Binding: Paperback
Date Published: 01 Dec 2011
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. A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games changed the face of global YA. The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes, is soon to be a major feature film releasing in November 2023. OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES Catching Fire Mockingjay The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes