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The Hunger Games trilogy is a young-adult adventure science fiction series written by Suzanne Collins. The trilogy consists of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and the upcoming Mockingjay, which will be released on August 24, 2010. The first two books were each The New York Times best sellers.

Plot

The Hunger Games trilogy takes place in an unidentified future time period after the destruction of North America, in a nation known as Panem. Panem consists of a rich Capitol and twelve surrounding, poorer districts. As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol, every year one boy and one girl, between the ages of twelve and eighteen, from each district are selected by lottery and forced to participate in the Hunger Games, a televised event where the participants, or "tributes", must fight to the death in a dangerous outdoor arena until only one remains.

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games follows 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger Games in place of her younger sister. Also participating from District 12 is Peeta Mellark, a boy whom Katniss knows from school and who once saved Katniss's life by giving her bread when her family was starving. As Katniss and Peeta battle the other tributes together, they pretend to be in love to gain favor with the audience. When the Gamemakebrs try to force the pair into a dramatic finale where one must kill the other to win, they threaten suicide and are subsequently both declared winners.

Catching Fire

Katniss learns that the Capitol is angry at her for her defiance in the previous novel, which started a chain reaction that inspired rebellion in the districts. For a special edition of the Hunger Games, she and Peeta are forced into competing a second time with other past winners. They team up with a few other tributes and manage to destroy the arena and escape the Games. Katniss is transported to District 13, a place that is widely thought to no longer exist, but Peeta is captured by the Capitol. The book ends with Katniss's friend Gale informing her that District 12 has been destroyed.

Mockingjay

Mockingjay will be released on August 24, 2010.

Main characters

• Katniss Everdeen – The protagonist of the series, Katniss competes in the Hunger Games in each of the first two novels and constantly battles between her feelings for both Peeta and Gale. She becomes the face of the districts' rebellion after she unknowingly defies the Capitol in The Hunger Games.

• Peeta Mellark – The male tribute from District 12, who has loved Katniss since they were children.

• Haymitch Abernanthy –Katniss and Peeta's drunk mentor and friend who helps determine the survival of district 12's competitors

• Gale Hawthorne – Katniss' best friend and fellow huntsman. Gale is fiercely devoted to Katniss, and their relationship borders on romantic throughout the series.

Origins

Collins says that the idea for The Hunger Games came to her one day when she was channel-surfing, and the lines between a reality show competition and war coverage "began to blur in this very unsettling way." She also cites the Greek myth of Theseus, in which the city of Athens was forced to send young men and women to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur, as inspiration for the nation of Panem; she explains, "Crete was sending a very clear message: 'Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children.'"

Film adaptation

Lionsgate Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights to a film adaptation of The Hunger Games, which will be produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force production company. Collins will adapt the novel for film herself.

References

1. ^ Keith Staskiewicz (2010-02-11). "Final 'Hunger Games' novel has been given a title and a cover". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
2. "Suzanne Collins's Third Book in the Hunger Games Trilogy to Be Published by Scholastic on August 24, 2010" (Press release). Scholastic. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
3. "Suzanne Collins's Third Book in The Hunger Games Trilogy to be Published on August 24, 2010". Scholastic. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
4. "Children's Books". The New York Times. December 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
5. ^ John A. Sellers (2008-06-09). "A Dark Horse Breaks Out". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
6. John A. Sellers (2009-03-12). "Hungry? The Latest on 'The Hunger Games'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
7. ^ "Lionsgate picks up 'Hunger Games'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-03-18. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

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