The Hunger Games Books in Order
Suzanne Collins's dystopian saga set in the nation of Panem, where the authoritarian Capitol forces children to fight to the death in televised Hunger Games. The original trilogy follows Katniss Everdeen's rise as the face of rebellion, while two later prequels trace the Games' brutal earlier history.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Suzanne Collins
In the dystopian nation of Panem, the wealthy Capitol forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl into a televised fight to…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Suzanne Collins
After defying the Capitol's rules in the arena, Katniss returns home a victor but finds she has become a dangerous symbol of rebellion. As unrest…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Suzanne Collins
With District 13 revealed to still exist and open war erupting across Panem, Katniss is pressed to become the Mockingjay, the face of the rebellion…
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Buy on AmazonThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
2020 · Suzanne Collins
Decades before Katniss, a young Coriolanus Snow comes from a fallen Capitol family clinging to its former status. Chosen as a mentor for the tenth…
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2025 · Suzanne Collins
Set twenty-four years before the original trilogy, this story follows a young Haymitch Abernathy as his name is reaped for the fiftieth Hunger Games,…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the The Hunger Games books in?
Publication order — Recommended by author Suzanne Collins, who advises reading in order of publication rather than chronologically Start with “The Hunger Games.”
How many books are in the The Hunger Games series?
We list 5 books by Suzanne Collins , published between 2008–2025.
Where can I buy the The Hunger Games books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.