Suzanne Collins credited The King Must Die as one inspiration for The Hunger Games, with the concept of boys and girls taken by lottery to perform in a deadly competition for the elites' entertainment. References See also Fiction set in Ancient Greece 1958 British novels Novels by Mary Renault Classical mythology in popular culture Novels set in ancient Greece Cultural depictions of Theseus 1950s LGBT novels Novels with gay themes Novels with lesbian themes British historical novels British bildungsromans British LGBT novels Longman books Novels set in Crete