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, was a global number one feature film in autumn 2023 and a number one New York Times and The Times bestseller in hardback in May 2020.

 

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 - soon to be a major feature film in November 2026

The Hunger Games illustrated edition released in October 2024