The story that kicked off the international 1 bestselling "Vampire Academy" series is NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! 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. "
