Catching Fire is part of the Hunger Games.
Catching Fire . As the sequel to the 2008 bestseller The Hunger Games , it continues the story of Katniss Everdeen and the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem . Suzanne Collins ( born August 10 , 1962 ) is an American television writer and author , best known as the author of The New York Times best selling series The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy ( which consists of The Hunger Games , Catching Fire , and Mockingjay ) .