14 Dec 2010 03:02:04
In the middle of December, in the on the shelves of bookstores will be new book of Richelle Mead, the last in series Vampire Academy. The story of Rose Hathaway is become to the end.With the help of her friends and her estranged father, Abe, Rose breaks out of jail and goes on the run, leaving her boyfriend, Adrian, and her best friend, Lissa, to find the real killer while she hides out with her former lover Dimitri and an alchemist named Sydney.
In Mead's supernatural world, there are two kinds of vampires: the Moroi, a relatively peaceful society possessing magical talents, and their mortal enemy, the evil Strigoi. Both kinds of vampires live mostly undetected among humans. Rose is a guardian, trained to protect the Moroi from attacks by the Strigoi. The Strigoi have no magical abilities; their sole purpose is to kill.
Half-vampire Rose has been training to become a guardian for Lissa, the last known member of a royal Moroi bloodline.
In "Shadow Kiss," the third book in the series, Dimitri was turned into an evil Strigoi vampire during a battle. Rose and Lissa were able to reverse the change in the fifth book, "Spirit Bound," but Rose was denied a long-awaited reunion when Dimitri, haunted by the atrocities he had committed, rejected her, vowing to never love again.
Now, Rose, Dimitri and Sydney have set off on a never-ending road trip that was initially meant to evade capture but turns into a mission to locate Lissa's newly discovered half-sibling. Along the way, they seek refuge within a primitive renegade Moroi community and team up with Victor Dashkov, an old enemy who only helps because it serves his needs.
In contrast to previous books in the series where battles against the Strigoi provided thrilling action, such battles have no significant role in "Last Sacrifice." Instead, Mead focuses on a convoluted murder mystery and a political election as candidates from all the royal bloodlines compete to be the new monarch.
"Last Sacrifice" has a few memorable moments — both tender and taut — between Rose and Dimitri. They battle when Rose tries to escape in an ill-considered plan to return to Lissa. Later, Rose comforts Dimitri when he becomes emotional after an encounter with a Strigoi — his first since his reversal.
In Mead's supernatural world, there are two kinds of vampires: the Moroi, a relatively peaceful society possessing magical talents, and their mortal enemy, the evil Strigoi. Both kinds of vampires live mostly undetected among humans. Rose is a guardian, trained to protect the Moroi from attacks by the Strigoi. The Strigoi have no magical abilities; their sole purpose is to kill.
Half-vampire Rose has been training to become a guardian for Lissa, the last known member of a royal Moroi bloodline.
In "Shadow Kiss," the third book in the series, Dimitri was turned into an evil Strigoi vampire during a battle. Rose and Lissa were able to reverse the change in the fifth book, "Spirit Bound," but Rose was denied a long-awaited reunion when Dimitri, haunted by the atrocities he had committed, rejected her, vowing to never love again.
Now, Rose, Dimitri and Sydney have set off on a never-ending road trip that was initially meant to evade capture but turns into a mission to locate Lissa's newly discovered half-sibling. Along the way, they seek refuge within a primitive renegade Moroi community and team up with Victor Dashkov, an old enemy who only helps because it serves his needs.
In contrast to previous books in the series where battles against the Strigoi provided thrilling action, such battles have no significant role in "Last Sacrifice." Instead, Mead focuses on a convoluted murder mystery and a political election as candidates from all the royal bloodlines compete to be the new monarch.
"Last Sacrifice" has a few memorable moments — both tender and taut — between Rose and Dimitri. They battle when Rose tries to escape in an ill-considered plan to return to Lissa. Later, Rose comforts Dimitri when he becomes emotional after an encounter with a Strigoi — his first since his reversal.
