The unforgettable fifth book in the Hunger Games series: Haymitch's story. Feature film scheduled for November 2026. #1 USA Today Bestseller • #1 New York Times Bestseller • #1 Indie Bestseller • #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller • A New York Times Editors' Choice "A propulsive, brutal Hunger Games prequel is here. And it's great." The New York Times When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena. This edition has cover art from the feature film. Praise for SUNRISE ON THE REAPING: #1 USA Today Bestseller #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Indie Bestseller #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller A New York Times Editors' Choice An Amazon Best Book of 2025 "A propulsive, brutal Hunger Games prequel is here. And it's great." The New York Times "Yes, the new Hunger Games prequel is really that good. Everything Hunger Games fans could want and more." USA Today "Collins is awfully good at what she does. It's a life-giving book." PEOPLE "Like Margaret Atwood and George Orwell before her, Collins' novels have become part of the lexicon, an adjective - this is very Hunger Games - used to illustrate government overreach and authoritarianism. The Hunger Games series, including Sunrise on the Reaping , is a central part in the American dystopian literary canon." MSNBC "[I]t's as if Collins is asking us to reflect on how much we really know of our history, and how much power we have in ensuring that our current truths have a place in the future." NPR "Sunrise on the Reaping...succeeds in the near-impossible task of making a well-trod story feel as intimate and visceral as its predecessors." ELLE "Genuinely outstanding." Paste "Equal parts touching and deeply sad." Teen Vogue ★ "[A] brutal tale of compassion and rage, and a frank examination of propaganda and tragedy, that will satisfy longtime series fans and newcomers alike." Publishers Weekly , Starred Review ★ "Raw, shocking, and deeply bittersweet, Haymitch's backstory pulls the pieces of the Hunger Games universe together with ease....Collins has mentioned in past interviews that she would not return to this series unless she had something to say-and she has a lot to say." Booklist , Starred Review ★ "Required reading for fans of the original trilogy. A must-have." School Library Journal , Starred Review Suzanne Collins is the inter­nationally bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, which also includes the novels The Hunger Games , Catching Fire , Mockingjay , and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes . Together, the books have sold over 100 million copies and were the basis for five popular films. Her other books include the acclaimed Underland Chronicles series, which begins with Gregor the Overlander , and the picture book Year of the Jungle , illustrated by James Proimos. To date, her books have been published in fifty-three languages around the world. “Happy birthday, Haymitch!” The upside of being born on reaping day is that you can sleep late on your birthday. It’s pretty much downhill from there. A day off school hardly compensates for the terror of the name drawing. Even if you survive that, nobody feels like having cake after watching two kids being hauled off to the Capitol for slaughter. I roll over and pull the sheet over my head. “Happy birthday!” My ten-year-old brother, Sid, gives my shoulder a shake. “You said be your rooster. You said you wanted to get to the woods at daylight.” It’s true. I’m hoping to finish my work before the ceremony so I can devote the afternoon to the two things I love best ― wasting time and being with my girl, Lenore Dove. My ma makes indulging in either of these a challenge, since she regularly announces that no job is too hard or dirty or tricky for me, and even the poorest people can scrape up a few pennies to dump their misery on somebody else. But given the dual occasions of the day, I think she’ll allow for a bit of freedom as long as my work is done. It’s the Gamemakers who might ruin my plans. “Haymitch!” wails Sid. “The sun’s coming up!” “All right, all right. I’m up, too.” I roll straight off the mattress onto the floor and pull on a pair of shorts made