Hunger Games publication order
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, then Sunrise on the Reaping. Select Release to use this book order.
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The Hunger Games Books and Movies in Order
Before the rebellion. Beyond the arena.
Read Ballad, Sunrise and Katniss’s trilogy in story order, with film adaptations grouped under the novels.
Read The Hunger Games in Panem’s chronological order, from young Snow and Haymitch to Katniss. Five novels form the story spine, with their film adaptations attached to the same events.
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Before the rebellion. Beyond the arena.
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Chronological book order: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes → Sunrise on the Reaping → The Hunger Games → Catching Fire → Mockingjay. Publication order starts with Katniss’s trilogy, then Ballad and Sunrise.
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The Hunger Games universe, story by story
Read The Hunger Games in Panem’s chronological order, from young Snow and Haymitch to Katniss. Five novels form the story spine, with their film adaptations attached to the same events.
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Story chronology · Core route
Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2 adapt one novel. The Sunrise on the Reaping film is upcoming and excluded from released viewing. Release order sorts these story cards by their original book publication dates.
Showing 5 of 5 released stories.
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Direct link to this storyReadThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes — novelCanonWatchThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)CanonYoung Coriolanus Snow’s story.
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Sunrise on the Reaping
Direct link to this storyReadSunrise on the Reaping — novelCanonHaymitch’s story, 24 years before The Hunger Games.
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The Hunger Games
Direct link to this storyReadThe Hunger Games — novelCanonWatchThe Hunger Games (2012)CanonKatniss volunteers for the Games.
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Catching Fire
Direct link to this storyReadCatching Fire — novelCanonWatchThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)CanonKatniss and Peeta enter the Third Quarter Quell.
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Mockingjay
Direct link to this storyReadMockingjay — novelCanonWatchThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)CanonWatchThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)CanonThe rebellion becomes open war. Both films adapt this one novel.
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Announced and unreleased
These records are tracked for context but are excluded from chronology numbers, filters and progress until release.
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping2026Upcoming — November 20, 2026
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The Hunger Games order guide
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Common The Hunger Games order questions
Direct answers based on the same chronology, continuity labels and coverage notes used in the guide.
What order should you experience The Hunger Games?
Chronological book order: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes → Sunrise on the Reaping → The Hunger Games → Catching Fire → Mockingjay. Publication order starts with Katniss’s trilogy, then Ballad and Sunrise.
Should you use chronological or release order for The Hunger Games?
Use chronological order to follow events as they happen. Use release order when you want to preserve the sequence of the original reveals. Both views use the same researched stories.
What does this The Hunger Games order guide include?
5 released story records; 6 including upcoming material. Adaptations and remakes are grouped as versions where specified. Coverage is current through 9 September 2026.
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Ballad → Sunrise → Katniss trilogy
Five novel events in Panem story order.
Katniss trilogy → Ballad → Sunrise
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Five released films
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