Vampire Academy
St. Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school-it's a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St. Vladimir's-the very place where they're most in danger...Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy's ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi-the world's fiercest and most dangerous vampires-make Lissa one of them forever.
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Half-vampire dhampir Rose Hathaway and her best friend Princess Lissa Dragomir of the Moroi royal house have been living off the grid for two years when they are caught in Portland and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy in Montana.
Yes. The original series by Richelle Mead has six books, followed by the Bloodlines spin-off series of six more books.
Yes. A 2014 film adaptation flopped, but Peacock launched a more faithful series adaptation in 2022 that ran for one season.
The original YA series stays at fade-to-black. The Bloodlines spinoff and later books push slightly further but remain YA.
The original YA series stays at fade-to-black. The Bloodlines spinoff and later books push slightly further but remain YA.
Vampire Academy was written by Richelle Mead, published in 2007 by Penguin Group UK.
Vampire Academy is 352 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Vampire Academy takes most readers 5 to 8 hours to finish.
Vampire Academy is a standalone novel by Richelle Mead, not part of a series.
Vampire Academy is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
