The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2011 to 2014

Hannibal Books in Order

The Hannibal books follow two young men on opposite sides of the Second Punic War: Hanno, a Carthaginian, and Quintus, a Roman, who became friends before the war.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2011 to 2014
First book
Enemy of Rome
Latest
Clouds of War (2014)

The reading order

Every Hannibal book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books
  1. 1Enemy of Rome2011With Hanno and Quintus FabriciusHanno, a young Carthaginian, is captured and sold as a slave to a Roman family, where he befriends the son, Quintus, just as war between Rome and Carthage begins.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Fields of Blood2013With Hanno and Quintus FabriciusHannibal’s army has crossed into Italy, and Hanno and Quintus find themselves on opposite sides as the war builds towards the Battle of Cannae.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Clouds of War2014With Hanno and Quintus FabriciusIn 213 BC, Hanno and Quintus, friends on opposite sides of the war between Rome and Carthage, are caught up in the siege of Syracuse.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Enemy of Rome, Fields of Blood and Clouds of War in order.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Hannibal book
BookHannoQuintus Fabricius
1 Enemy of RomeLLeadLLead
2 Fields of BloodLLeadLLead
3 Clouds of WarLLeadLLead

Characters in the Hannibal books

2 characters from Ben Kane’s chart, with the number of Hannibal books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
HannoYoung Carthaginian3Enemy of Rome 2011
Quintus FabriciusYoung Roman, Hanno's friend3Enemy of Rome 2011