Vampire Academy, Books 1-6

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Canonical title

Vampire Academy, Books 1-6

Original publication date

2013-12-01

Dedication

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For my urban fantasy grrrls,
Jackie and Caitlin.

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(For Vampire Academy -- The Complete Collection - Book 2: Frostbite)

For Kat Richardson, who is very wise.

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(For Vampire Academy -- The Complete Collection - Book 3: Shadow Kiss)

For my nephews, Jordan and Austin.

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(For Vampire Academy -- The Complete Collection - Book 4: Blood Promise)

In memory of my grandmother,
a feisty southern lady and the best
cook I've ever known.

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(For Vampire Academy -- The Complete Collection - Book 5: Spirit Bound)

For my agent, Jim McCarthy.
Thanks for doing all the hard stuff.
These books couldn't happen
without you!

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This is dedicated to Rich Bailey and
Alan Dpty, the teachers who had the
greatest influence  on my writing, and
to al... (show all)l my teacher friends out there
helping young writers now. Keep
fighting the good fight, all of you.

First words

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I felt her fear before I heard her screams.

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Things die.

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His fingertips slid along my back, applying hardly any pressure, yet sending shock waves over my flesh.

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Once when I was in ninth grade, I had to write a paper on a poem.

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There's a big difference between death threats and love letters--even if the person writing the death threats still claims to actual... (show all)ly love you.

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I don't like cages.

Quotations

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1st Period      Advanced Guardian Combat Techniques
2nd Period     Bodyguar... (show all)d Theory and Personal Protection 3
3rd Period     Weight Training and Conditioning
4th Period     Senior Language Arts (Novices)
                    --Lunch--
5th Period     Animal Behavior and Physiology
6th Period     Precalculus
7th Period     Moroi Culture 4
8th Period     Slavic Art

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1st Period      Russian 2
2nd Period     American Colonial Literature
3rd Pe... (show all)riod     Basics of Elemental Control
4th Period     Ancient Poetry
                    --Lunch--
5th Period     Animal Behavior and Physiology
6th Period     Advanced Calculus
7th Period     Moroi Culture 4
8th Period     Slavic Art

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    And with Vladimir always is Anna, the daughter of Fyodor.
Their love is as chaste and pur... (show all)e as that if brother and sister, and
many times has she defended him from Strigoi who would seek to
destroy him and his holiness. Likewise, it is she who comforts him.
when the spirit becomes too much to bear, and Satan's darkness tries
to smother him and weaken his own health and body. This too she
defends against, for they have been bound together ever since he
saved her life as a child. It is a sign of God's love that He has sent the
blessed Vladimir a guardian such as her, one who is shadow-kissed
and always knows what is in his heart and mind.

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    Today I healed the mother of Sava who has long since suffered
from sharp pains within he... (show all)r stomach. Her malady is now gone, but
God has not allowed me to do such a thing lightly. I am weak and
dizzy, and the madness is trying to leak into my head. I would surely
not be able to endure.

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    And many think it miraculous too, the power the blessed Vladimir
shows over others. Moro... (show all)i and dhampirs flock to him and listen to his
words, happy just to be near him. Some say it is madness that touches
him and not spirit, but most adore him and would do anything he
asked. Such is the way God marks his favorites, and if such moments
are followed by hallucinations and despair, it is a small sacrifice for
the about of good and leadership he can show among the people.

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    Rose--
    I'm very happy to see you didn't suffer any serious
injuries fr... (show all)om your fall. Truly, it is a miracle. You lead a
charmed life, and Vasilisa is lucky to have you.

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    Rose,

    I was so happy to hear about your arrival. I'm sure it'll make
... (show all)tomorrow's proceedings that much more entertaining. I've been
curious for quite some time about how Vasilisa is doing, and your
romantic escapades are always an amusing diversion. I can't wait to
share them in the courtroom tomorrow.

    Best,
    V.D.

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    All the best,
    Sydney

    P.S. "The Red Hurricane" is wha... (show all)t I named the car.
    P.P.S. Just because I like you, it doesn't mean I still don't think
you're an evil creature of the night. You are.

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    Sent a message to Robert's brother. He told me there was both-
ing I could offer that wou... (show all)ld make him reveal Robert's location--and
believe me, I have much to offer. But he said as long as he had to spend
the rest of his life in there,, then the information would die with him.
Thought you'd like to know.

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    You forgot another lesson: Never turn your back until you know
your enemy is dead. Looks ... (show all)like we'll have to go over the lesson again
the next time I see you--which will be soon.
    Love, D.

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    My dearest Rose,
    One of the few downsides to being awakened is that we no longer<... (show all)br>require sleep; therefore w also no longer dream. It's a shame, because
if I could dream, I know I'd dream about you. I'd dream about the way
you smell and how your dark hair feels like silk between my fingers.
I'd dream about the smoothness of your skin and the fierceness of
your lips when we kiss.
    Without dreams, I have to be content with my own imagina-
tion--which is almost as good. I can picture all of those things
perfectly, as well as how it'll be when I take your life from this world.
It's something I regret having to do, but you've made my chic inev-
itable. Your refusal to join me in eternal life and love leaves no other
course of action, and I can't allow someone as dangerous as you to
live. Besides, even if I forced your awakening, you now have so many
enemies among the Strigoi that one of them would kill you. If you
must die, it'll be by my hand. No one else's.
    Nonetheless, I wish you well today as you take your trials--not
that yo need any luck. If they're actually making you take them, it's
a waste of everyone's time. You're the best in that group, and by this
evening you'll wear your promise mark. Of course, that means you'll
be all that much more of a challenge when we meet again--which I'll
definitely enjoy.
    And we will be meeting again. With graduation, you'll be turned
out of the Academy, and once you're outside the wards, I'll find you.
There is no place in this world you can hide from me. I'm watching.
    Love,
    Dimitri

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(page 487)

    Rose,
    If you're reading this, then something terrible has happened. You
... (show all)probably hate me, and I don't blame you. I can only ask that you trust
that what I did with the age decree was better for your people than
what others had planned. There are some Moroi who want to force all
dhampirs into device, whether they want it or not, by using consul-
sion. The age decree has slowed that faction down.
    However, I write to you with a secret you must put right, and it
is a secret you must share with as few as possible. Vasilisa needs her
spot on the Council, and it can be done. She is not the last Dragomir.
Another lives, the illegitimate child of Eric Dragomir. I know nothing
else, but if you can find this son or daughter, you will give Vasilisa
the power she deserves. No matter your faults and dangerous tem-
permeant, you are the only one I feel can take on this task. Whast no
time in fulfilling it.
    --Tatianan Ivashkov

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     Rose,
    If you're reading this, then something terrible has happene... (show all)d. You
probably hate me, and I don't blame you. I can only ask that you trust
that what I did with the age decree was better for your people than
what others had planned. There are some Moroi who want to force all
dhampirs into device, whether they want it or not, by using consul-
sion. The age decree has slowed that faction down.
    However, I write to you with a secret you must put right, and it
is a secret you must share with as few as possible. Vasilisa needs her
spot on the Council, and it can be done. She is not the last Dragomir.
Another lives, the illegitimate child of Eric Dragomir. I know nothing
else, but if you can find this son or daughter, you will give Vasilisa
the power she deserves. No matter your faults and dangerous tem-
permeant, you are the only one I feel can take on this task. Whast no
time in fulfilling it.
    --Tatianan Ivashkov

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(pages 16-17)

I grow and I shrink. I run and I crawl.
Follow my voice, though I have none at all.
I never do le... (show all)ave here, but I travel around--
I float through the sky and I creep throughout the ground.
I keep my cache in a vault although I have no wealth,
Seek out my decay to safeguard your health.

Last words

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From far away, I heard the sound of cawing, almost like laughter.

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"… Lots of things."

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I set off, off to kill the man I loved.

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It's a good thing I work well under pressure.

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"They execute traitors."

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"But I think it's going to be good."