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Suzanne Collins’s fifth Hunger Games novel is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. It was published on March 18, 2025, and follows Haymitch Abernathy at the Fiftieth Hunger Games, 24 years before The Hunger Games. A film adaptation is scheduled to open in North American theaters on November 20, 2026.
What is the new Hunger Games book called?
The book is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Scholastic describes it as the fifth novel in the series. The title was announced in June 2024 alongside plans for a film adaptation. Scholastic’s announcement
When was Sunrise on the Reaping published?
The standard novel was published on March 18, 2025, in print, digital and audio formats. Scholastic later announced a collector’s edition, published November 4, 2025. Its hardcover ISBN is 9798225019280. The official Hunger Games site lists the novel and paperback as available; format and edition listings may vary by market. Scholastic’s collector’s-edition announcement · Official Hunger Games books page
In its May 20, 2025 announcement, Scholastic reported more than 2.5 million World English copies sold across print, ebook and audiobook formats since the novel’s March publication. That figure covered the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and is a publisher-reported total as of that date, not a current sales figure. Scholastic also reported that all five Hunger Games books had sold more than 100 million copies in print and digital formats worldwide as of May 2025, and that the novel’s March 2025 publication spanned more than 25 languages, with additional languages to be scheduled.
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Is Sunrise on the Reaping about Haymitch?
Yes. The story opens in District 12 on the morning of the Fiftieth Hunger Games. Also known as the Second Quarter Quell, this Games requires twice the usual number of tributes. When Haymitch’s name is called, he is sent to the Capitol with three other District 12 tributes. Scholastic’s synopsis says he realizes he has been set up to fail. Scholastic’s synopsis and publication details
How does the book fit the Hunger Games timeline?
Sunrise on the Reaping takes place 24 years before The Hunger Games. It is a later prequel in the fictional chronology than The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which is set 64 years before the first novel.
| Book | Setting relative to The Hunger Games | Hunger Games event |
|---|---|---|
| The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | 64 years earlier | The Tenth Hunger Games |
| Sunrise on the Reaping | 24 years earlier | The Fiftieth Hunger Games, or Second Quarter Quell |
The two books also trace different periods in Panem’s history. Scholastic described The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes as beginning during postwar reconstruction. Its story starts at the Tenth Hunger Games. The 2019 announcement concerned that earlier book, not Sunrise on the Reaping: Scholastic announced the untitled novel in June 2019, then revealed its title in October. It was published May 19, 2020, and was the first new series book since Mockingjay (2010). Scholastic’s 2019 acquisition announcement · Scholastic’s title announcement
What inspired Collins to write it?
Collins said she was drawn to David Hume’s idea of implicit submission and to propaganda’s influence, especially the power of those who control a narrative. In her statement about the novel, she wrote: “The story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative.” She also said, “The question ‘Real or not real?’ seems more pressing to me every day.” Associated Press report on Collins’s inspiration
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Is there a new Hunger Games movie?
Yes. Lionsgate announced a film adaptation of Sunrise on the Reaping, scheduled to open in North American theaters on November 20, 2026. That is the studio’s announced theatrical date, not a streaming release date; film schedules can change. Lionsgate’s announcement
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