The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Now a blockbuster, star-studded movie! n n“Everything you would expect from Collins is here: fraught nteenage love; plenty of violence… the themes of friendship, nbetrayal, authority and oppression will please and thrill“ nThe Guardian n n“It works beautifully… please don’t nmake us wait another decade“ The Times 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. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus nSnow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. nThe once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its nfate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able nto outcharm, outwit, and outmanoeuvre his fellow students to mentor nthe 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. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside nthe arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… nand must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire nto survive no matter what it takes. n nThree books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, nthe original Hunger Games trilogy changed the face of global YA. n nThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was a global number none hit in hardback on release w/c 18 March 2020.