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Vampire Academy (Book 1)

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“ If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you. ”

—-Dimitri to Rose about Lissa.


Vampire Academy is the first book in Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead.

Summary[]

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. Rosemarie Hathaway is a dhampir, a bodyguard in-training 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.

Plot[]

Guardian-in-training, Rose Hathaway and the royal moroi princess, Lissa Dragomir, are forced back to their school, St. Vladimir's Academy, after running away two years ago. Upon their return, Guardian Dimitri Belikov, the leader of the guardians sent to track them down, is assigned to be Lissa's guardian. He offers to mentor Rose in extra classes, as he feels that she has potential and that by working hard, she can make up for the years she has lost. He also believes that Rose can be the ideal guardian for Lissa due to their rare, one-sided bond, which allows her to tap into the latter's emotions, thoughts, and, most importantly, her whereabouts. Rose agrees, conceding to the reality that this is the only way she will even have a chance to be appointed, on graduation, as Lissa's guardian.

Though they quickly fall into academy life, they discover that Lissa has lost her social place among the elite Moroi, a consequence of Rose and Lissa running away. They decide to keep company with Lissa's "cousin," Natalie Dashkov, who is the daughter of the frail and dying Victor Dashkov. On the very first day back, they find that another Moroi student, Mia Rinaldi, is dating Lissa's ex-boyfriend, Aaron, and that she holds a grudge against Lissa. By default, she also dislikes Rose. Mia uses every opportunity to taunt Lissa, who is in turn insulted and threatened by Rose.

Lissa befriends Christian Ozera, a well-known Moroi who is negatively thought of due to his parents, Lucas and Moira's, reputation of becoming Strigoi willingly; this sparks worry from Rose, who believes he is heading down the same path. It is also implied that Rose is jealous due to Lissa's interest in him, but Rose in turn starts falling for Dimitri. Things proceed to get worse after Lissa finds dead animals in her room and threatening letters written in blood. As a result, Lissa becomes depressed and engages in self-harm. It is also revealed that although Lissa still hasn't specialized in any of the four elements, she has a remarkable ability to heal, as previously witnessed by Rose and Sonya Karp. They find out that Lissa has an affinity for spirit, a rare element with negative side effects after use. This incident, coupled with her increasing depression, was what had caused Rose to run away with Lissa.

After Mia convinces Jesse and Ralf to spread the rumor that Rose slept with both of them and let them take her blood, Rose is regarded with a sense of horror. As revenge, Lissa uses compulsion to work her way back into her old group of friends, convincing them not to talk to Mia anymore. She eventually succeeds in winning Aaron back. Lissa also uses compulsion to convince people that Jesse and Ralf are lying. Rose later discovers from her friend, Mason, that Mia is from a very low-class family and uses that against her.

During Sunday service, Rose hears that the saint, St. Vladimir, could heal people like Lissa, who suffered from some form of depression. He was protected by his loyal guardian, the "shadow-kissed" Anna, with whom he shared a bond. On returning from a shopping trip with Lissa, Natalie, and Victor, Rose has an accident; when she wakes up, she is stunned to see that she has made a miraculous recovery but quickly deduces that Lissa used spirit to heal her. She reaches into her bond and discovers that Lissa is lying in the attic of the church, bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. Her reporting on Lissa's dangerous behavior causes a fracture in their friendship. Lissa stops talking to Rose, believing she betrayed her, and so Rose loses all the popularity she had gained.

Somehow discovering Lissa's depression, Mia tells everybody; this causes Rose to punch her and break her nose. Detained by teachers and guardians, Rose is unable to follow Lissa as she runs away in dismay. She reaches through the bond while confined to her room and finds that Christian is with her. He's knocked unconscious, and Lissa is kidnapped by several guardians. Rose goes to tell Dimitri, but instead forgets upon seeing him, and they end up almost making love. Dimitri takes a necklace from her—the one she received as a present from Victor. Rose suddenly remembers that Lissa is in danger when he throws it out the window. It is discovered that Victor infused it with a lust charm, causing them to act on their existing attraction.

Through the bond, Rose is able to lead a rescue party to Lissa's aid. She's forced to stay in the car while they go to storm the cabin. Rose sees Victor admit to Lissa that Natalie, acting upon his instruction, put the animals in her room, and he intends to use her to heal him as he is on the brink of death. He tells her that the bond she shares with Rose is because Rose died, but Lissa brought her back.

Rose discovers that Christian has stowed away in the car in an attempt to rescue Lissa himself. They run towards the cabin as Lissa compels a guard to stay silent as she escapes. Rose and Christian are confronted by psi-hounds, and Christian is mauled to the brink of death. Lissa, unable to find the strength to heal him, is forced to drink Rose's blood and then is able to save him; upon doing so, she realizes she loves him.

Later, when Rose visits a locked-up Victor, he confesses all about the lust charm and tells her that Dimitri lied when he said he felt nothing for her. Rose is confronted by Natalie, now Strigoi, who turned Strigoi in order to save Victor from his cell. Dimitri arrives and stakes her.

As Christian and Lissa begin dating and Mia regains her social status, Rose confronts Dimitri, demanding to know why he lied about his feelings. He tells her that he does love her, but they can't be together, both because of the age difference and the fact that they will both be Lissa's guardians one day and must devote their attention to her, or else he would save Rose before her.

Characters (In Order of Appearance)[]

Translations[]

The book has been translated into Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

  • Brazil: O Beijo das Sombras - publ.: January 1, 2010
  • Bulgaria: Академия за вампири - publ.: November 20, 2009
  • China: 吸血族守護者 - publ.: July 7, 2010
  • Croatia: Sestre po krvi - publ.: November 1, 2010
  • Czech Republic: Vampýrská akademie - publ.: January 1, 2009
  • Denmark: Frygtens skole - publ.: June 10, 2010
  • Estonia: Vampiiride Akadeemia - publ.: January 1, 2010
  • France: Soeurs de Sang - publ.: October 8, 2010
  • Georgia: ვამპირების აკადემია - publ.: January 1, 2015
  • Germany: Blutsschwestern - publ.: January 15, 2009
  • Greece: Vampire Academy - publ.: November 1, 2009
  • Hungary: Vámpírakadémia - publ.: January 1, 2009
  • Indonesia: Vampire Academy - publ.: April 1, 2010
  • Iran: آکادمی خون آشام - publ.: January 1, 2010
  • Israel: האקדמיה לערפדים - publ.: January 1, 2010
  • Italy: L'accademia dei vampiri - publ.: October 1, 2009
  • Japan: ヴァンパイアアカデミー - publ.: 2007
  • Korea: Vampire Academy - publ.: January 1, 2010
  • Latvia: Vampīru Akadēmija - publ.: January 1, 2011
  • Lithuania: Vampyrų akademija - publ.: December 1, 2010
  • Macedonia: Академија за Вампири - publ.: March 2012
  • Netherlands: Academicus Vampyrus - publ.: September 1, 2010
  • Poland: Akademia wampirów - publ.: February 10, 2010
  • Portugal: Academia de Vampiros - publ.: October 23, 2009
  • Romania: Academia Vampirilor - publ.: January 1, 2010
  • Russia: Aкадмия Bампиров: Охотники и жертвы - publ.: January 1, 2009
  • Serbia: Vampirska Akademija - publ.: September 13, 2010
  • Slovakia: Upírska akadémia - publ.: December 3, 2012
  • Slovenia: Vampirska akademija - publ.: January 1, 2009
  • Spain: Vampire Academy - publ.: April 1, 2009
  • Sweden: Törst - publ.: August 10, 2009
  • Thailand: องครักษ์กับเจ้าหญิงแวมไพร์ - publ.: October 1, 2010
  • Turkey: Vampir Akademisi - publ.: June 1, 2009
  • Vietnam: Màn Đêm - publ.: October 1, 2010

Quotes[]

“ The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. ”

—Page 318


Trivia[]

  • The cursive Vampire Academy font used on the new covers is Voluta ScriptTM Regular, which is a commercial font.[1]
  • Richelle Mead's original title for the book was Kissed by Shadows.[2]
  • This is the first book in the vampire academy series.
  • Lissa and Christian get together in this book.
  • Eddie Castile is introduced in this book. He plays a major role from Frostbite and onwards.

Adaptations[]

Film[]

See: Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters

Film rights to the series were optioned to Preger Entertainment in June 2010. As of July, Don Murphy (Transformers) has signed on as producer. On the 17th of December, 2012, Don Murphy announced that screenwriter Dan Waters (Heathers) had written the script. On the 19th of December, 2012, it was announced that Dan's brother Mark Waters (Mean Girls) would direct the movie. On the 1st of February, 2013, it was announced that Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, and Danila Kozlovsky had been cast as Rose, Lissa, and Dimitri, respectively. The title of the movie has also been changed to Blood Sisters. The movie was released on the 7th of February, 2014.

Graphic Novel[]

The first book was released as a graphic novel on the 23rd of August, 2011. It was adapted by Leigh Dragoon and illustrated by Emma Vieceli. Frostbite: The Graphic Novel was released on the 26th of April, 2012, in graphic novel format, and Vieceli adapted Shadow Kiss: The Graphic Novel.

TV Series[]

See: Vampire Academy (TV Series)

External Links[]

Book Covers[]

References[]

  1. ↑ linotype.com December 19, 2009
  2. ↑ http://blue-succubus.livejournal.com/305645.html/
  3. ↑ richellemead.com FAQ, December 19, 2009
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