The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games) Prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy Set 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games Follows the story of Coriolanus Snow, the future president of Panem Explores the origins of the Hunger Games and the Capitol's control over the districts * Written by Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games trilogy