Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its
price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth
annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow
is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The
once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on
the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and
outmanoeuvre his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The
odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of
mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low.
Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus
makes could lead to favour or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the
arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus
starts to feel for his doomed tribute and must weigh his need to follow
the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
