In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Hunger Games. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the lowly female tribute from District 12. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes. .