The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

With beautiful artwork by Freya Betts, this paperback nedition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stencilled artwork. nThis is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan nor new Hunger Games reader. n nBallad of Songbirds and Snakes n nEverything you would expect from Collins is here: nfraught teenage love; plenty of violence… the themes of friendship, nbetrayal, authority and oppression will please and thrill“ The nGuardian n n“It works beautifully… please don’t make us wait nanother decade“ The Times n nAmbition will fuel him. nCompetition nwill drive him. nBut power nhas its price. n nIt is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth nannual Hunger Games. n nIn the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing nfor his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty nhouse of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the nslender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, nand outmaneuvre his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. n nThe odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment nof mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest nof the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined – every nchoice Coriolanus makes could lead to favour or failure, triumph nor ruin. n nInside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the narena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… nand must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to nsurvive no matter what it takes. n nThree books, four films and one WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON, nThe Hunger Games changed the face of global YA. n nAll four Hunger Games books have been made into feature nfilms, the first three starring Jennifer Lawence, Liam Hemsworth, nJosh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland. n nThe fourth movie of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, nreleased November 2023 and has an all-star cast including Tom nBlyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis and Peter Dinklage. n nABOUT THE COVERS n nTo celebrate the release of Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes nfeature film, Freya Betts has taken the four iconic logos and nadded a modern twist. n nFreya is a UK based freelance illustrator who focuses on hyper-realistic nportraiture, mainly in the medium of digital painting. nShe has worked predominantly in the film industry – her journey nbeginning with an apprenticeship at age 18, art-working film campaigns nfor Universal and Paramount in London. nNow she finds nherself illustrating film posters for Disney and Marvel, her work nhas appeared everywhere from giant murals in New York to t-shirts nin H&M. Clients include: Disney, Netflix, Marvel, Apple TV, nUber, Royal Mail, The LA Times n nPRAISE FOR THE FIRST BOOK, THE HUNGER GAMES n n“I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games nis amazing.“ Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight nsaga n n“I couldn’t stop reading.“ Stephen King, Entertainment nWeekly n nPraise for Catching Fire n n“Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequel nthat improves upon the first book.“ The New York Times nBook Review n n“Whereas Katniss kills with finesse, Collins writes nwith raw power.“ Time magazine