- Status
- Complete series
- Published books
- 6 of 6 planned
- Commitment
- Long series
- Audience
- Young Adult / Crossover
A complete paranormal academy series about friendship, guardianship, vampire politics, and forbidden romance.
The six-book main sequence is complete. The completed Bloodlines spin-off continues the same world with different leads.
Best if you want
- Fast first-person YA fantasy with friendship at its core.
- A complete academy arc that grows into vampire politics and war.
Think twice if you need
- Adult protagonists or low romantic drama.
- A restrained treatment of violence and grief.
Across the books
How the series changes
The series moves from academy protection duties into fugitive travel, royal succession, and open conflict.
- Political intrigue
- StartsSchool status and royal backgroundLaterSuccession and supernatural governance
- Darkness
- StartsDanger buffered by school lifeLaterSustained grief, violence, and sacrifice
Outside the score
Reader context
Series information guides suitability and commitment. Matrix scores remain attached to individual books.
Reader advisories
- Violence
- Sexual content
- Grief and loss
Books in this series
Compare the individual volumes.
1 of 6 published books currently have a full Matrix profile.
Vampire Academy
Richelle Mead
Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir are brought back to St. Vladimir's Academy, where social threats, forbidden attraction, and predatory Strigoi test their unusual bond.