Each book in The Hunger Games trilogy has three sections of nine chapters each. In 2020, a prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy was released – The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes - that tells the story of a young President Snow starting out as a mentor in the Games, aged 18. The country consists of a wealthy Capitol city, located in the Rocky Mountains, 11 surrounded by twelve. Katniss' adventures span three books, culminating in Mockingjay. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her. All the odds are stacked against them, but can Katniss, Peeta and Gale eliminate the Hunger Games once and for all?

As punishment for a past failed rebellion against the Capitol, which resulted in the obliteration of District 13. The series follows sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen’s quest for survival, as she battles in the Games, fighting for her life, her family, her friends and her people. In a dark vision of the near future, twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live TV show called the Hunger Games. Collins has said that the inspiration for The Hunger Games came from channel surfing on television. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is set to open in theaters on Friday, November 17. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. The books are set in Panem - an alternate world in the near future, where a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. The books have been a worldwide phenomenon, selling millions of copies even before the 2012 blockbuster Hunger Games film adaptation, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is the ultimate Young Adult dystopian series.