Vampire Academy tells the legend of Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir, two 17-year-old girls who attend a hidden boarding school for Moroi (mortal, peaceful vampires) and Dhampir (half-vampire/half-human guardians to the Moroi).

Rose, a rebellious Dhampir and guardian-in-training, and her best friend, Lissa – a Moroi Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St.Vladimir’s Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy.

Thrust back into the perils of Moroi society and high school, Lissa struggles to reclaim her status while Rose trains with her guardian mentor and love-interest, Dimitri, to guarantee her place as Lissa’s guardian. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind.