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Sunrise on the Reaping

A Hunger Games Novel

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Sunrise on the Reaping

By: Suzanne Collins
Narrated by: Jefferson White
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The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!

Acclaimed actor Jefferson White, who starred in Paramount Network's Yellowstone as Jimmy Hurdstrom, brings his talent to the worldwide best-selling Hunger Games series as narrator of the Sunrise on the Reaping audiobook!

When you've been set up

to lose everything you love,

what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

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Editorial Review

Cinna told me to listen to this
In 2012, my boyfriend (now husband) bought me a shirt that said Cinna told me to wear this, and I think that should tell you everything you need to know about my devotion to The Hunger Games franchise. The latest addition to the series, Sunrise on the Reaping, is something I didn’t even know I could hope for: Haymitch’s origin story. And my already high levels of anticipation for the release reached a fever-pitch when Jefferson White ( Yellowstone) was announced as the narrator, and we got to hear a sneak peek of his performance. We first met Haymitch as Katniss and Peeta’s mentor in Book 1, and since then all we could do was speculate about his own journey in the Hunger Games some 24 years before. In Sunrise on the Reaping we’ll get to meet a 16-year-old Haymitch (and perhaps the teenage versions of Katniss’s parents, Effie, and Cinna ... one can dream), and finally learn how the tenacious teen became the hardened man we all have a soft spot for. May the odds be ever in his favour. —Katie O., Audible Editor

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i absolutely demolished this audiobook. the narrator did an incredible job at bringing all the characters to life. the pacing of the story was incredible. the storyline was of course, incredible, and as someone who didn’t reread the rest of the series before diving into this, i am so excited to revisit it all after this book. i almost listened to the last quarter of this book in a public space which i absolutely would not recommend. overall i am so thoroughly impressed with this thank you

brb while i emotionally recover

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Have you ever wanted to be dehydrated due to too many tears? Then boy do I have the book for you!

Outstanding choice for people who like crying

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Jefferson White did an amazing job voicing such a complex character and bringing him to life. Suzanne once again knowing where to hit us Hunger Games fans with her beautiful writing, tying all the stories together with an emotionally charged book. 5/5 on all fronts will be listening to this over and over again

SWEETHEART

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I haven't cried this much in a long time. what a perfect story given the state of the world right now. never have we known such beautiful heartbreak.

perfection

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I had no idea what to expect but this gives so much more background to Haymitch. And we even get to learn more about the parents of Katniss. This was definitely what the series needed.

Fantastic Addition

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This book was everything I wanted it to be. Amazing! Such a thoughtful, engaging read. I hope there are more prequels!

Perfection

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it was so good - it answered a lot of questions. I really liked the narrator too. right now I'm full of emotions as I just finished it.

loved it

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I was enthralled the moment they entered the arena and could not stop listening until it was over.
I treads a lot of the same ground as the original but goes deeper into the world and plants seeds of rebellion.
Would love to go back and find out more of Lucy grey

An intense thriller, a great addition to the series

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Everything you thought you knew about Haymitch’s story… half of it you really didn’t. Well written to still shock and have twists despite “knowing the ending”. Beautiful and deep character development.

Shocking, beautiful, devastating

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Loved the whole book. Would highly recommend to hunger games fans. It really puts into perspective Haymitch’s life and his choices in previous books.

Couldn’t stop listening

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