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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Book 1) *Written by Suzanne Collins*
buy on Amazon.com buy on powells.com (more shops) Average Score: 80⁽⁹⁾ Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place.
Book Details Young Adult Science Fiction Hardcover, 384 Pages Published by Scholastic Press on September 14, 2008 ISBN-10 0439023483 ISBN-13 978-0439023481

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Fantasy Literature \| Terry Weyna	Review Rating: 95
...The Hunger Games is an excellent adventure with plenty of depth to it. Full Review Link



Fantasy Literature \| John Hulet	Review Rating: 95
Crystal clear, if not particularly beautiful, prose. A constantly suspenseful plot. A quick pace. Moving scenes. Full Review Link



Graemes Fantasy Book Review \| Graeme Flory	Review Rating: 88
I enjoyed 'The Hunger Games' immensely and am looking forward to seeing what happens next. Full Review Link



Boomtron \| Aaron Teiser	Review Rating: 80
...the author managed to both fulfill, and then exceed my expectations. Full Review Link



Neth Space \| Neth	Review Rating: 80
Collins tells an engaging story full of near-universal challenges faced by teens across the Western world. Full Review Link



Stephen Hunts SF Crownest \| Tim Done	Review Rating: 80
...a book which rewards the reader with a sumptuous, visual feast for the imagination... Full Review Link



The Wertzone \| Adam Whitehead	Review Rating: 80
...a fast-paced, enjoyable read with some interesting (if hardly revelatory) things to say about celebrity and PR... Full Review Link



sffworld.com \| Rob H. Bedford	Review Rating: 80
The Hunger Games is effective with its mythic overtones and as a powerful science fiction novel that warns of the dangers of too much government control and how much worse things can get. Full Review Link



SF Reviews \| Thomas M. Wagner	Review Rating: 50
It never digs beneath the surface of its themes, least of all the rather serious and appalling moral conundrum presented by its premise. Full Review Link