Suzanne Collins is able to return to Panem once more—and this time, it’s for an additional prequel within the wake of Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Introduced by Scholastic via Associated Press at the moment, Dawn on the Reaping will happen between the events of Ballad and the original Hunger Games, throughout the reaping—the method of choosing district candidates—for the fiftieth Starvation Video games battle royale. “With Dawn on the Reaping, I used to be impressed by David Hume’s concept of implicit submission and, in his phrases, ‘the easiness with which the various are ruled by the few,’” Collins stated in a press release. “The story additionally lent itself to a deeper dive into using propaganda and the ability of those that management the narrative. The query ‘Actual or not actual?’ appears extra urgent to me each day.”
The fiftieth Starvation Video games happened roughly 24 years earlier than the occasions of the unique novel, and had been received by Haymitch Abernathy—a personality who went on to look within the authentic Starvation Video games trilogy as a mentor to Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, and finally as a significant determine within the revolt towards the Capitol. In the film adaptations, the older Haymitch was performed by Woody Harrelson, and whereas no movie rights for Dawn have been confirmed but, it wouldn’t appear too stunning to see one other Starvation Video games movie in theaters in a couple of extra years.
Dawn on the Reaping is presently set to hit bookshelves March 18, 2025.
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