The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a dystopian action-adventure novel by American author [Suzanne Collins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Collins). It is a spinoff and a prequel to [ *The Hunger Games*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games)  trilogy. Set against the backdrop of the 10th Hunger Games,  *The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes*  revolves around the adventures of a teenage Coriolanus Snow, who would become the dictatorial president of Panem by the events of the [original trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games). With his family on the brink of poverty, Coriolanus is tasked with mentoring [District 12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_12_\(Hunger_Games\)) tribute Lucy Gray Baird for his one shot at glory.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.