The Hunger Games
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The Hunger Games are a series of young adult dystopian novels written by
American author Suzanne Collins. The series consists of a
trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, with a
prequel set 64 years before the original series. The Hunger Games
universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting
of the wealthy Capitol and 13 districts in varying states of poverty.
Every year, two children, one boy and one girl, from the first 12
districts are selected via lottery to participate in a compulsory
televised subjugation, disguised as a battle royale death match called
"The Hunger Games", a spectacle of brutality and survival orchestrated
by the powerful to maintain their grip on the weak.