Suzanne Collins to Publish New ‘Hunger Games’ Novel in 2025

Exciting news for ‘Hunger Games’ fans: the fifth book in the franchise is slated for release in 2025. Suzanne Collins, the brilliant mind behind the series, announced an entertainment portal. Scholastic will publish the new novel, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ on 18 March next year.

The last instalment, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ came out in 2020. Now, with the new book on the horizon, anticipation is building once again. Scholastic Trade President Eli Berger expressed the company’s enthusiasm, stating their excitement over Collins’ upcoming release.

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According to the official synopsis, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ will take readers back to Panem, 24 years before the original Hunger Games events, beginning on the morning of the reaping for the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. Berger noted that the new book will once again challenge readers to reflect on their world.

In his words, “Suzanne Collins has done it again, bringing us back to the world of Panem in order to ask us important questions about our own world.” He added that the book offers fresh complexity and insights into a part of the Hunger Games story that fans have long wanted to explore.

During a chat with the media, Collins shared that the inspiration for the new book came from David Hume’s observation about the ease with which the many are governed by the few. She also mentioned that the story allowed her to delve deeper into themes of propaganda and narrative control. “The question ‘Real or not real?’ seems more pressing to me every day,” she remarked.

‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ will be available in print, digital, and audiobook formats, giving fans multiple ways to enjoy the new story. Considering the impressive track record of previous books, which sold 100 million copies in 54 languages, expectations are high.

Scholastic will release the book in the USA, Canada, Ireland, the UK, and New Zealand. For those new to the series, the first ‘Hunger Games’ book was published in 2008, kicking off what has become a beloved global phenomenon.