Catching Fire
The second book in The Hunger Games trilogy. After winning the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark return home only to find that their defiance of the Capitol has sparked unrest across the districts. As they embark on the Victory Tour, President Snow makes it clear that their actions have consequences, and Katniss finds herself at the center of a growing rebellion.
Also by Suzanne Collins
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What you might want to know about Catching Fire
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
After winning the seventy-fourth Hunger Games together, Katniss and Peeta tour the districts as Capitol propaganda. Then President Snow announces the Quarter Quell. Second in the Hunger Games trilogy.
Yes. Catching Fire is the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy and assumes you know the events of the first book. It picks up directly where The Hunger Games left off.
Yes, generally. The 2013 film directed by Francis Lawrence follows the novel closely and is widely considered the strongest entry in the four-film Hunger Games series.
Catching Fire was written by Suzanne Collins, published in 2009 by Scholastic.
Catching Fire is 400 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Catching Fire takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
Catching Fire is a standalone novel by Suzanne Collins, not part of a series.
Catching Fire is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
