The second book in Suzanne Collins's phenomenal and worldwide bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is now available in trade paperback.Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just earned for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules, and now there are rumors of rebellion in the districts. Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
Whereas Katniss kills with finesse, Collins writes with raw power.
--Timemagazine
Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequel that improves upon the first book.
--The New York Times Book Review
#1USA TodayBestseller, #1New York TimesBestseller, #1Wall Street JournalBestseller, #1Publishers WeeklyBestseller
ATime MagazineTop Ten Fiction Book of 2009, APublishers WeeklyBest Book of 2009, ANew York Times Book ReviewEditor's Choice, AKirkusBest Book of 2009, ABooklistEditor's Choice
Suzanne Collins is the author of the groundbreaking Hunger Games trilogy for young adults: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. She is also the author of the picture book Year of the Jungle, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of thel³’