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The Golden Lily
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Bloodlines (Mead): Book 2

The Golden Lily (2012) (edit title/settings)

by Richelle Mead (Author) (edit contributors)

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The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series.

Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students - children of... read more

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Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age–old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?

Characters edit see section history

  • Sydney Sage: The narrator. Alchemist, very smart and calculated. Sydney is a neat and ordered person. Braver than most alchemists (from having more experience in dealing with vampires). Doesn't think anyone should use magic.
  • Jill Mastrano-Dragomir: Moroi princess. Half sister of Moroi queen Vasilisa (Lissa) Dragomir. Has spirit bond with Adrian Ivashkov. A water- user.
  • Eddie Castile: Dhampir and a guardian assigned to protect Jill. Past classmate/jail-breaking accomplice of Lissa Dragomir and Rose Hathaway.
  • Dimitri Belikov: A dhamphir Guardian that was restored from being turned into a Strigoi. Has come to Palm Springs to assist the Alchemist's with their Strigoi/spirit-user research.
  • Sonya Karp: A moroi-turned-strigoi-turned-moroi-again spirit-user. She was a past teacher at St. Vladimirs. She has come to Palm Springs to assist the Alchemist's with their research.
  • Angeline Dawes: Damphir girl, transfered to Amberwood to protect Jill. She grew up in Keeper comunity.
  • Adrian Ivashkov: A spirit-using moroi. Member of the royal family; his aunt was the queen who is now deceased. Spirit bound to Jill Mastrono-Dragomir. Close to Sydney.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “It was worth it. You looked... happy.”
    Adrian Ivashkov
  • “But perhaps the best part of all was that I, Sydney Katherine Sage, guilty of constantly analyzing the world around me, well, I stopped thinking. And it was glorious.”
    Sydney Sage
  • “Nice blouse, Sage," he told me. "It really brings out the khaki in your pants.”
    Adrian Ivashkov
  • “Besides, when not hard at work with this research, I'm actually conducting a side experiment on how cigarettes and gin increase charisma. As you might guess, the results are looking very promising.”
    Adrian Ivashkov
  • “You're in an awfully good mood," he observed. "Was there a sale at Khakis-R-Us?”
    Adrian Ivashkov
  • “Ah, those two. In a fight, they’re lethal. Around each other, they melt.”
    Sonya Karp
  • “You’re not a victim. You’re not a captive to that lily. You can be what you want. You can choose what you want.”
    Adrian Ivashkov
  • “Roza? No its always a good time for you to call”
    Dimitri Belikov
  • “You dont know how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine.”
    Adrian Ivashkov
  • “You once told me that there are no victims here that we can all choose what we want”
    Adrian Ivashkov

Setting & Locations edit see section history

California, USA

First Sentence edit see section history

Most people would find being led into an underground bunker on a stormy night scary.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1-24

Glossary edit see section history

  • Alchemist: Someone whose goal is to protect the human race from the vampire world

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 5 in Bloodlines (Mead). (standard series)

Preceded by Bloodlines, and followed by The Indigo Spell.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Richelle Mead (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Razorbill
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 12, 2012
ISBN: 978-1595143181
Page Count: 417

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.M478897 Go 2012
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Ages 12 and up

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Vampire Academy
  • Frostbite
  • Shadow Kiss
  • Spirit Bound
  • Blood Promise
  • Last Sacrifice
  • Bloodlines

Books Cited by This Book edit see section history

   
  • Les Misérables
  • Antony and Cleopatra

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