Series

The Hunger Games series in reading order

The The Hunger Games series has 5 books.

Published between 2004 and 2025. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

In a dystopian future, sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in a televised fight to the death where only one of twenty-four tributes can survive. Collins crafts a searing critique of violence as entertainment and authoritarian control, anchored by an unforgettable

All 5 books, in reading order

• 1. The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) (2004) — Suzanne Collins · 374 pages
• 2. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) (2009) — Suzanne Collins · 391 pages
• 3. Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) (2010) — Suzanne Collins · 44 pages
• Sunrise on the Reaping (2025) — Suzanne Collins · 382 pages
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020) — Suzanne Collins · 541 pages

The Hunger Games in publication order

1. The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) (2004) — Suzanne Collins
2. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) (2009) — Suzanne Collins
3. Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) (2010) — Suzanne Collins
4. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020) — Suzanne Collins
5. Sunrise on the Reaping (2025) — Suzanne Collins

All 5 books total 1,732 pages.

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