This article is about the book. For its film adaptation, see The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
North American first edition cover
Author
Suzanne Collins
Country
United States
Language
English
Series
The Hunger Games
Genre
Adventure, War, Science fiction, Romance, Action Thriller, Dystopian
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication date
May 19, 2020
Pages
517
ISBN
9780702300172
Followed by
The Hunger Games
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a dystopian action-adventure novel written by the American author Suzanne Collins. It is a prequel to the original The Hunger Games trilogy, set 64 years before the events of the first novel. It was released on May 19, 2020, by Scholastic with an audiobook of the novel, read by the American actor Santino Fontana, was released simultaneously.[1] The book had a virtual launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] A film adaptation by Lionsgate, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, was released on November 17, 2023.[3]
Collins said in an open letter, "The book was an attempt to explore the state of nature debate through the tale of young President Snow while lifting the veil on the origin of the Hunger Games..."
^Gans, Andrew (April 8, 2020). "Tony Winner Santino Fontana Will Narrate Audio Edition of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Hunger Games Prequel". Playbill. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^Italie, Hillel (May 17, 2020). "'Hunger Games' prequel 'Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' to receive virtual launch". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^"'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes': Cast, trailer and when it hits theaters". USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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