Introduction: Vampire Academy Series 5: Spirit Bound Spirit Bound is the fifth book in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri's birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir's and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can't wait for their real lives beyond the Academy's iron gates to begin. But Rose's heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he's out there, somewhere. However, she has to first focus on passing her trials to become a guardian and hope it will be enough for her to get assigned to Lissa. Then she can work on a plan to save Dimitri, even though her information may be based on a lie and the plan may endanger her life and Lissa's....