Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

In Catching Fire, the translation of Diamela Eltit's Never Did the Fire unfolds in real time as a conversation between works of art, illuminating both in the process. The problems and pleasures of conveying literature into another language—what happens when you meet a pun? a double entendre?—are met by translator Daniel Hahn's humor, deftness, and deep appreciation for what sets Eltit's work apart, and his evolving understanding of what this particular novel is trying to do.

"He was like if water caught fire—a beautiful anomaly. It was gorgeous. Danny wanted to exist inside that explosion and let himself be consumed by it."There are a certain kind of people who were meant to become rich, but Danny Zhou isn't one of them. He's a simple man with simple tastes. In life he's only ever wanted a few things:A house.Maybe a dog.He wouldn't say no to a white picket fence.And a gorgeous husband wouldn't hurt.But the sudden explosion of his delivery app changed his life, and not for the good.Returning home with a shattered heart and a full bank account, Danny starts the search for a life with substance, and takes up his old post as a volunteer fire fighter. He's not sure what to expect, but it's most definitely not Jamie Kane, the gorgeous, Deaf fire fighter with a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas, and seems to hate the very sight of him.Danny knows he shouldn't look at that man and see a future there. Men like...

Daniel Smith, Navy SEAL, sacrificed his life to save his men. But Smith doesn't stay dead long. Awakening in a secret government lab, he's given the chance to serve his country again- as a man made of living stone. Smith soon learns its no game when he goes into the field in Iraq, to face a fire elemental hungry for American blood. (A short story prequel to the Stone Soldiers book series)