Okay so the conflict is basically the plot. But the conflict changes for each book in the series.
So....
The plot is basically Rose, half vampire half human, (Dhampir) is the bodyguard AKA Guardian of Vasilissa Dragomir, the last one in her family. They are best friends and Vasilissa, AKA Lissa, doesn't have elemental magic like other vampires of her kind. (The Moroi) she has spirit. When Rose once died in a car crash, Lissa used spirit to bring her back, which made Rose shadow-kissed and they formed a bond, that's only one-way. Rose can pop into Lissa's head and see and feel what she is seeing and feeling at any time she wants. And because she is shadow-kissed, Rose can feel when Strigoi (undead evil vampires; immortal; she protects lissa from them) are nearby.
Here are the conflicts in the following books in the series:
1st: Vampire Academy
Rose and Lissa were captured after running away from their school so they can start a life of their own. When captured they get some serious punishments, and Rose needs to work on her guardian-skills since she missed classes. She has a new personal trainer, a 6'7'' hottie named Dimitri. They fall in love, but having Rose being 16 and Dimitri in his twenties, they have to keep their love a secret and at times not even be in love at all. Also Lissa is kidnapped by her uncle in the Dashkov family (Victor Dashkov) and used and abused to make him get better from his sickness by having her heal him with her spirit magic. He is later caught and sent to this horrible prison called Tarasov Prison.
2nd: Frostbite
There has been a Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir's; the school/vampire academy. The students and some families are all staying at this resort, where Dimitri starts to have an affair with another woman named Tasha. Rose then starts to get attention from a royal moroi, Adrian Ivashkov, known for playing woman. But he is actually in love with her, but she doesn't like him. (Yet) Mason, a really good friend of Rose's, is in love with her too. When Rose hears about Dimitri and Tasha, she makes out with Mason. Later in the book Rose, Mason, Lissa and her boyfriend Christian, (Tasha's nephew) and their friend Eddie is kidnapped by Strigoi. Mason is later killed, and Rose keeps seeing his ghost.
3rd: Shadow-Kissed
Rose and her friends are back at the academy, and Rose keeps getting visits from Mason's ghost/spirit. Later the school is attacked by a Strigoi war, and Dimitri gets turned into Strigoi. Oh, and right before the Strigoi war Dimitri and Rose have sex. :P (Kind of sucks, huh? :P )
4th: Blood Promise
When Rose turns 18, she drops out of school. Remembering when Dimitri and her were talking earlier (in the 1st book) that if ever any one of them turns Strigoi to set out and kill them, because its a life they don't want. Setting out on a mission to drive a stake through Dimitri's heart, Rose travels to Russia and meets his family, delivering the bad news. Later Rose is kidnapped by Dimitri, but not killed. Strigoi feel no love or beauty, but Dimitri was using her for sex and blood. After a while, Rose escapes and kills Dimitri. Or so she thought. At the end of the book, she gets a letter from her stating to never leave your kill without knowing its dead.
5th: Spirit Bound
When Rose went to Russia to kill Dimitri, she remembers a friend of his family's saying that you can use Spirit to bring a Strigoi back to life. She goes on a quest to retrieve Victor Dashkov from prison, because he is the only one who knows where his brother Robert is. Robert is important because he is the one who knows how to bring Strigoi back to life.
6th (And Last): The Last Sacrifice
I haven't finished it yet, but basically Rose is framed for murdering the queen of the Moroi court and Lissa has run for queen. She and her friends, and Rose's new boyfriend, Adrian, (:]) is trying to prove Rose's innocence as she and Strigoi-turned-back Dimitri frees Rose and has her escape prison without a chance to prove her innocence. Rose finds out that Lissa has one other relative, and to help Lissa and the rest of the Moroi world show that Lissa can be a good queen, they need to find him/her and bring them to court. Only problem is they are related to Sonya Karp, a former moroi spirit user at St. Vladimir's academy that turned Strigoi to get rid of spirit and what it does to her. She has been lost for awhile and they aren't even sure if she is still around. Her lover, her former guardian, Mikhail, is also helping prove Rose's innocence in order to bring Sonya back. Victor and Robert help Rose and Dimitri in their quest, along with an Alcheimist named Sydney that Rose met in Blood Promise. An Alcheimist is a human that knows about the Moroi/Strigoi world and helps keep them a secret.
Of course, those are the main conflicts. There are always those minor conflicts in each and every book. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead should be the heir to the Twilight Saga Throne. In my oppinion, Vampire Academy is a way better book than Twilight. (That's saying something; I used to be obsessed with Twilight.) Better plot, better characters, and better writing style. ;] ;)
Definitely a good read. If you haven't read it yet, you definitely should soon. :)
-Anna-
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The main character in Vampire Academy is Rose Hathaway. She is a Dhampir, a half-human, half-vampire hybrid, training to be a guardian to protect the Moroi vampires. Rose is strong-willed, fierce, and loyal to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir.
Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir are the main two. But in all the books Rose is because it's her point of view.
There's several. Rose, Lissa, Dimitri, Christian.
Main: Rose, its roses perspective.