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Emmy Award-winning actress Tatiana Maslany narrates a brand-new recording of the first audiobook in the worldwide bestselling trilogy from Suzanne Collins!
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 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 death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
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"The Hunger Games is a strong book for young adults, one that helps them look at and understand realistic fiction. While this book isn't the best for younger audiences, it's definitely a good 5th-adult type of book. The characters are pretty good, the pacing is nice, and the world that it introduces us to is interesting enough that you want to keep reading. The Hunger Games themselves being the main focus of the book, as you wonder what will happen next as they keep on changing things in the middle of the games. It's a definite must read."
— Bob (4 out of 5 stars)
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“This gift-ready recording, narrated by the star of TV’s Orphan Black, is filled with extras. The package celebrates the tenth anniversary of the book that introduced survivalist and ace archer Katniss Everdeen to the world—and launched a multimedia, pop-culture phenomenon. Among the bonuses are an audio “Q&A” with Tatiana Maslany and an insert packaged with the CD containing fifty pages of exclusive content (from the new edition of the print book), as well as an interview with Collins and a conversation between her and the late author Walter Dean Myers discussing writing about war for young readers.”
— Publishers Weekly
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A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Best Audiobooks of Fall
The Hunger Games Listener Reviews
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" Both women are the best. Loved it. Blah blah blah blah blah. "
— Nemo, 8/5/2019 -
" So different and fun to read. Page turner. I enjoyed these books! "
— Pamela, 2/19/2014 -
" Truly amazing..! "
— Sneha, 2/15/2014 -
" This book is addictive, once you have started you can't stop reading, Suzanne did an amzing job with this book, one of my favorite books. "
— Daniela, 2/12/2014 -
" Very exciting, though not very well written. "
— Spacegeisha, 1/23/2014 -
" Surprised myself! Nice, enjoyable quick reads. "
— Bj, 1/23/2014 -
" Quick, fun and interesting. "
— Ute, 1/16/2014 -
" This book was okay, but had a lot of violence. "
— Jordan, 1/4/2014 -
" . We watched the movie so I decided this would be my next book. Entertaining, gruesome. Interesting survival skills that were well played by Kitness, whose Character was well defined. not much depth in the other characters. The theme is familiar. "
— Jody, 12/23/2013 -
" Love this series. Easy to read and exciting. "
— Allie, 10/30/2013 -
" Sentence level structure is pretty boring, but the levels of conflict in plot are awesome. I will say though, this is one book where I actually liked the movie better. "
— Mssmithvssa, 10/25/2013 -
" I was very late to this party, but thankfully I got on board before the movie came out. LOVED this book. It's not perfect, but it's pretty ingenious and it moves so quickly, you can barely catch your breath. "
— Heather, 10/18/2013 -
" This book is a adventurous story with love hate and tragedy. I recommend this book for people that like change and action "
— Matthew, 9/29/2013 -
" Loved it and couldn't put it down! "
— Alison, 8/31/2013 -
" When Katniss Evergreens sister Prim is chosen for the hunger games. Katniss voluent tears. The boy tribute is Peeta. They are taken to the capitol. Juring the interviews Peeta says he has a crush on Katniss it changes the hole games. Will it turn out for the better? "
— Ellie, 6/19/2013 -
" Good book, though the series was ruined for me in the second and third book. I wouldn't suggest reading the second or third. "
— Andrew, 3/15/2013 -
" This book was so addicting, I didn't get any sleep until I finished it. But it was well worth it. "
— Nancy, 12/4/2012 -
" not my favourite fantasy fiction, but an interesting read. the book is futuristic while regressive at the same time. "
— Pooja, 11/29/2012 -
" I absolutely loved this book. I actually stayed up late to try and finish it. And the audiobook was just as good. I've read the first book three times already, it's that good. "
— Nicole, 11/24/2012 -
" Epic read I loved this book so Much I am speechless "
— Lucas, 10/28/2012 -
" Written well "
— Jessie, 5/31/2012 -
" ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ "
— Jagger, 12/9/2011 -
" I loved this entire series I liked the dark premise of it. The author took my into their world and out of my own. I adored it. Yep that isn't a very good review but it's my first one. sooo "
— Stacey, 10/9/2011 -
" If you're thinking "Twilight" or "Hunger Games", read "Hunger Games" instead. Subsequent books in the series felt redundant though plot-wise. "
— J., 6/20/2011 -
" Loved it! A thoroughly engaging series! "
— Cori, 5/25/2011 -
" I love this book, even thoguh the begining is strange, the middle and end really gets you into alot of detail! "
— Jake, 5/25/2011 -
" One word amazing :)<br/><br/>Imagine surviver only the contestant are teenagers and oh yeah they have to fight to the death...<br/> "
— Josie, 5/25/2011 -
" Thought it was well done for such a heart wrenching theme. Who wants to think about population control, or dictatorship, children being forced to fight to the death; and yet it was interesting, well read. I fell in love with the characters and couldn't wait to get to the second and third books! "
— Sandra, 5/25/2011 -
" It is amasing book. I read it only 2 days (generally in the nights ;) I liked the main characters described by auothor, very interesting and original scenario and amasing the finish!!!!! "
— Milla, 5/25/2011 -
" Don't read any of the books in this trilogy until you have several hours where you don't have to do anything else. Seriously. It's that good. "
— Jen, 5/24/2011 -
" Loved this book! Couldn't put it down. 12 yo devoured it in 2 days. Parents should screen and be sure it's right for their child. It might disturb sensitive kiddos. "
— Lisa, 5/24/2011 -
" I couldn't put down any book of the trilogy, but The Hunger Games definitely was the best. I've always liked a good story about a dystopian society. "
— Dena, 5/24/2011 -
" I hated this book and I'm surprised I even finished it. I don't mind violent books or movies, but such violence with children?? Lord of the Flies was one thing, this book goes to a whole 'nother realm - and not a good one. "
— Brenda, 5/24/2011 -
" I couldnt put it down! i read the whole thing in a day "
— Hannah, 5/24/2011
About Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins first made her mark in children’s literature with the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles series for middle-grade readers. Her debut for slightly older readers, The Hunger Games, immediately became a New York Times bestseller, appealing to both teen readers and adults. It was called “addictive” by Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly and “amazing” by Stephenie Meyer on her website and was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2008 and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. It is now a major motion picture as well. The other two books in the trilogy, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, also enjoyed enormous success. In April 2010, Collins was named to the Time 100 list of “the world’s most influential people.” Collins has also had a successful and prolific career writing for children’s television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains It All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. She received a Writers Guild of America nomination in animation for cowriting the critically acclaimed Christmas special, Santa, Baby! She lives with her family in Connecticut.