A stunning deluxe edition of The Hunger Games,the international bestseller! This paperback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork and an iconic new cover. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader. Even at the age of sixteenKatniss Everdeen knows it takes hard workkeen observationand inner fortitude to survive in the world. Her homeDistrict 12is under the merciless rule of the Capitolcontinually forced to pay after losing a long-ago civil war in the nation of Panem. One of the ways the Capitol keeps control is its annual Hunger Gamesa televised fight to the death featuring two young tributes from each of Panem’s twelve districts. This gruesome battle is meant to send home a chilling message: Rebellion will always be punished. When Katniss finds herself within the Hunger Games arenashe knows the odds aren’t in her favor. Any wrong move will end her life–and even the right moves come with a cost. But if she can survivethere is a chance the districts may survive as well… The Hunger Games has enthralled millions of readers in its examination of the price of warhuman natureand the powerful force of both love and resistance.