Millennium book 3 · 2007
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest
Lisbeth Salander lies in hospital under police guard, facing trial, while Blomkvist fights to expose a secret group within the Swedish security police.
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Book facts
- Author
- Stieg Larsson
- Series
- Millennium, book 3 of 7
- Published
- 2007
- Setting
- Set in Stockholm
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest on screen
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2009, film, Cinema). The final Swedish film, as Blomkvist and his allies fight to clear Salander’s name.
- Millennium (2010, miniseries, SVT). An extended television version of the three Swedish films, with additional scenes.
Who is in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest
8 recurring or key characters from Stieg Larsson’s chart. Introduces Annika Giannini.
Lead 2
- Lisbeth SalanderHacker and investigator with a violent past
- Mikael BlomkvistInvestigative journalist at Millennium
Major 4
- Erika BergerEditor of Millennium and Blomkvist’s lover
- Alexander ZalachenkoLisbeth’s father, a Soviet defector
- Ronald NiedermannZalachenko’s giant enforcer
- Annika GianniniFirst appearanceBlomkvist’s sister, a lawyerDefends Lisbeth at her trial
Minor and cameo 2
- Dragan ArmanskyHead of the security firm that employs Lisbeth
- Holger PalmgrenLisbeth’s former guardian
Also featuring these characters
Other Stieg Larsson books that share the most characters with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest.
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2005 · Millennium · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye2017 · Millennium · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Girl Who Lived Twice2019 · Millennium · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons2022 · Millennium · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon