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The Hunger Games Series
May the odds be ever in your favor — Suzanne Collins' dystopian YA saga of survival and revolution
- Genre
- Dystopian Fiction, Young Adult
- Language
- English
- Dates
- September 14, 2008 – March 18, 2025
<p>The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is the defining dystopian YA trilogy of its generation — 100 million copies sold, major film adaptations, and a cultural touchstone for political resistance. Set in Panem, a post-apocalyptic North America divided into 12 districts controlled by the tyrannical Capitol, the story follows Katniss Everdeen from unwilling tribute to the face of a revolution.</p><ul><li><strong>The Hunger Games (2008):</strong> Katniss volunteers as tribute to protect her sister Prim; survives the 74th Games alongside Peeta using the power of love as a political act.</li><li><strong>Catching Fire (2009):</strong> The Victory Tour sparks rebellion; Katniss and Peeta are thrust back into the Quarter Quell.</li><li><strong>Mockingjay (2010):</strong> Katniss becomes the Mockingjay symbol of revolution; the cost of war is devastating.</li><li><strong>The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020):</strong> A young Coriolanus Snow mentors the District 12 tribute — the origin of the villain.</li><li><strong>Sunrise on the Reaping (2025):</strong> The 50th Hunger Games (Second Quarter Quell) from Haymitch Abernathy's perspective.</li></ul>
