No, they are not the same person.
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris was published in 1981 and therefore is not in the public domain. It is illegal to download books for free that have not entered the public domain or without the author's permission.
Thomas Harris (born April 11, 1940 in Jackson, Tennessee) is an American author and screenwriter, who is most famous for inventing the character Hannibal Lecter in his first novel Red Dragon.
This book was called Red Dragon. It was written by Thomas Harris and published in 1981.
Black sunday, Red dragon, The silence of the lambs, Hannibal, and Hannibal rising To date Thomas Harris has written 5 books, they are, 1, Black Sunday (1975), 2, Red Dragon (1981), 3, The Silence of the Lambs (1988), 4, Hannibal (1999) 5, Hannibal Rising (2006). There is yet no details on his next book.
The Search For The Red Dragon was written by James A Owen. This book is a sequel to Here There Be Dragons , which was written nine year before. He is an American, a writer, comic book illstrator and a publisher.
Its not a remake of any film, nor is it a remake of manhunter. Manhunter was based on the Tom Harris book Red Dragon and The Silence Of The Lambs was based on the Tom Harris book The Silence Of The Lambs! The film Red Dragon is however a remake of the movie Manhunter.
Manhunter from 1986 with Brian Cox as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor.
The author who invented the character of Hannibal Lecter is 'Thomas Harris', which was created in 1981. Later on, a film was released on the novel of Hannibal Lecter due to the extreme attraction from people who followed and enjoyed all the novel.
In Manhunter (1986), Hannibal Lector is played by Brian Cox. In Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001), and Red Dragon (2002), he is played by Sir Anthony Hopkins. In Hannibal Rising (2007) he is played by Gaspard Ulliel.
Anthony Hopkins And in Manhunter, based on the book Red Dragon by Thomas Harris he was played by Ronny Cox
Red Dragon is first, followed by The Silence of the Lambs, then Hannibal, and finally Hannibal Rising.