The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins!
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger
Games have begun. . . . In the ruins of a place once known as North
America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve
outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the
districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl
between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual
Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss
Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take
her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead
before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning
to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to
start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life
against love.