Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to The Hunger Games, set decades before the original trilogy. It follows a young Coriolanus Snow, long before he becomes the powerful president of Panem. As an ambitious student in the Capitol, he is assigned to mentor a tribute from District 12 during the early Hunger Games. His relationship with the tribute, Lucy Gray Baird, challenges his beliefs and ambitions. The story explores how Snow’s character develops, revealing the choices and experiences that shape his future. It examines themes of power, ambition, morality, survival, and the blurred line between good and evil.