The hunger games is a novel by suzanne collins that was first published in 2008 summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. The hunger games is the first novel in a trilogy that also includes catching fire and mockingjaytogether they are known as the hunger games trilogythis first novel has been on the new york times best seller list for more than sixty weeks and was named a new york times notable book of 2008 it has garnered praise from many other writers including stephen king and stephanie meyer. Suzanne collins came up with the idea of the hunger games while watching news coverage of the wars in iraq and afghanistan the depictions of these wars when combined with the popularity of reality tv and the ways in which coverage of the wars seemed itself to be a kind of reality tv led collins to imagine the dystopian setting of panem where violence becomes a major form of entertainment. The hunger games summary and study guide thanks for exploring this supersummary study guide of the hunger games by suzanne collins a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes supersummary offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes characters quotes and essay topics. The hunger games study guide contains a biography of suzanne collins literature essays quiz questions major themes characters and a full summary and analysis