Spirit Bound
core novel 2010 Vampire Academy / Bloodlines
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.32 (310,177 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781595142504 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Spirit Bound, the fifth Vampire Academy novel, opens with Rose Hathaway back at St. Vladimir's Academy after her journey to Siberia, working through her final guardian trials while trying to earn assignment as Lissa Dragomir's official protector. She is still reeling from the failure of her mission to free Dimitri Belikov from his transformation into a Strigoi, and the situation grows more urgent when it becomes clear that Dimitri, having survived against all odds, may now be hunting her in turn. Caught between unresolved feelings for Dimitri and a growing closeness with Adrian Ivashkov, Rose searches for any way to restore Dimitri to his human self rather than accept that he is lost, a hope that pulls her toward dangerous, unsanctioned missions even as she is meant to be focused on her final exams and her bond with Lissa.
Where it sits
- Universe: Vampire Academy / Bloodlines
- Series: Vampire Academy core; position 5 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Richelle Mead
Notes
- From the series record (Vampire Academy): A YA series following Rose Hathaway, a half-vampire guardian, at a boarding school for vampires and their protectors.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Vampire Academy: position 5 of 6: previous Blood Promise (2009) · next Last Sacrifice (2010)
- Internal chronology, within Vampire Academy / Bloodlines: position 9 of 12: previous The Fiery Heart (2014) · next Silver Shadows (2015)
Sources
← Vampire Academy / Bloodlines dossier · All universes
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