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New 91ƵHunger Games91Ƶ novel, 91ƵSunrise on the Reaping,91Ƶ coming next year

Suzanne Collins says new work inspired by the modern scourge of misinformation
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FILE - Suzanne Collins arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 91ƵThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 191Ƶ at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 17, 2014. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new 91ƵThe Hunger Games91Ƶ novel.

Scholastic announced Thursday that 91ƵSunrise on the Reaping,91Ƶ the fifth volume of Collins91Ƶ blockbuster dystopian series, will be published March 18, 2025. The new book begins with the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, set 24 years before the original 91ƵHunger Games91Ƶ novel, which came out in 2008, and 40 years after Collins91Ƶ most recent book,

Collins has drawn upon Greek mythology and the Roman gladiator games for her earlier 91ƵHunger Games91Ƶ books. But for the upcoming novel, she cites the

91ƵWith 91ƵSunrise on the Reaping,91Ƶ I was inspired by David Hume91Ƶs idea of implicit submission and, in his words, 91Ƶthe easiness with which the many are governed by the few,91Ƶ91Ƶ Collins said in a statement. 91ƵThe story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question 91ƵReal or not real?91Ƶ seems more pressing to me every day.91Ƶ

Film rights have not yet been announced. All four previous books have been a multibillion dollar franchise for Lionsgate that featured portraying heroine Katniss Everdeen in the film versions of 91ƵThe Hunger Games,91Ƶ 91ƵCatching Fire91Ƶ and 91ƵMockingjay,91Ƶ the last of which came out in two installments.

The first four 91ƵHunger Games91Ƶ books have sold more than 100 million copies and been translated into dozens of languages. Collins had seemingly ended the series after the 2010 publication of 91ƵMockingjay,91Ƶ writing in 2015 that it was 91Ƶtime to move on to other lands.91Ƶ But four years later, she stunned readers and the publishing world she was working on what became 91ƵThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,91Ƶ and set 64 years before the first book.

The starring came out last year.

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