Katniss and Peeta should be happy. They are the first pair of tributes to win the Hunger Games, and the rewards mean both of their families are set for life. But what good is wealth when Katniss just feels numb and alone? Her best friend, Gale, is upset by the tactics she used to win. And Peeta, the only person who understands what she went through in the arena, has turned his back on her completely.

With their now-legendary love story the only thing keeping them safe from the government, Katniss and Peeta are forced to keep up the act in front of the cameras. But can they continue to play their parts on a new stage? The government is afraid it’s losing its iron grip, and declares a new Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta find themselves back in the arena, no longer the unknowns, and this time the Games are different—and deadlier. The tributes are stronger, the traps are more dangerous, and the alliances more uncertain as rumors of a rebellion continue to grow. The government wants nothing more than to see both of them dead at the end.