Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

"Sunrise on the Reaping," one of two prequels Collins has released in the aftermath of the original books, is set 24 years before the events of the series' first novel. Chronicling the 50th Hunger Games, the tale is told from the perspective of Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss' hardened but lovable mentor, who ultimately wins the games.