Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new 㽶ƵֱThe Hunger Games㽶Ƶֱ novel.
Scholastic announced Thursday that 㽶ƵֱSunrise on the Reaping,㽶Ƶֱ the fifth volume of Collins㽶Ƶֱ blockbuster dystopian series, will be published March 18, 2025. The new book begins with the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, set 24 years before the original 㽶ƵֱHunger Games㽶Ƶֱ novel, which came out in 2008, and 40 years after Collins㽶Ƶֱ most recent book,
Collins has drawn upon Greek mythology and the Roman gladiator games for her earlier 㽶ƵֱHunger Games㽶Ƶֱ books. But for the upcoming novel, she cites the
㽶ƵֱWith 㽶ƵֱSunrise on the Reaping,㽶Ƶֱ I was inspired by David Hume㽶Ƶֱs idea of implicit submission and, in his words, 㽶Ƶֱthe easiness with which the many are governed by the few,㽶Ƶֱ㽶Ƶֱ Collins said in a statement. 㽶ƵֱThe story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question 㽶ƵֱReal or not real?㽶Ƶֱ seems more pressing to me every day.㽶Ƶֱ
Film rights have not yet been announced. All four previous books have been a multibillion dollar franchise for Lionsgate that featured portraying heroine Katniss Everdeen in the film versions of 㽶ƵֱThe Hunger Games,㽶Ƶֱ 㽶ƵֱCatching Fire㽶Ƶֱ and 㽶ƵֱMockingjay,㽶Ƶֱ the last of which came out in two installments.
The first four 㽶ƵֱHunger Games㽶Ƶֱ books have sold more than 100 million copies and been translated into dozens of languages. Collins had seemingly ended the series after the 2010 publication of 㽶ƵֱMockingjay,㽶Ƶֱ writing in 2015 that it was 㽶Ƶֱtime to move on to other lands.㽶Ƶֱ But four years later, she stunned readers and the publishing world she was working on what became 㽶ƵֱThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,㽶Ƶֱ and set 64 years before the first book.
The starring came out last year.
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