Book series

The Hunger Games books in order

5 books, 2008 to 2025, by Suzanne Collins

In the order they came out.

  1. 1

    The Hunger Games

    2008 · 374 pages

    It is written in the perspective of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America.

  2. 2

    Catching Fire

    2009 · 439 pages

    She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive.

  3. 3

    Mockingjay

    2010 · 448 pages

    This book is filled with excitement and action regarding the ongoing war with the capital.

  4. 4

    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    2020 · 528 pages

    It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games.

  5. 5

    Sunrise on the Reaping

    2025 · 382 pages

    As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem.

Where readers stop

Half of book 11The Hunger Games9782Catching Fire5913Mockingjay4994The Ballad of Son…955Sunrise on the Re…48

Most readers who start it read to book 3.

Open Library readers, to September 2026.

When people read it

201820192020202120224132023202420252026to Sep

Read most in 2023, by 413 Open Library readers.

Open Library readers, to September 2026.

The wait between books

1234510 years2008202520102020

The longest wait was 10 years, for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in 2020.

How long it is

Pages
2,171
Hours
54
Longest
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
12352845

2,171 pages in all, about 54 hours at 40 pages an hour.

Ratings

3451The Hunger Games4.12Catching Fire4.13Mockingjay3.8

Rated highest: The Hunger Games, 4.1 out of 5.

1,137 Open Library ratings, to September 2026.

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From Open Library’s data, September 2026.