Rising From the Ashes: The 76th Games

Rising From the Ashes: The 76th Games, commonly abbreviated as Rising From the Ashes, is the first spinoff and second overall entry in the Bleeding Hearts series. Rising From the Ashes takes place just after the failed Second Rebellion, and the majority of the story revolves around the events of the 76th Hunger Games and its tributes.
==Premise==
Rising From the Ashes is told from the perspective of Griff Cohen, an eighteen-year-old from District 4. Following the end of the Second Rebellion, President Snow reinstates the Games and introduced an extra twist: for the 76th Hunger Games, the Reapings will be rigged to select the children of rebel leaders, and a loved one will join them in the Arena.
==Characters==
===Main Characters===
	Griff Cohen - Narrator of Rising From the Ashes from District Four. He is Reaped alongside his girlfriend, Aurora, and plans for most of the Games to sacrifice himself so that she can survive the Games.
	Aurora Meadows - Griff's girlfriend and the daughter of District Four's mayor. Due to her father's involvement in the Second Rebellion, Aurora is Reaped into the Games along with her boyfriend and grapples with the guilt of bringing him into the Arena with her.
	Phoenix Clayton - The son of a rebel general from District 1. He fought as a soldier for the rebels as well, making him one of the most dangerous tributes.
	Isabelle Buchanan - Phoenix's girlfriend from District 1. Just like Phoenix, she has fighting experience that gives her an advantage in the Arena.
	Vesta Robbins - The daughter of District Two's Head Peacekeeper. Vesta was Reaped alongside her younger brother, Axel, who she will do anything to protect.
	Axel Robbins - The younger brother of Vesta; the two are attached at the hip. Axel trusts Vesta completely, but struggled to connect with the other tributes due to his younger age.
	Selina Solis - The female tribute from District 12, Reaped alongside her boyfriend, Rory Hawthorne. She develops a friendship with Griff during Training, and admits that she knows she won't survive the Games, as they will be rigged against the District Twelve tributes.
	Salacia Callendew - District Four's Capitol Escort. She is known to be careless at her job, not fulfilling her duties or caring much for her tributes. Often characterized by her signature blue skin.
	Nereus - Griff's Capitol-assigned mentor. Nereus only took the job to gain potential prestige in the Capitol, and when he achieves this, he neglects his responsibilities as mentor.
	Dr. Julius Heinrich - The Head Gamemaker of the 76th Games. The Doctor is a very intelligent yet quiet man and is known to be quite intimidating.
===Supporting Characters===
*Jesse Mudd - Male tribute from District 11. His primary goal is to protect his sister, Phoebe.
*Phoebe Mudd - Jesse's sister from District 11; very small and frail-looking, but with a strong spirit.
*Rory Hawthorne - Male tribute from District 12; boyfriend of Selina and younger brother of Gale Hawthorne. Reaped into the Games because of his brother's involvement in the Second Rebellion.
*Vance - Male tribute from District 7 and boyfriend of Willa. In the Arena he becomes one of the strongest tributes.
*Willa - Female tribute from District 7 and girlfriend of Vance.
*Irma Bradshaw - A surviving Victor from District 6 and a mentor of the District 6 tributes. After the 76th Games, she acts as a mother to Griff, helping him process his experience in the Games.
*Coriolanus Snow - The sitting president of Panem.
*Caesar Flickerman - Host of the Games, returning to his role from before the Second Rebellion.
*Velvet Hughes - Surviving Victor from District One and mentor of the D1 tributes.
*Leah Strulovich - Surviving Victor from District Eight and mentor of the D8 tributes.
*Rye Albertson - Surviving Victor from District Nine and mentor of the D9 tributes.
*Lovina Real - Surviving Victor from District Ten and mentor of the D10 tributes.
*Viridi Alvarez - Surviving Victor from District Eleven and mentor of the D11 tributes.
*Reina - Head Trainer for the 76th Games.
*LeeAnn - A stylist residing in the Capitol. During the 76th Games she was assigned to Griff, and styled him after his victory.
*D3 Male and D3 Female - A pair of siblings from District 3 who worked as hackers for the rebel cause.
*D5 Male and D5 Female - A pair of tributes from District 5.
*D6 Male and D6 Female - A pair of tributes from District 6.
*D8 Male and D8 Female - A pair of tributes from District 8.
*D9 Male and D9 Female - A pair of tributes from District 9.
*D10 Male and D10 Female - A couple from District 10 who were Reaped into the Games together.
*Clarissa Cohen - Griff's younger sister.
*Mr. and Mrs. Cohen - Griff Cohen's parents.
*Asher - Griff's best friend in District 4.
*Owen - Griff's boss at the District 4 docks.
*Mayor Meadows - The Mayor of District Four, and father of Aurora.
==Plot==
To explore the plot of Rising From the Ashes, make sure to give it a read - links are posted at the top of this article! Events of the 76th Hunger Games are described in moderate detail here:
*76th Hunger Games
==Trivia==
*Rising From the Ashes is the shortest story in the Bleeding Hearts series, and has the fewest number of chapters.
*Rising From the Ashes has the fewest number of named tributes, with only twelve.
*Rising From the Ashes was originally planned to be released after Hunger Games: Ultimate Crown as the third installment of the story. However, Ultimate Crown was ultimately rewritten from third-person to first-person, and Rising From the Ashes was published during this process.