Serving as a prequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy, the book follows District 12 citizen Haymitch Abernathy, through the 50th Hunger Games where he emerged as the victor at age 16. In the trilogy, Haymitch appears as the reluctant but beloved mentor to Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark.

Haymitch fans unite, as there's a new Hunger Games movie and book coming your way very soon. Here's what we know.

Haymitch will take center stage in the sixth Hunger Games movie, based on Suzanne Collins' latest prequel novel