Assassin's Creed (book series)

The Assassin's Creed series, by Oliver Bowden, Christie Golden, Matthew Kirby and Gordon Doherty is a collection of novels set within the Assassin's Creed video game universe. The books follow various time periods and revolve around the Assassins at war with the Knights Templar.

Assassin's Creed
1. Renaissance
2. Brotherhood
3. The Secret Crusade
4. Revelations
5. Forsaken
6. Black Flag
7. Unity
8. Underworld
9. Desert Oath
10. Odyssey
AuthorOliver Bowden Christie Golden Matthew Kirby Gordon Doherty
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy, historical fiction
PublisherPenguin Books
PublishedNovember 20, 2009-present
Media typePrint, e-book (Paperback)

Renaissance

The first novel of this collection, Renaissance, was published on November 20, 2009.[1] The novel features Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a man who seeks revenge for the murder of his family. Ezio begins to train himself as an assassin and becomes drawn into a war between the Assassin's Brotherhood and the Templar Order. The two secret organizations have been combating each other for centuries to secure an ancient technology, called the "Apple of Eden", a relic which can control human minds. Both groups also seek a vault in Italy, which contains the knowledge and technology of an ancient, technologically superior civilization. Ezio soon sees that the world is not what it seems and meets a god called Minerva who tells Ezio he is a prophet and must create a new world.

Brotherhood

Brotherhood—the second novel in the series, was released in 2010. It's a novelized version of the popular game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Just like its previous book, Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, it does not contain any of the game's present-day events including Desmond, only a reference to a "phantom" by Ezio. The story takes place four years after the video game's story (1499), in 1503. Ezio Auditore struggles to free the city of Rome from the tyranny of Cesare Borgia, who seeks to take over Italy.

The Secret Crusade

The Secret Crusade's story follows Altaïr, as told by Niccolo Polo. It details the life of Altaïr, an Assassin; beginning with the death of his father. Altaïr watches his father's execution; which was carried out for causing the unintended death of a noble. Some time later, he also watches one of his father's fellow Assassins kill himself out of guilt over the death of Altaïr's father. The book then progresses to many years later where an older Altaïr, with his wife Maria and their son Darim, are returning to Masyaf Altaïr's home after successfully assassinating Genghis Khan. In their absence, Abbas proclaimed himself "Master of the Assassins" and took over Masyaf, ruling with tyranny. Altaïr is met with cold indifference. He discovers that despite being told that his son Sef had traveled to Alamut, his son was actually murdered by Malik. Malik has been imprisoned but claims innocence. Altaïr breaks him out of jail planning to confront Abbas and reclaim his place as Master Assassin. These plans are thwarted when Abbas has Malik killed and frames Altaïr for his death. Out of anger, Altaïr uses the Apple of Eden to kill the man responsible for Sef's death but also inadvertently causes Maria's death. Devastated, Altaïr flees Masyaf.

Years later a merchant named Muhklis is saved from desert bandits by Altaïr, now an old man in his seventies. Muhklis takes an injured Altaïr back to his home in Masyaf and agrees to help him reclaim his place. They hope to take back Masyaf with as little bloodshed as possible. They are joined by a few young men who are aligned against Abbas and are training in the traditional ways of the Assassins, which have been ignored during Abbas' reign. They, along with the people of Masyaf, storm the castle fighting through Abbas' men but only killing if absolutely necessary. Altaïr faces Abbas for the last time, killing him with his pistol. With the death of their leader, Abbas' men lay down their arms and Altaïr is proclaimed the leader of the Assassins. The final chapter shows that Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Da Firenze means from Firenze/Florence) is the narrator and he is on a boat arriving in Constantinople, in the second sequence of events in Revelations. The Secret Crusade was released in June 2011.

Revelations

Revelations once again follows Ezio Auditore as he leaves his life behind in search of the truth about the Assassin Order and "those who came before". The resulting journey leads him to Constantinople where a growing army of Byzantine Templars threatens the region. Ezio goes through many obstacles then decides to give up his life as an Assassin to save Desmond. This book was released on 24 November 2011 in the United Kingdom and on 29 November 2011 in the United States.

Forsaken

Set in 1735, Forsaken is Haytham Kenway's (Edward Kenway's son) personal journal and tracks his life, from his early childhood in England, through his rise up the Templar ranks. Unlike Revelations, it is written in the first person and follows Haytham Kenway only. Forsaken was released on 4 December 2012.

Black Flag

Black Flag follows the journal of Edward Kenway, the father of Haytham Kenway and grandfather of Connor Kenway. Edward Kenway is a young privateer who sets out to become the world's deadliest pirate, only to be drawn into the centuries-old war between the Assassins and the Templars. Black Flag was released on 26 November 2013 and is based on the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

Unity

Assassin's Creed Unity follows Elise and Arno's side of the video game Assassin's Creed Unity that takes place during the French Revolution. The book is based on this installment and was released in November 2014.

Underworld

Assassin's Creed Underworld follows Henry Green and Detective Abberline 6 years before the events of Syndicate, eventually ending with the game's final missions in Evie's perspective.

Desert Oath

Assassin's Creed Origins: Desert Oath follows Bayek, a young boy who lives in Siwa in ancient Egypt. The events take place before the events of the game Assassin's Creed Origins. It was published on October 10, 2017.[2][3]

Odyssey

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization) tells one possible story path of Assassin's Creed Odyssey featuring Kassandra, one of the two protagonists in the game.[4] It was published on October 30, 2018 by Ace Books.[5]

The Art of Assassin's Creed

The Art of Assassin's Creed was published by Titan Books on 31 October 2017.[6]

See also

References
  1. Good, Owen (9 November 2009). "Assassin's Creed Novel Coming Later This Month". Kotaku. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. Reparaz, Mikel (12 October 2017). "Assassin's Creed Origins: Desert Oath available now". Ubisoft. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. Feldschau, Rick (August 27, 2016). "Book review: Utah author of 'Last Descendants' expands Assassin's Creed world with engrossing story". Deseret News. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. Reparaz, Mikel (2 November 2018). "Assassin's Creed Odyssey Novel Q&A With Author Gordon Doherty". Ubisoft. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. "Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. de Rochefort, Simone (31 October 2017). "The Art of Assassin's Creed Origins". Polygon. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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