NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON STAN

'We're suckers for it!' Entertainment Weekly

'Humorous, kick-ass, action-packed' The Guardian

MURDER. LOVE. JEALOUSY. AND THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO NOW.

Rose Hathaway has always played by her own rules. She broke the law when she ran away from St. Vladimir's Academy with her best friend and last surviving Dragomir princess, Lissa. She broke the law when she fell in love with her gorgeous, off-limits instructor, Dimitri. And she dared to defy Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi world, risking her life and reputation to protect generations of dhampir guardian to come.

Now the law has finally caught up with Rose – for a crime she didn't even commit. She's in prison for the highest offense imaginable: the assassination of a monarch. She'll need help from both Dimitri and Adrian to find the one living person who can stall her execution and force the Moroi elite to acknowledge a shocking new candidate for the royal throne: Vasilisa Dragomir.

But the clock on Rose's life is running out. Rose knows in her heart the world of the dead wants her back . . . and this she is truly out of second chances. The big question is, when your whole life is about saving others, who will save you?

‘Vampire Academy heroine Rose Hathaway [is] a combination of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider.’ The Seattle Times

‘[Richelle Mead] brings new blood to the vampire genre.’ Scripps Howard News Service

'Exciting, empowering and un-put-downable.' MTV's Hollywood Crush Blog

Also available in the Vampire Academy series:

Vampire Academy (Book 1)

Vampire Academy: Frostbite (Book 2)

Vampire Academy: Shadow Kiss (Book 3)

Vampire Academy: Blood Promise (Book 4)

Vampire Academy: Spirit Bound (Book 5)

Vampire Academy: Last Sacrifice (Book 6)

And don't miss the bestselling Vampire Academy spin-off series, Bloodlines:

Bloodlines (Book 1)

Bloodlines: The Golden Lily (Book 2)

Bloodlines: The Indigo Spell (Book 3)

Bloodlines: The Fiery Heart (Book 4)

Bloodlines: Silver Shadows (Book 5)

Bloodlines: The Ruby Circle (Book 6)