The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

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
AuthorSuzanne Collins
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Hunger Games
GenreAdventure, War, Science fiction, Romance, Action Thriller, Dystopian
PublisherScholastic
Publication date
May 19, 2020
Publication placeUnited States
Pages517
ISBN9780702300172
Followed bySunrise on the Reaping 

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Italie, Hillel (May 17, 2020). "'Hunger Games' prequel 'Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' to receive virtual launch". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes': Cast, trailer and when it hits theaters". USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2023.