Zodiac Academy is a Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling dark romantasy series by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, set in Solaria — a fae world where elemental magic and zodiac star signs determine power, destiny, and social hierarchy. Twins Tory and Darcy Vega were raised in the mortal world, ignorant of their heritage as daughters of the Savage King. When they are called to Zodiac Academy to come into their power, they find a brutal, dangerous school where vampires prey on weaker students, werewolves run feral, and their chief enemies are four Dragon-shifter heirs determined to keep them from ever claiming their throne.

Tory and Darcy Vega are dual protagonists told from alternating first-person perspectives — Tory the more impulsive and sardonic twin, Darcy the slightly more emotional and introspective one. Both are genuinely funny, fiercely loyal to each other, and increasingly formidable as the series progresses. The ensemble of love interests — particularly Dragon heir Darius Acrux for Tory and the star-magic teacher Orion for Darcy — are among the most beloved characters in the BookTok romantasy space.

Across twelve books, the Vega twins grow from confused outsiders into the most powerful fae in Solaria, fighting through betrayal, bully-to-lover reversals, a tyrannical villain in Lionel Acrux, and an ever-expanding cast of charismatic side characters. The series is driven as much by the found-family relationships — especially the complex, stormy romance arcs with the four Heirs — as by the escalating political and magical conflict. The final books resolve with a hard-won victory readers describe as deeply satisfying.