In the present day an island of harmonious vampire exists. There are no humans. Vampires are born to the Island through the Rebirth Center where they are made to forget. Here Sylvie wakes up, her human memory is not erased, and as it creeps back it leads her down the road to trouble and dangerous revelations. But Sylvie isn't the only vampire who starts to discover a darker side to the island. Doctor Rowan Stewart realises that some of the vampires close to his undead heart aren't all that they seem. Curiosity takes over. Rowan and Sylvie's paths intertwine in more way than one. When they both discover forbidden secrets, can they save the island and themselves from the final death?

The powerful blend of human and vampire blood flows through Dimitri Belikov, making him a Dhampir. Dimitri is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Moroi from the Strigoi. Nothing stopped Dimitri from committing to a hard life of killing and facing death. Until he meets Rose Hathaway. A dhampir like himself, he is bound to teach her the ways of their kind. As their friendship grows Dimitri finds himself falling for her. Not only is it morally wrong but it scares him. As he battles his love life he soon discovers that facing death isn't the only thing he'll have to worry about. Follow Dimitri and his ongoing struggles throughout the first book of Vampire Academy by the original author Richelle Mead.