Haymitch Abernathy is introduced in the first "Hunger Games" book as the drunken mentor of Katniss and her male tribute counterpart, Peeta Mellark. As the only surviving victor from District 12 ...
Meanwhile, in "Sunrise on the Reaping," Collins takes the reader into the life of Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss and Peeta Mellark's grumpy, alcoholic mentor when they compete in the Hunger Games.