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Defying Destiny: The Fifth Hunger Games

Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)Discover the phenomenal fifth installment in the Hunger Games series—a dark, riveting saga where betrayal, courage, and the desperate will to survive collide.

When you’re set up to lose everything you love, what is left to fight for? In a world where hope is a scarce commodity, every heartbeat becomes a battle against destiny.

As dawn breaks on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, terror grips every district in Panem. This year, in a twisted homage to the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes are ripped from their homes, their lives destined to be sacrificed for the Capitol’s cruel spectacle.

In District 12, Haymitch Abernathy does his best to keep his head down, clinging to the simple desire to survive another day and be reunited with the girl who lights up his life. But when fate intervenes and his name echoes over the loudspeakers, his fragile dreams shatter. Torn from his family and the love that sustains him, Haymitch is forced into the deadly arena alongside three other District 12 tributes—a loyal friend who has become like a sister, a compulsive oddsmaker driven by desperation, and the most haughty girl in town.

As the Games commence, Haymitch quickly realizes that the odds are deliberately stacked against him. Yet, amid the looming despair, a spark of rebellion ignites within him—a burning desire not just to survive, but to defy the system that seeks to break him. His fight becomes more than a bid for life; it transforms into a call to arms that resonates far beyond the confines of the arena.

Prepare to be swept away by a pulse-pounding adventure, where every moment tests the limits of courage and every decision could change the fate of an entire world. More information…

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