Reading order · Young adult
The Hunger Games Reading Order
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has 5 main books (2008–2025). Start with The Hunger Games (2008) and read the numbered books in order.
The Hunger Games books in order
Your reading speed
- 6 h 57 min
- 7 h
- 7 h 25 min
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- 9 h 15 min
- 7 h
Main books together: 2,149 pages, about 37 h 37 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Hunger Games: common questions
- How many books are in the The Hunger Games series?
- There are 5 main books in The Hunger Games. The most recent main book listed here is Sunrise on the Reaping (2025).
- What order should I read The Hunger Games in?
- Read The Hunger Games in its numbered order: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and so on. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping are prequels set before The Hunger Games.
- What is the first The Hunger Games book?
- The first book is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, published in 2008.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Hunger Games series?
- The 5 main books add up to about 2,149 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 37½ hours of reading, or about 76 days at 30 minutes a day.