The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel novel by Suzanne Collins to her Hunger Games series. Set 64 years before the original trilogy, it focuses on a young Coriolanus Snow, who would later become the tyrannical president of Panem. The story follows Snow as he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from District 12, during the 10th Hunger Games. This novel explores Snow's early life and the events that shaped his descent into villainy, offering insight into the origins of the oppressive regime and the brutal games that define Panem.12