Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new 鈥淭he Hunger Games鈥� novel.

Scholastic announced Thursday that 鈥淪unrise on the Reaping,鈥� the fifth volume of Collins鈥� blockbuster dystopian series, will be published March 18, 2025. The new book begins with the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, set 24 years before the original 鈥淗unger Games鈥� novel, which came out in 2008, and 40 years after Collins鈥� most recent book,

Collins has drawn upon Greek mythology and the Roman gladiator games for her earlier 鈥淗unger Games鈥� books. But for the upcoming novel, she cites the

鈥淲ith 鈥楽unrise on the Reaping,鈥� I was inspired by David Hume鈥檚 idea of implicit submission and, in his words, 鈥榯he easiness with which the many are governed by the few,鈥欌�� Collins said in a statement. 鈥淭he story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question 鈥楻eal or not real?鈥� seems more pressing to me every day.鈥�

Film rights have not yet been announced. All four previous books have been a multibillion dollar franchise for Lionsgate that featured portraying heroine Katniss Everdeen in the film versions of 鈥淭he Hunger Games,鈥� 鈥淐atching Fire鈥� and 鈥淢ockingjay,鈥� the last of which came out in two installments.

The first four 鈥淗unger Games鈥� books have sold more than 100 million copies and been translated into dozens of languages. Collins had seemingly ended the series after the 2010 publication of 鈥淢ockingjay,鈥� writing in 2015 that it was 鈥渢ime to move on to other lands.鈥� But four years later, she stunned readers and the publishing world she was working on what became 鈥淭he Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,鈥� and set 64 years before the first book.

The starring came out last year.

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