Sample · Dystopian, Young Adult, Adventure

Listen to The Hunger Games

A short excerpt from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, narrated by Camille. Try other narrators below, then bring your own DRM-free copy to hear the whole book.
Narrated by
Camille
Young, British female with a friendly and helpful tone, conveying confidence and efficiency.
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim’s warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the mattress. This is the day of the Reaping.

About this sample

Katniss wakes on the day of the Reaping. Camille’s clear young voice keeps the first-person present tense tense.
The excerpt is the book’s opening passage, a few sentences long, generated with the same narration pipeline the app uses for whole books. Every narrator you can pick above is available for your own files, in this and 40+ other languages.

How to listen to all of The Hunger Games

1.
Get a DRM-free ebook of The Hunger Games (see the guide on where to find DRM-free ebooks; store purchases with DRM cannot be opened).
2.
Drop the file above or open Book2Speech and choose it. Chapters are detected and front matter is skipped.
3.
Pick Camille or any other narrator and press play. The narration streams within seconds and your position syncs to the iPhone app.

What this page is not

Book2Speech does not sell or distribute audiobooks of The Hunger Games; the rights belong to the author and publisher. This page demonstrates how the narrator sounds on a well-known text. To listen to the book you need your own copy.

Questions people ask

Can I download an audiobook of The Hunger Games here?

No. Book2Speech narrates files you own; it does not provide the book itself.

Can I use a different narrator?

Yes. Tap any voice above to hear the same passage; 260+ narrators are available for your own books.

Is the sample the real product?

Yes. It was generated by the same pipeline that narrates whole books in the app.
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