 The novel is the first in The Hunger Games trilogy ; it is followed by sequels Catching Fire ( 2009 ) and Mockingjay ( 2010 ) . In March 2012 , during the time of The Hunger Games film 's release , Scholastic reported 26 million Hunger Games trilogy books in print , including movie tie @-@ in books . The Hunger Games ( and its sequels ) have sold exceptionally well in ebook format . Suzanne Collins is the first children 's or young adult author to sell over one million Amazon Kindle ebooks , making her the sixth author to join the " Kindle Million Club " . In March 2012 , Amazon announced that Collins had become the best @-@ selling Kindle ebook author of all time . 
