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With beautiful artwork by Freya Betts, this paperbackedition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stencilled artwork.This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fanor new Hunger Games reader.Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesEverything you would expect from Collins is here:fraught teenage love; plenty of violence... the themes of friendship,betrayal, authority and oppression will please and thrill" TheGuardian"It works beautifully... please don't make us waitanother decade" The Times  Ambition will fuel him.Competitionwill drive him.But powerhas its price.It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenthannual Hunger Games.In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparingfor his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mightyhouse of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on theslender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit,and outmaneuvre his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignmentof mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowestof the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined - everychoice Coriolanus makes could lead to favour or failure, triumphor ruin.Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside thearena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute…and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire tosurvive no matter what it takes.Three books, four films and one WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON,The Hunger Games changed the face of global YA. All four Hunger Games books have been made into featurefilms, the first three starring Jennifer Lawence, Liam Hemsworth,Josh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland.The fourth movie of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,released November 2023 and has an all-star cast including TomBlyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis and Peter Dinklage.  ABOUT THE COVERSTo celebrate the release of Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesfeature film, Freya Betts has taken the four iconic logos andadded a modern twist.Freya is a UK based freelance illustrator who focuses on hyper-realisticportraiture, mainly in the medium of digital painting.She has worked predominantly in the film industry - her journeybeginning with an apprenticeship at age 18, art-working film campaignsfor Universal and Paramount in London. Now she findsherself illustrating film posters for Disney and Marvel, her workhas appeared everywhere from giant murals in New York to t-shirtsin H&M. Clients include: Disney, Netflix, Marvel, Apple TV,Uber, Royal Mail, The LA Times PRAISE FOR THE FIRST BOOK, THE HUNGER GAMES"I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Gamesis amazing." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilightsaga"I couldn't stop reading." Stephen King, EntertainmentWeekly  Praise for Catching Fire"Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequelthat improves upon the first book." The New York TimesBook Review"Whereas Katniss kills with finesse, Collins writeswith raw power." Time magazine

With brand new artwork by Freya Betts: this is a breathtakingdeluxe hardback collectible perfect for all fans of thisgroundbreaking, phenomenally bestselling series.Sunrise on the Reaping is a propulsive, heart-wrenchingaddition to The Hunger Games, adding welcome textureto the cruel world of Panem ... This is the project of dystopianfiction: to shine a light in tyranny's greasiest corners and showhow people - ordinary, determined human beings - might take itapart - New York TimesCollins is an excellent writer, and there are momentsof surprising lyricism ... Sunrise on the Reaping contains enoughboth to snare new readers and to satisfy the most bloodthirstyfan - GuardianA brutal, tender tale that adds depth to the franchise,weaving pertinent themes of misinformation and propaganda aroundthe thrills and action. - The ObserverWhen 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 gripsthe districts of Panem. This year, in honour of the Quarter Quell,twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Backin District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hardabout his chances. All he cares about is making it through theday 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 Capitolwith the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who'snearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-upgirl 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 havethat fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena. All five Hunger Games books have been made into featurefilms, the first three starring Jennifer Lawence, Liam Hemsworth,Josh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland. Sunrise on the Reaping is the fastest-selling YA titleof all time in the UK and was shortlisted for the WaterstonesBook of the Year and a British Book Award. There is a blockbusterfeature film coming in November 2026 with an all-star cast includingJoseph Zada, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close. ABOUT THE NEW COVERSFreya Betts has takenthe five iconic logos and added a modern twist.Freyais a UK based freelance illustrator who focuses on hyper-realisticportraiture, mainly in the medium of digital painting. She hasworked predominantly in the film industry - her journey beginningwith an apprenticeship at age 18, art-working film campaigns forUniversal and Paramount in London. Now she finds herselfillustrating film posters for Disney and Marvel, her work has appearedeverywhere from giant murals in New York to t-shirts in H&M.Clients include: Disney, Netflix, Marvel, Apple TV, Uber, RoyalMail, The LA Times