Four are reaped and sent to an arena of twenty-four tributes to fight to the death. They are the Pariah, with a background that sparks rumors; the Fisherman, who's grown up on the ocean; the Innocent, whose reaping may not have been chance; and the Performer, who will give the Capitol their show. This is the 41st Hunger Games. Sequel to the Most Dangerous Game.

In the winters before their Games, the allies and tributes of the 1st, 36th, and 41st Games all had their own winters, families, and stories. Each had a part to play in their own district. These are their Winter stories, one district at a time.

Through the years before their Games, the future allies and fellow tributes all had their own winters, and own celebrations. Each hoped for a good year ahead, one district at a time. These are their Winter stories.