The Second Book of THE HUNGER GAME

CATCHING
FIRE

New York Times Bestselling Author

SUZANNE COLLINS
They Just Keep Coming

＂For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.＂

—— Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

飢餓遊戲三部曲的時間設定在大災難後的北美洲，一個自廢墟建立起的國家「施惠國」（Panem）之中。在那場吞噬大片土地與人口的災難後，施惠國自廢墟中誕生，並建立起十三個行政區，以建立在洛磯山脈的「都城」（The Capitol）為中心實施統治。在施惠國建立後不久，負責供應都城各項天然資源與產品的十三個行政區發動叛變，進入施惠國歷史上的「黑暗時期」。然而，叛變迅速被都城以高科技與優勢軍力鎮壓，叛亂中心第十三區更被都城以核武器弭平，以示懲戒。

為了懲罰發動叛亂的各行政區，都城要求所有行政區每年都必須派出一對少年少女「貢品」到競技場參加「飢餓遊戲」（The Hunger Games），同時透過電視轉播播出「貢品」們的比賽過程，藉以打擊行政區的反抗意識。除了比賽開始前六十秒不可踏離原地和吃人外，遊戲沒有任何規則，包括殺人也不受限制，而最後存活的貢品即為勝利者。勝利者可以從此一生衣食無憂。

Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

■蘇珊．柯林斯／Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins has had a successful and prolific career writing for children＇s television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains It All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Collins made her mark in children＇s literature with the New York Times bestselling five-book series for middle-grade readers The Underland Chronicles, which has received numerous accolades in both the United States and abroad. In the award-winning The Hunger Games trilogy, Collins continues to explore the effects of war and violence on those coming of age. Collins lives with her family in Connecticut.