom Bagshaw.
• Printed offset on premium Mohawk Via paper.
• Endsheets are French marbled.
• Housed in a brocade wrapped slipcase with cloth ends.
• Bookmark with all pre-orders.