With regards to highly-anticipated upcoming e book diversifications, the subsequent Starvation Video games film undoubtedly has me marking my calendar for its 2026 launch date. Earlier than Lionsgate begins manufacturing for The Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping film, nonetheless, Suzanne Collins’ novel of the identical title will probably be launched in March this 12 months. Now, some new info on the e book has simply dropped, and the followers and I are already getting ready to have our hearts ripped open by Haymitch Abernathy’s Starvation Video games story.
New Particulars About Subsequent The Starvation Video games Prequel Are Right here
Forward of Dawn on the Reaping hitting bookshelves on March 18, an excerpt of the prequel novel has been launched by way of Individuals, and it introduces a younger Haymitch simply forward of being chosen to be a part of the fiftieth Starvation Video games.
Within the excerpt from Chapter 1, we be taught that reaping day is definitely Haymitch’s birthday. Whereas the teenager, who would later change into Katniss’ mentor, will get prepared for the ceremony, we additionally discover out he has a youthful brother named Sid, who’s 10, and a girlfriend named Lenore Dove.
Moreover, the early excerpt from the novel reveals that Haymitch’s mom, whom he calls “ma,” is widowed following the loss of life of his pa in a coal mine fireplace. He’s about to see twice as many youngsters get chosen for the second Quarter Quell, and his preliminary response is there’s nothing he can do about it to not “feed the nightmares.”
I’m With Followers Who Are Already Heartbroken Over Haymitch’s Upcoming Story
As a longtime Starvation Video games fan, I used to be immediately pulled in by a narrative set in Panem coming from Haymitch on his reaping day. He’s at all times been some of the attention-grabbing and complicated characters of the collection, and shortly we’ll get the prospect to find out about what occurred to him and what allowed him to win the second Quarter Quell for District 12. After all, one thing that caught my consideration instantly is how unhappy it’s to know his birthday is on reaping day, and these fan reactions didn’t disappoint:
what do you imply haymitch was planning how he’d spend his birthday together with his girlfriend solely to be reaped and despatched to the world pic.twitter.com/KlCWIN1xpRJanuary 15, 2025
This subsequent fan was additionally clearly on the identical web page as us too:
so that you’re telling me yearly on his birthday haymitch abernathy needed to undergo seeing two youngsters reaped that he’d should mentor till their loss of life…pic.twitter.com/Sm8P5ksAKNJanuary 15, 2025
Then there’s the truth that Haymitch was in love when he was picked as a tribute. Because the excerpt goes, he’s wanting ahead to spending a while together with his “woman” after the ceremony to take advantage of his birthday. Nonetheless, since we all know he’ll be chosen for the Starvation Video games, we all know he gained’t get to.
Plus, with regards to Haymitch 25 years later, we all know Lenore Dove in all probability isn’t alive. So we are able to brace ourselves for the District maybe killing her off in some unspecified time in the future. I’m not prepared.
And neither are these followers:
LENORE DOVE. HIS GIRL. HIS LOVE. THE LOVE THEY TOOK AWAY FROM HAYMITCH. pic.twitter.com/ApobL7DeOpJanuary 15, 2025
Then there are all of the poetic connections that pop up between Haymitch and Katniss. Each of them have youthful siblings and fathers who died within the coal mines earlier than changing into tributes. Plus, there’s the data that Haymitch was in love on the age Katniss and Peeta have been.
these katniss haymitch parallels gonna be soo good pic.twitter.com/VXnFXCS3lSJanuary 15, 2025
Once more, these parallels are all an excessive amount of for my little coronary heart, and this fan appears to agree too:
WHY THE FUCK DO THEY KEEP MAKING HAYMITCH’S STORY SADDER AND SADDER I CANT DO THIS pic.twitter.com/53m4mhiZ8PJanuary 15, 2025
Oh, it’s an excessive amount of, and this was simply an excerpt.
Together with the e book on the way in which, it was introduced on the identical time a Dawn on the Reaping film is coming too. Followers have already been fancasting the position of Haymitch, and rumors have come out about casting. Nonetheless, we’ll have to attend for official information from Lionsgate concerning particulars for the movie.
The subsequent prequel is at the moment set to be launched in theaters on November 20, 2026, and within the meantime, I will be mentally getting ready to learn this e book in March. If chapter one can rip our hearts out, I do not suppose any of us are ready for what’s to return.