'Hunger Games' novel 'Sunrise on the Reaping' cover unveiled

"Sunrise on the Reaping," the new novel in "The Hunger Games" book franchise by Suzanne Collins, has formally been unveiled!

Publishing company Scholastic shared a first look at the book cover on Wednesday.

The prequel, set 24 years before the events of "The Hunger Games," follows fan favorite character Haymitch Abernathy as he's called to compete in the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

"Sunrise on the Reaping" is set to be released on March 18, 2025.

It is already up for film adaptation by Lionsgate.

"The Hunger Games" series is composed of three novels: "The Hunger Games" released in 2008, "Catching Fire" in 2009, and "Mockingjay" in 2010. In 2020, Collins released a prequel novel, "A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," which follows Coriolanus Snow.

All books have been adapted into film, with Jennifer Lawrence starring as the main character, Katniss Everdeen.

"The Hunger Games" is set in dystopian world where children are selected to participated in a televised battle royale.

When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? Welcome to the Second Quarter Quell. Welcome to Haymitch's Games. Coming March 18. https://t.co/YQo54kIZsJ pic.twitter.com/SeQHv7XuGz

— The Hunger Games Books (@HungerGamesBks) October 16, 2024

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