The Hunger Games is a science fiction novel by Suzanne Collins, set in a post-apocalyptic world where a cruel and oppressive government forces children to compete in a televised battle to the death. The story follows Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl
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Suzanne Collins is an American author and television writer who is best known as the author of the young adult dystopian fiction book series The Hunger Games. She is also the author of the children's fantasy series The Underland Chronicles.