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"Everything you've been expecting from Collins is here: teenage melancholy love, lots of violence... the themes of friendship, betrayal, power, and oppression will satisfy and resonate with you" - The Guardian

"It works beautifully... please don't make us wait another decade" - The Times

Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power comes with a price.

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slim chance that Coriolanus can outwit, outmaneuver, and outlast his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.

The odds are not in his favor. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the girl tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined—every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive at any cost.

Three books, four movies, and a global phenomenon, the original Hunger Games trilogy changed the face of global YA.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was a worldwide number 1 hit in hardcover upon release the week ending March 18, 2020. Pages: 528, Year Published: 0919, Dimensions: 19.2x19.2cm.