The release date for the English version of 'Vampire Academy' by
Richelle Mead is Jan 2007. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Your greatest buddy can only really shield you from your eternal adversaries.
A human vampire with a unique talent for using the power of the soil, Lissa Dragomir is a princess of the Moroi people. The most vicious vampires, known as Strigoi—the ones who never die—must always be kept at bay. The closest friend of Lissa, Rose Hathaway, is a dhampir due to her potent blood mixture of vampire and human. Rose is committed to living a risky life to keep Lissa safe from the Strigoi, who are determined to turn Lissa into one of their own.
Following two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are apprehended and taken back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a vampire royalty school concealed in Montana's deep woods, where they will be taught by their future guardians. However, life is much riskier inside the iron gates—the Strigoi are never far behind.
In order to prevent Lissa from becoming permanently a part of the terrible undead, Rose and Lissa must negotiate their perilous environment, resist the allure of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down.