Sunrise on the Reaping

#1 New York Times Bestseller – #1 USA Today Bestseller – A New York Times Notable Book and Editors’ Choice

The Hunger Games returns with a story we’ve been waiting for: Haymitch’s. Before he became the cynical mentor we knew in Katniss’s story, he was a sixteen-year-old boy from District 12 with everything to lose.

When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

It’s the morning of the fiftieth annual Hunger Games—the Quarter Quell—and fear has settled over Panem like fog. This year, the stakes are doubled: twice as many tributes will enter the arena. In District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is just trying to survive the reaping and hold onto the girl he loves. When his name echoes across the square, he feels his future shatter.

Torn from everything he knows, Haymitch is thrust into the Capitol alongside three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s like a sister, a boy obsessed with calculating odds, and the most infuriating girl in town. As the Games unfold, Haymitch realizes he’s been designed to fail. But something fierce awakens in him—a desire not just to survive, but to make his fight mean something beyond the blood-soaked arena.

Suzanne Collins delivers a propulsive, brutal prequel that deepens our understanding of Panem’s most complex character. With a major motion picture scheduled for November 2026, Sunrise on the Reaping is the unforgettable fifth chapter in the phenomenon that changed young adult fiction forever.

Perfect for longtime fans and newcomers alike, this is a story about love, loss, and the cost of rebellion.

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