"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to loose," James Baldwin. Haymitch Abernathy always knew he could be a stone cold killer. But when he is thrown into the arena alongside councilman's daughter, Maysilee Donner, along side 46 other tributes in the 2nd annual Quarter Quell, Haymitch will be pushed to his limits in order to stay alive. Viola West had never expected to find herself caught up in the underground of the Seam. But when her best friend, Maysilee is reaped, she meets Arthur Mellark, and her world is turned upside down.