Richelle Mead Jun 2026

Vampire Academy introduced readers to Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir. Rose is a half-human, half-vampire guardian known as a Dhampir , trained to fight with her fists and wits. Lissa is a Moroi (a living, magic-wielding vampire) and the last of a royal bloodline. The series is not a romance in the traditional sense; it is a high-stakes political thriller mixed with a boarding school drama and a martial arts epic.

: A streaming reboot on Peacock that aimed to bring a more serialized, political depth to the source material. richelle mead

The city of Aethelgard is built on two things: clockwork and blood. For the —the living vampires who rule from their high-towered estates—it is a place of refined elegance and ancient magic. For the Dhampirs , the half-human guardians who protect them, it is a gilded cage of duty. Vampire Academy introduced readers to Rose Hathaway and