The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy. 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 2023. OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES The Hunger Games Mockingjay The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes