The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the best Hunger nGames movie of them all“ USA TODAY n n“Everything you would expect from Collins nis here: fraught teenage love; plenty of violence… the themes nof friendship, betrayal, authority and oppression will please and nthrill“ The Guardian n n“It works beautifully… please don’t nmake us wait another decade“ The Times n npre-order Sunrise On the Reaping – the fifth book nin the Hunger Games series – coming March n2025 n nAmbition will fuel him. nCompetition nwill drive him. nBut power has 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. n nHe’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female ntribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates nare now completely intertwined – every choice Coriolanus makes could nlead to favour or failure, triumph or ruin. n nInside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the narena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… and must nweigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive nno matter what it takes. n nThree books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The nHunger Games original trilogy changed the face of global YA. n nAll three of the Hunger Games original novels nhave been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, nJosh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth n nThe best-selling prequel to The nHunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds nand Snakes, was a global number one feature film nin autumn 2023 and a number one New York Times and The nTimes bestseller in hardback in May 2020. n nOTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES n nThe Hunger Games n nCatching Fire n nMockingjay n nSunrise On the Reaping – the nfifth book in the Hunger Games series n- coming March 2025 & a film nadaptation is slated for November 2026 n nThe Hunger Games illustrated edition is releasing in nOctober 2024