The Hunger Games

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy. "A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn't stop reading." Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly "I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga "Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced." John Green, The New York Times Book Review Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games changed the face of global YA. All three of the Hunger Games original novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is now a major feature film and available to watch on streaming platforms. OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES Catching Fire Mockingjay The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Sunrise On the Reaping - the fifth book in the Hunger Games series The Hunger Games Illustrated edition released in October 2024

16-årige Katniss Everdeen bor i landet Panem, som er inddelt i 12 distrikter. I Panem har magthaverne indført en skånselsløs lodtrækning, der finder sted hvert år på tværs af distrikterne. Tolv drenge og tolv piger mellem 12 og 18 bliver udvalgt til at repræsentere deres sektor i en dødelig indbyrdes kamp - som sendes direkte på tv. Når man deltager i the Hunger Games er der kun én regel: overlev for enhver pris. I "Mockingjay" træffer Katniss en skæbnesvanger beslutning, da hendes 12-årige søster bliver udvalgt - at melde sig frivilligt til at deltage i den forfærdelige overlevelseskamp og at tage sin søsters sted. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" er første bind i Suzanne Collins internationale bestseller-trilogi. Denne paperbackudgave af Hunger Games-trilogien har et smukt, minimalistisk design.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. But Katniss has been close to death before - and survival, for her, is second nature. The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. Welcome to the deadliest reality TV show ever...

The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins, now an acclaimed film series starring Jennifer Lawrence 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.

The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins, now an acclaimed film series starring Jennifer Lawrence 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.