The first iconic book in the number one global YA blockbuster HungerGames series, now sumptuously illustrated by Nico Delort.
The first iconic book in the number one global YA blockbuster HungerGames series, now sumptuously illustrated by Nico Delort.
Even at the age of sixteen, Katniss Everdeen knows it takes hard work, keen observation, and inner fortitude to survive in the world. Her home, District 12, is under the merciless rule of the Capitol, continually forced to pay after losing a long-ago civil war in the nation of Panem. One of the ways the Capitol keeps control is its annual Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death featuring two young tributes from each of Panem's twelve districts. This gruesome battle is meant to send home a chilling message: Rebellion will always be punished. When Katniss finds herself in the Hunger Games arena, she knows the odds aren't in her favour. Any wrong move will end her life?and even the right moves come with a cost. But if she can survive, there is a chance the districts may survive as well has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.
Suzanne Collins is the inter-nationally 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.
Nico Delort is a Canadian and French illustrator currently living in Paris, France. Working across a variety of genres, Nico has created black-and-white scratchboard illustrations for books, magazines, movie posters, and galleries. More about Nico and their work can be found online at nicolasdelort.com.
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