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Vampire Academy Books in Order

Vampire Academy contains 21 books, published between 2007 and 2017: 16 in the 2 main-line series and 5 related titles. The first book is Vampire Academy (2007) and the newest main-line book is The Untold Stories (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
2007–2017
Confirmed
20 of 21 titles
Pages on record
2,575 in 7 of 21 books
See all 21 books in order Printable Vampire Academy checklist

Vampire Academy is a Richelle Mead listing of 21 books dated from 2007 to 2017. The run starts with Vampire Academy (2007), then Frostbite (2008), Shadow Kiss (2008), Blood Promise (2009), Spirit Bound (2010) and Last Sacrifice (2010). Subjects include vampires, schools, magic, social classes, friendship and the supernatural, and the books are classed as young adult fiction. Mead is credited on 20 books; Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide (2011) carries a credit to Michelle Rowen. Bloodlines also appears in the character listings.

How many Vampire Academy books are there?

Vampire Academy has 21 books, released between 2007 and 2017. 16 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Vampire Academy, Bloodlines), and 5 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels and companion books.

Vampire Academy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Vampire Academy books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, book 1 of the Vampire Academy series (2007)
  2. Cover of Frostbite by Richelle Mead, book 2 of the Vampire Academy series (2008)
  3. Cover of Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead, book 3 of the Vampire Academy series (2008)
  4. Cover of Blood Promise by Richelle Mead, book 4 of the Vampire Academy series (2009)
  5. Cover of Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead, book 5 of the Vampire Academy series (2010)
  6. Cover of Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead, book 6 of the Vampire Academy series (2010)
  7. Cover of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, book 1 of the Vampire Academy Graphic Novels series (2011)
  8. Cover of Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide by Michelle Rowen, book 1 of the Vampire Academy Companion series (2011)
  9. Cover of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead, book 2 of the Bloodlines series (2011)
  10. Cover of Frostbite by Richelle Mead, book 2 of the Vampire Academy Graphic Novels series (2012)
  11. Cover of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead, book 3 of the Bloodlines series (2012)
  12. Cover of Vampire Academy: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Richelle Mead (2013)
  13. Cover of Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead, book 3 of the Vampire Academy Graphic Novels series (2013)
  14. Cover of The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead, book 4 of the Bloodlines series (2013)
  15. Cover of The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead, book 5 of the Bloodlines series (2013)
  16. Cover of Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead, book 6 of the Bloodlines series (2014)
  17. Cover of The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead, book 7 of the Bloodlines series (2015)
  1. 1
    Vampire AcademyVampire Academy #12007 · 332 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007332
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  2. 2
    FrostbiteVampire Academy #22008 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008256
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  3. 3
    Shadow KissVampire Academy #32008 · confirmed 4/4
    2008–
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  4. 4
    Blood PromiseVampire Academy #42009 · 512 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009512
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  5. 5
    Spirit BoundVampire Academy #52010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    Last SacrificeVampire Academy #62010 · 608 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010608
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  7. 7
    Adrian's Lost ChapterBloodlines #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    Vampire AcademyVampire Academy Graphic Novels #12011 · confirmed 4/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Vampire Academy: The Ultimate GuideVampire Academy Companion #12011 · 305 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011305
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  10. 10
    BloodlinesBloodlines #22011 · confirmed 4/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    FrostbiteVampire Academy Graphic Novels #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    The Golden LilyBloodlines #32012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    HomecomingVampire Academy #72012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Vampire Academy: The Official Illustrated Movie CompanionVampire Academy Companion #22013 · 142 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013142
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  15. 15
    Shadow KissVampire Academy Graphic Novels #32013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    The Indigo SpellBloodlines #42013 · confirmed 4/4
    2013–
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  17. 17
    The Fiery HeartBloodlines #52013 · 420 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013420
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  18. 18
    The MeetingVampire Academy #82013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    Silver ShadowsBloodlines #62014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014–
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  20. 20
    The Ruby CircleBloodlines #72015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  21. 21
    The Untold StoriesVampire Academy #92017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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Vampire Academy Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the books of the 2 main-line series run from Vampire Academy (2007) to The Untold Stories (2017), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Vampire Academy in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Vampire Academy books in order?

You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 5 related titles (graphic novels and companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Vampire Academy book also stands alone.

What order should you read Vampire Academy books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Vampire Academy (2007), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series. After it come Frostbite (2008), Shadow Kiss (2008), Blood Promise (2009) and Spirit Bound (2010); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Vampire Academy book?

The Untold Stories (2017) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.

Is there a new Vampire Academy book coming?

No next Vampire Academy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Vampire Academy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Vampire Academy title on record is The Untold Stories (2017), 9 years ago.
Release pace
Vampire Academy books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,575 pages across the 7 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 332 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Vampire Academy books, 17 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
15 of the 21 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 20 in at least three.
Attribution
Of the 21 titles, 20 are credited to Richelle Mead and 1 to Michelle Rowen.

What the Vampire Academy books are about

17 of the 21 Vampire Academy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 16 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.