Suzanne Collins
Author of the Hunger Games Trilogy Suzanne Collins has said that she got the idea for the story after one night tiredly flicking through channels on her TV. On one channel was a Survivor type reality TV show, while another had scenes of war footage. The two shows melded into one and an idea was born.
The Hunger Games novels, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, are set in a dystopian not-so-distant future. In some ways reminiscent of the terror in George Orwell's 1984, mixed with the cult Japanese movie Battle Royale and Golding's Lord of the Flies; there are 12 districts of the country known as Panem (based on North America), who live in poverty and are ruled by the wealthy Capitol.