Vampire Academy: Volume 1

Richelle Mead

Aug 2007 · Vampire Academy Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Welcome to the first installment in the captivating world of the internationally #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series, where love and loyalty run deeper than blood.

“We’re suckers for it.”—Entertainment Weekly

“With social angst that every teenager can appreciate and sexual tension that leaves Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight looking like a children’s book, this little gem is sure to be a hit.”—VOYA

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth’s magic. Her best friend Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir: a guardian whose blood is a powerful blend of vampire and human. Rose’s life is dedicated to protecting Lissa from the dangerous Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, who will stop at nothing to make Lissa one of them.

After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir’s Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger . . . and the Strigoi are always close by.

Ratings and reviews

I am a ,12 year old girl, when I got the movie on OnDemand I loved it I watched it over and over again until the 48hrs where up then I bought it again and watched it again and again. Then on day my mom called me and said I got a surprise for u I was so excited but she wouldn't tell me what it was so when she came home I went though all her bags and then i saw it the vampire academy move disc thing I opened it and I found the book series right away I went to the book store and started reading it.

Mead's characters are all well-constructed and even likable until the evil ones. With a huge mystery, you can't see anything coming and everything on the story happens for a big reason. Teenagers and adults will love to read this novel about love, friendship, supernatural and suspense. There's no way someone will stop reading this one and will want to finish the whole saga.

Richelle Mead is by far my favorite author. Having read everything the women has ever written , I must say the VA series is my favorite. She created a world which I found myself lost in more times than I can count. I feel as though by not reading these books you're depriving yourself of literary genius. Love love love these books!

About the author

Richelle Mead lives in Seattle and is the author of the international bestselling Vampire Academy series. When not writing, she can be found watching bad movies, inventing recipes, and buying far too many dresses.