Sunrise on the Reaping novel by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise on the Reaping is a prequel novel by Suzanne Collins, published March 18, 2025, set 24 years before the original Hunger Games trilogy. The story focuses on a 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy and the 50th Hunger Games, which is a Quarter Quell that required twice the number of tributes to be reaped from each district. The novel explores Haymitch's experiences, his survival and trauma in the arena, and includes a cameo from Katniss Everdeen in the epilogue.