• The Hunger Games: Special Edition

  • By: Suzanne Collins
  • Narrated by: Tatiana Maslany
  • Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (12,865 ratings)

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The Hunger Games: Special Edition

By: Suzanne Collins
Narrated by: Tatiana Maslany
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Publisher's summary

Emmy Award-winning actress Tatiana Maslany narrates a brand-new special edition recording of the first audiobook in the worldwide best-selling trilogy from Suzanne Collins!

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

This special edition audiobook includes a bonus track Q&A with Tatiana Maslany!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2008 Suzanne Collins (P)2018 Scholastic Inc.

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FWIW, I’m team Peeta Tatiana
"Somebody give Tatiana Maslany all the awards. The youthful yet somber quality to her voice makes her a natural Katniss, breathing new life into Panem. I devoured Maslany’s new recordings this summer, but I have to admit there’s something very different about listening to The Hunger Games as a 31-year-old mom vs. listening to it as a teenager myself. I cried from the first chapter onward, but it’s just a testament to the compelling nature of Collins’s dystopian modern classic. "
Katie O., Audible Editor

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When can we expect the rest of the series?

I love Tatiana Maslany. The different voices she can do are so impressive. This recording sounds like there is an entire cast. I can’t even listen to the other recording ma of this series by the other narrator. I want more Tatiana!!

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Excellent rendition, the reader is fantastic!

"It's another big, big, big, day"...nuff said...she is a fantastic reader! She really is able to bring each character to life, while staying inside Katniss's head.

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Spectacular

Performance, story, character. Everything is spectacular. Even though I’ve read this several times, the story pulls me in right away. That’s what makes a classic a classic.

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MUCH better than the first performer, But....

Pretty great narration with two exceptions: way too much sighing and Peeta' s voice sounds a bit silly. Overall, a good performance.

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WHERE ARE THE OTHER TWO WITH THIS NARRATOR??

Obviously great story. But the performance by Tatiana in this edition is just way more Katniss-esque than in the "normal" hunger game audio books. Not sure why they haven't made the other two in special edition.

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Excellent Narration

The cadence and passion of Tatiana's speech is exactly what it should be for Katniss.
The only disappointment is that she hasn't recorded the next two!

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why only ive one book?!

The only bad thing I can really say is that she only narrates the one book. Now I kind of regret using a credit on this version. Different narraters invariably inject their own style and personality subtleties into characters, now Katniss wil be different.... *goes off and cries in a corner*

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So Much Better With Tatiana!

I love this book, the whole trilogy really but I couldn't listen to it on audible with the old narrator. She just didn't sound anywhere close to how Katniss should sound. But I am so happy that they decided to replace the old narrator and Tatiana Maslany (from Orphan Black) was an excellent choice. She did a fantastic job and her voice is well suited to Katniss. I'm glad I was finally able to enjoy the audio of one of my favorite books and I really hope that they get Tatiana to record the other 2 books in the trilogy. Also, if she ever records any other books, I'd definitely check them out.

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Great narration!

I’ve both read the hunger games and listened to previous iterations of the audiobook and this is by far my favorite. I’m a huge orphan black fan so I was confident that this would be a worthwhile listen. Thoroughly enjoyed and was captivated even though I knew the story well. Hoping that she narrates the remaining books as well.

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Pick THIS one!

I loved this book and was absolutely gripped! I wish the second and third books were also available by Tatiana Maslany. I returned the other audio version of the Hunger Games, (awful!) I got the other books at the library and read immediately.

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