The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)
Book 0.1 of The Hunger Games
Ranked #45 in 100 Most Popular BookTok and Bookstagram Books
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About The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)
Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined - every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
Reader guide at a glance
Use these edition facts and spoiler-light notes to decide whether this book fits your mood, time, and preferred reading experience.
- Audience
- Young adult
- Commitment
- Part of the The Hunger Games series
- Estimated reading time
- 18.5 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Long read
- Best for
- Readers seeking coming of age, magical competition, political intrigue, survival
Why readers are finding The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins, published in 2020, is a 743-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Coming of Age, Magical Competition, Political Intrigue, Survival.
This edition also appears at number 45 in our researched social reading top 100, reflecting current discussion across BookTok alongside longer-running reader interest. The ranking uses one verified English-language print ISBN per work so retailer links, cover metadata, and search results point to a real edition rather than a workbook, translation, or duplicate collector version.
- Print ISBN
- 978-1-338-63518-8
- Published
- 2020
- Pages
- 743
- Series
- The Hunger Games #0.1
