The Hunger Games books in order: all 5 by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games books in order

1. The Hunger Games (2008)
2. Catching Fire (2009)
3. Mockingjay (2010)
4. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020)
5. Sunrise on the Reaping (2025)

Good to know about The Hunger Games

What order should I read the The Hunger Games books in?

Start with The Hunger Games (2008), then read them in the order above: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Sunrise on the Reaping.

How many The Hunger Games books are there?

There are 5 books in the The Hunger Games series.

What to read after The Hunger Games

• Red Rising by Pierce Brown. A rigged competition turned into a revolution, harder and bloodier.
• Divergent by Veronica Roth. A teenager sorted by a system she has to escape.
• Legend by Marie Lu. Two teenagers on opposite sides of a divided nation.
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner. Kids dropped into a deadly test with no rules explained.
• Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. The class-against-class original, for older readers.
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. What survives after collapse, quieter and more hopeful.