Vampire Academy Collection [Paperback]

Richelle Mead (Author)

Book Description

Series: Vampire Academy | Publication Date: October 13, 2009

Tear into the utterly addictive Vampire Academy series this holiday season!

Now you can have the first three novels in the New York Times Bestselling VAMPIRE ACADEMY series in a special edition box set! Find out where it all began for Guardian Rose Hathaway and her bloodthirsty best friend Lissa in Vampire Academy, watch all the delicious drama unfold in Frostbite, and fall in love with Shadow Kiss—for the first time, or all over again!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 1120 pages
• Publisher: Razorbill (October 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595142711
• ISBN-13: 978-1595142719
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richelle Mead is an international bestselling author of fantasy books for both adults and teens. Her Georgina Kincaid series follows a reluctant succubus, while her Dark Swan series features a shamanic mercenary caught up in fairy affairs. Over on the young adult side, Richelle writes the much-acclaimed Vampire Academy series and its spin-off, Bloodlines, about a secret society keeping the vampire world hidden from humans.

Richelle's books have been on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists and received honors from the American Library Association. Her books have been translated into over two dozen languages, as well as transformed into graphic novels. A lifelong reader, Richelle loves mythology and wacky humor. When not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, buying dresses, and watching bad reality TV. More at: www.richellemead.com

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better then Twilight and I loved Twilight!, February 18, 2010

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Alana (SA Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Academy Collection (Paperback)

Love Love Loved them!

I read all four books last week. I borrowed them from my Mum and didnt think they sounded very interesting from the blurb on the back. So it took me a few weeks to actually bother to start reading them. However, once I started I couldnt stop and now I'm dying having to wait until Spirit Bound comes out in May 2010. I have already started reading them again.

I think great books are ones that have you captivated, so that you want to spend every spare minute reading them to know what happens. Like your life is the distraction. You associate with the characters and feel the full range of emotions with them. You laugh, you cry, you fall in love, your happy, sad or angry etc.

I have only read a few books in my life that have made me want to spend every second reading them. I loved Twilight and never thought I'd like any books as much.
However, I must admit I think I liked Vampire Academy better. For those Twilight fans who sometimes got annoyed at Bella's character I think you'll love Rose. Oh and Dimitri is HOT HOT HOT! I only cried when Edward left in New Moon, but I had tears rolling down my cheeks at some stage in each of the 4 VA books.

For parents thinking of letting your teenager read VA. Sex scenes are only as detailed as in Breaking Dawn, but happen between unmarried people. Each book contains a handful of swear words also, which the Twilight books didnt have. Students do a fair bit of drinking and theres some drug use, though in most cases the bad consequences of drinking are highlighted, hangovers, making a fool of yourself, making poor decisions and regretting them later etc.

I highly recommend reading them!

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, Book 1)Frostbite (Vampire Academy, Book 2))]]Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, Book 3) [[ASIN:1595141987 Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, Book 4

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!! (Far, far better than twilight!), December 12, 2009

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C. Graciela - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire Academy Collection (Paperback)

Oh my god!! This series is just AWESOME. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it.
Im totally addicted, and can`t wait for the fifth book!!

If you have any doubt on buying this series, trust me, this is one of the best reads you can get. It is just sooo well written, and the story is very interesting and wonderful. You will fall in love with the characters and the plot.

The world Richelle Mead created is just FANTASTIC.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 27, 2009

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Emily R. Jarrell "emma34" (Newport News, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire Academy Collection (Paperback)

These books have always gotten good reviews, so I took the plunge and bought the boxed set. What a great deal this was too, instead of buying single copies of the books, the set is a great price. After reading, I have to say I immediately ordered the next book and was not disappointed! Wow can this author write.