Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)
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4.8 • 29 Ratings
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- $26.99
Publisher Description
The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!
Acclaimed actor Jefferson White, who starred in Paramount Network's Yellowstone as Jimmy Hurdstrom, brings his talent to the worldwide best-selling Hunger Games series as narrator of the Sunrise on the Reaping audiobook!
When 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 grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.
Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day 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 Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl 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 have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Prepare to dive headfirst once again into the dystopian nation of Panem for this profound prequel to the Hunger Games series. The novel takes us back to the 50th Hunger Games competition, where we meet Katniss and Peeta’s mentor, Haymitch Abernathy. He’s just a young man from District 12 when he’s pulled into the games on his 16th birthday, changing his life forever. Suzanne Collins brilliantly uses this novel’s placement in the series to explore the true impact of the tragic events that follow. After all, we already know that Haymitch will win—and that it will cost him absolutely everything. That preordained aspect of the tale fills each twist with brutally profound meaning, not to mention tension and dread. And the series’ themes of censorship and propaganda become especially strong as key events unfold that we realize were erased from Panem’s history. Jefferson White is an incredibly skilful narrator, immersing us completely in this grim, gorgeously rendered world.
Customer Reviews
6 Star Read
Beautifully written book, with so many intricate connections to the original trilogy that fills in all the gaps. Worth the trauma.
Best book fourth of 2025
Really good story can't wait for the movie next year
Suzanne has done it again
Another absolute banger of a book. I stayed up all night to listen to it the second it came out. As soon as I finished, I had to sit and stare at the wall for about half an hour because my mind could not comprehend just how AMAAZING this book was. I ended up taking a nap, and then immediately started re-reading it. 1000/10, this may end up stealing Mockingjays place to become my favourite HG book. Narrator was also absolutely perfect, I listened to it on 1.2 speed and he actually sounds exactly like a young Woody, massive props to him.