First in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. In a vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is takingplace. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear ina live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: killor be killed. But Katniss has been close to death before. Forher, survival is second nature.
The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger
Games trilogy.
"A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates
nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn't stop reading."
Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly
"I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger
Games is amazing." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight
saga
"Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced." John
Green, The New York Times Book Review
Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying
reality TV show is taking place.
Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event
called The Hunger Games.
There is only one rule: kill or be killed.
When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her
younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence.
But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival
is second nature.
- Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The
Hunger Games changed the face of global YA.
- All three of the Hunger Games original novels have been
made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh
Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth
- The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is now a major feature film
and available to watch on streaming platforms.
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES
- Catching Fire
- Mockingjay
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- Sunrise On the Reaping - the fifth book
in the Hunger Games series
- The Hunger Games Illustrated edition released in October
2024
