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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag

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{{Book Infobox
|name = ''Assassin's Creed: Black Flag''
|image = AC4 Black Flag novel.jpg
|Publisher = Penguin Books Ltd.
|Writer = Oliver Bowden
|UK Date Released = 7 November 2013
|US Date Released = 26 November 2013
|Genre = Action, Historic
|Format = Paperback, eBook
|ISBN = 9780425262962
|Language = English, Czech
|Pages = 368}}
'''''Assassin's Creed: Black Flag''''' is a novel written by [[Oliver Bowden]], released in the UK on 7 November 2013 and the US on 26 November 2013. The novel focuses on the events of the [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag|game of the same name]].<ref name="BookUSA">[http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780425262962,00.html?Assassin%27s_Creed:_Black_Flag_Oliver_Bowden Penguin.com USA]</ref>

==Offical sypnosis==
The [[Golden Age of Piracy]] – a time when greed, ambition and corruption overcomes all loyalties – and a brash young captain, [[Edward Kenway]], is making his name known for being one of the greatest [[Piracy|pirates]] of his time. In the brilliant new novel, ''Assassin's Creed: Black Flag'', discover the story of how Edward, a young privateer, became one of the world's most deadly pirates and was drawn into the centuries-old battle between the [[Templars]] and the [[Assassins]].<ref>[http://worthplaying.com/article/2013/6/3/news/89420/ Worthplaying: ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' Gets Novel, Art Book, Strategy Guide]</ref>

==Trivia==
*The third chapter of the book can be found in one of the hacked computer files of [[Abstergo Entertainment]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==References==
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Assassin's Creed: Forsaken

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{{Book Infobox
|name = ''Assassin's Creed: Forsaken''
|image = InlineACIII Forsaken Book C.jpg
|Publisher = Penguin Books Ltd.
|Writer = Oliver Bowden
|US Date Released = 4 December 2012
|Genre = Action, Historic
|Format = Paperback, eBook
|ISBN = ISBN 978-0-7181-5949-8
|Language = English, French, Portuguese, Czech
|Pages = 479}}
'''''Assassin's Creed: Forsaken''''' is a novel written by [[Oliver Bowden]], which was released on 4 December 2012. The novel is presented as the [[Journal of Haytham E. Kenway|journal]] of [[Haytham Kenway]], showing the story of how he became a [[Templars|Templar]] and the events of ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' from his perspective.

==Blurb==
{{Quote|I am an expert swordsman. And I am skilled in the business of death. I take no pleasure in my skill. Simply, I am good at it.|Haytham Kenway}}
1735 – London, Haytham Kenway has been taught to use a sword from the age he was able to hold one. When his family's house is attacked – his [[Edward Kenway|father]] murdered and his [[Jennifer Scott|sister]] taken by armed men, Haytham defends his home the only way he can... he kills. With no family, he is taken in by a mysterious [[Reginald Birch|tutor]] who trains him to become a deadly killer.

Consumed by his thirst for revenge, Haytham begins a quest for retribution, trusting no one and questioning everything he has ever known.
Conspiracy and betrayal surround him as he is drawn into the centuries-old battle between the [[Assassins]] and the Templars.

==Plot summary==
===Prologue===
[[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] expressed that he did not truly know his father until he had read his journal, and regretted that he had to kill him.

===Part I: Extracts from the Journal of Haytham E. Kenway===
====6 December 1735====
Two days after his tenth birthday and the night of his father's death, Haytham began a new journal at one of his father's properties in [[Bloomsbury]]. He introduced himself as the son of Edward and [[Tessa Kenway]], and the half-brother of Jenny Kenway.

He recalled his lonely life thus far at {{Wiki|Queen Anne's Square}}, tutored at home by Old Mr. [[Fayling]], and how he was kept by nursemaids like [[Edith]] away from the neighbors, the Dawsons and the Barretts. Mr. Dawson was a Member of Parliament and had four daughters, while the Barrett family had eight children.

One day, shortly before he was eight, [[Tom Barrett]], the youngest member of the latter family, approached Haytham through a padlocked passage between their homes. Tom asked Haytham if the [[Piracy|rumors]] about his father were true, but Haytham did not understand. Before he could explain, Tom's father called him away, but leaving Haytham to realize that his family were not considered normal.

====7 December 1735====
Haytham informed Edith's assistant [[Betty]] of her death: as she was single, the Kenways and their staff organized her funeral. Afterwards, Haytham resumed writing about the events two years before. He asked Jenny what Tom meant and what their father did before he was born, but she only responded that he would later find out. She added he was probably the only boy in London to practice sword training with his father.

For his eighth birthday, Haytham was taken to {{Wiki|White's|White's Chocolate House}}. There, Edward introduced his son to [[Reginald Birch]], one of his senior property managers, whom he learned was courting Jenny. On the way back, a thief attempted to steal Tessa's necklace, and Birch pulled a dagger to the thief's throat. Edward coerced Birch into letting the thief go, and the two smiled and put aside the incident as the Kenways got into their carriage.

After arriving home, Edward beckoned his son to follow him to the games room. He asked Haytham for his thoughts on whether it was right of Birch to try and kill the thief, or to let him go. The boy responded he felt vengeful at first, but that he would have offered mercy to the thief and was glad to see him be forgiven through his father's intervention. Edward then rewarded his son by presenting him with a steel short sword from a secret compartment behind the bookshelves, which he would train with from then on. He then put the sword away, though he failed to hide from his son that the mechanism was triggered by pulling the {{Wiki|King James Version|King James Bible}}.

====8 December 1735====
Haytham noted there were two more funerals, with his father's gentleman Mr. [[Jack Digweed|Digweed]] attending the first one for a captain, and then continued his story. He recalled Birch became a regular guest while courting Jenny, but she was bitter about the arrangement.

Meanwhile, Edward taught his son to question his tutor and what he read in books, encouraging him to reason morality and ethics for himself. When he was nine, Haytham began practising with the [[bow]] and arrow, but he longed for a friend and hoped to speak with Tom again. Unfortunately, that would not happen, as Tom's funeral was tomorrow.

====9 December 1735====
Digweed came to inform Haytham that the Barretts would not allow any of the Kenways at Tom's service. Haytham noted Digweed felt guilty as he was away attending to his family in {{Wiki|Herefordshire}} during the attack, and mentioned he was the only one Edward entrusted with the key to the valuables in the plate room.

While playing in the nearby corridor with tin soldiers, Birch came to Haytham and expressed interest in his learning and his training. Haytham mentioned that he was to begin his ''true'' training when he turned ten, including learning about a "[[The Creed|creed]]", before excitedly mentioning his sword that was safely kept in the games room. Birch deduced that the sword was hidden in a secret compartment, and then left to discuss business with Digweed.

Later, Haytham overheard a row between Birch and his father. Birch stormed out, turned to the boy and told him that he "tried to warn him." A day or so afterwards, two soldiers arrived at the Kenways, and were ordered to guard the drawing and plate rooms. When the young boy asked, Edward told his son that they were there because of "information."

Excited for his tenth birthday, Haytham was up at night looking outside his window, when he noticed a light signal, which he assumed was coming from Tom. Tom assumed likewise, and both boys got dressed to investigate. Meanwhile, Edward's dog Thatch began barking, only to be silenced as the intruders slit his throat.

Once he arrived, Haytham found the passage open and discovered Tom's body. Hearing the sound of breaking glass and a voice screaming "Run!", Haytham quickly made his way back into the kitchen and found one of the soldiers dead. Running up the stairs, Haytham saw his father, dressed in his trousers, fending a masked assassin away from his wife. The assassin turned towards Haytham, and as the boy ran back down, he was blocked by another assassin with pointed ears.

Edward gave chase, knocking his initial opponent over the banister, and ran after the second man to the games room. Another man emerged behind Tessa, and without hesitating, Haytham grabbed the first man's sword and plunged it into the eye of Tessa's attacker.

Descending downstairs, Tessa and Haytham found that Edith had been killed. Hearing his father fighting, Haytham had to leave her to grieve alone while he ran to assist him. In the games room, Haytham discovered his father kneeling, as a fourth man protruded his sword through Edward's chest, while the pointy eared man watched. Distraught, Haytham lunged forward, but the pointy eared man struck him down with the pommel of his blade. The fourth man then retrieved his sword from Edward's body, and was about to end Haytham's life when Birch appeared, driving his sword up between the man's legs, maneuvering him away from the boy.

Following this, Birch and Haytham turned to "Pointy Ears", who was holding Jenny hostage. A fifth man appeared brandishing a torch, having set fire to the drawing room. Jenny was dragged out of the entrance hall into a carriage, while Birch, Haytham and Tessa were forced to flee the burning house in the other direction.

====10 December 1735====
On the day of Edward's funeral, Haytham awoke to the freezing cold and went downstairs to Betty's room to inquire as to why his hearth was unlit. After peering through the keyhole, he opted to just let her sleep.

Birch greeted Haytham, and gave him his father's sword, which he had retrieved from the rubble of the house on the square. Birch asked how he felt about killing the man, and then revealed he was planning to search for Jenny in [[Europe]]. He explained he was a member of the [[Templars]], and that through his contacts he had learned of the imminent attack on the Kenway household, hence the argument between him and Edward, as he was too stubborn to accept the threat. Instead, he had to convince Tessa to hire the soldiers, though seeing what happened, he now wished he'd sent fellow Templars.

Birch then told Haytham he was coming with him to find Jenny, adding he could not stay to comfort his mother as she was traumatized seeing her boy kill a man: Haytham acknowledged she only allowed [[Emily]] and Miss [[Davy]] to see her since the attack. Birch explained she could not longer bear to look at her son, now a killer.

Before the funeral, Tessa finally called her son to her bedroom, explaining she felt too weak to go. She stated Birch was now the family controller and his guardian, and expressed approval of his plans to take him to Europe, adding Emily and Miss Davy would look after her. Her cold attitude caused Haytham to realize that Birch was correct.

After a small service with the household, Fayling and Edward's colleagues in attendance, Birch introduced Haytham to Mr. [[Simpkin]], who would handle the family affairs. Afterwards, Haytham bid goodbye to Betty, for whom Digweed had found new employers.

====11 December 1735====
Before dozing off for the journey ahead, Emily came into Haytham's bedroom and informed him that Violet, her sister and maid for the Barretts, had heard Jenny scream "traitor" as she was dragged into the kidnappers' carriage. The next day, a man with a {{Wiki|West Country}} accent wielding a knife questioned her as to what she heard. She kept quiet, but told Emily. Emily then suggested Birch may be the traitor, which Haytham snorted at, before realizing Digweed had been absent.

The following morning, Haytham informed Birch, who came to the same conclusion about Digweed. Birch introduced him to [[Edward Braddock]], a fellow Templar, who was to be in charge of the search. As Haytham prepared for the journey and recorded his final entry in [[London]], Birch came informing him Digweed had fled, but nevertheless they would find him.

===Part II: 1747, Twelve Years Later===
====10 June 1747====
While tracking [[Juan Vedomir]], a Templar traitor, in Altea, [[Spain]], Haytham recounted how he and Birch spent five years searching for Jenny. They discovered she had fallen into the hands of [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[Slavery|slavers]], and bought a chateau near [[Troyes]], [[France]] after Simpkin ran out of money for their travels. Haytham found solace under Birch's Templar instruction, as they appeared to be the answer to Edward's philosophy of questioning.

The outbreak of the {{Wiki|War of the Austrian Succession}} forced them to turn their attentions away from Jenny and Digweed. In 1744, Haytham was inducted into the Order, and his skills were put to use when he was sent to assassinate a greedy merchant in [[Liverpool]], and then an [[Austria]]n prince, protecting Templar interests.

He visited London, where reconstruction work on the house in the square was continuing, but his mother was too ill to see him. He also attempted to locate Digweed's family, but to no avail.

====11 June 1747====
Haytham entered Vedomir's home by posing as a [[Genoa|Genoese]] cheesemaker. Vedomir noticed he had an English accent, but Haytham lied that he did so due to the ongoing conflict. Just as Vedomir tasted the cheese and realized it was from a local cheesemaker, Haytham strangled him with his scarf, and, as instructed, obtained his [[Edward Kenway's journal|journal]].

====18 June 1747====
Haytham came to the Templar headquarters in {{Wiki|Celetná}}, [[Prague]], handing Birch Vedomir's journal, which was mostly coded. Birch explained he had suspected Vedomir of collaborating with the [[Assassins]]. After much coercion, he revealed the journal contained information on the whereabouts of a [[First Civilization]] [[Temples|temple]], to which Haytham laughed, for he was a skeptic. Birch also informed Haytham that his mother had died of injuries sustained from a fall the week before.

====20 June 1747====
En route to London, Haytham reread the entry of his childhood journal dated 10 December 1735, and his description of a man's boots he saw while peering through Betty's keyhole. He realized what he had to do.

====2–3 July 1747====
After Tessa's memorial, Haytham left to track Betty, who had attended. Entering her bedroom at her new residence, he threatened her with a sword and demanded information on Digweed, whom he had realized was Betty's lover.

Betty explained a man had threatened Digweed's children, who were being cared for by his sister in Herefordshire after the death of his wife. Haytham correctly guessed the man had a West Country accent, recounting the information Violet passed to him via Emily. Betty revealed Violet had soon died in a street robbery.

====14 July 1747====
The following morning, Haytham followed Betty to the General Post Office on {{Wiki|Lombard Street, London|Lombard Street}}, and intercepted a courier from a letter from her addressed to Digweed in the {{Wiki|Black Forest}} town of {{Wiki|Sankt Peter, Baden-Württemberg|St. Peter}}, not far from {{Wiki|Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg}}.

Haytham and Birch arrived there two weeks later. They asked a shopkeeper for information, but he was reluctant, so Haytham threatened his son. The shopkeeper revealed two [[British Army|British]] soldiers had asked for Digweed's location. He had responded that Digweed lived in a cabin fifteen miles north, and they ordered him to deny anyone else the information on pain of death.

Haytham and Birch dashed out and rode eight miles north. While their horses rested, Haytham scouted the area with a spyglass, and spotted one of the soldiers, who had pointed ears, and the two resumed their ride to the cabin.

There, they found the soldier about to slit Digweed's throat. Haytham threw his sword at his arm, and pursued and confronted him into the forest, while Birch attended to Digweed. In the ensuing fight, Haytham brutally defeated the soldier, who turned out to be the man with the West Country accent. Haytham demanded to know why his father was killed, and before he died, the soldier revealed that Edward was an Assassin, and was killed for something in his possession.

Haytham went to inform Birch, only to discover Digweed had died of his wounds. Disappointed, he gave Birch a paper from the knifeman's body, revealing he was a member of the {{Wiki|Coldstream Guards}}, who were fighting under Braddock in the [[Netherlands|Dutch Republic]]. After a disagreement over Haytham's suspicions of Braddock, Haytham rode off to find the pointy eared man.

====15 July 1747====
Haytham chronicled his day pursuing the pointy eared man on the horse, whom he had christened Scratch for the way she nuzzled him for an apple.

====16 July 1747====
Haytham and Scratch came to the corpse strewn site of a battle, and spotted the pointy eared man riding back to the rejoin the army. Both men left their tired horses and ran, but Haytham became stuck in a thick pool of mud, and the killer attacked him. Haytham managed to strike his knee and stabbed his sword into his thigh, wrenching himself out of the mud. The British troops came across the two men struggling: Haytham explained he was an associate of Braddock and demanded the man be taken into his custody. The commanding officer ignored him and struck him unconscious with the hilt of his sword.

Haytham was woken with cold water and found himself in the hangman's noose with four other men, including the pointy eared officer, who was executed for desertion. Haytham protested, demanding Braddock's presence, but the executioner ignored him, so Haytham knocked off his stool and wrapped his legs around the assistant's throat. The executioner, who was checking the pointy eared man's body, realized what was happening and ran back up the platform. Haytham maneuvered the assistant's body into the executioner, breaking the assistant's neck, and the platform collapsed.

====17 July 1747====
After being treated for his injuries by Doctor [[Tennant]], Haytham was greeted by Braddock, who explained he was being executed as they assumed he was the pointy eared man's accomplice. He sneered over the death of Edward's killer, whom he identified as [[Tom Smith]], and was unconcerned that he had been in his regiment all along. Braddock granted Haytham permission to continue looking for any associates he could have, and requested his fellow Templar aid him in the defence of the fortress of {{Wiki|Bergen op Zoom}}.

===Part III: 1753, Six Years Later===
====7 June 1753====
Haytham met with Birch at White's, who explained he was holding hostage an Italian Assassin's associate who could decode Vedomir's journal, but that she needed her missing son. Birch ordered Haytham to retrieve him from [[Corsica]], and also asked him about Braddock's activities. Haytham told Birch of when Braddock's executioner [[Slater]] and his new assistant murdered a family during the retreat from Bergen op Zoom, and that he believed he was moving away from the Templars.

Haytham went into his carriage, driven by [[Jim Holden]], a soldier who befriended him in the Dutch Republic. Holden had been the only man forthcoming with information regarding Tom Smith, as his brother had been hanged by Braddock's mercenaries for stealing stew, an offense normally punishable by flogging. Holden took up the job of Haytham's driver.

====25 June 1753====
In Corsica, Haytham spent two days observing a group of rebel encampment, where [[Miko]], an Assassin guarded [[Lucio]], the 21-year old Birch had sent him to find. The Genoese came to attack, and in the confusion Haytham pretended to be an Assassin sent to retrieve Lucio, while Miko fended off the attackers. Lucio wanted to aid his people, so Haytham claimed he had been sent by his mother, but this caused a negative reaction, prompting Haytham to simply render him unconscious.

After lowering Lucio and himself down a ravine into a cave, Miko confronted Haytham, knocking aside his father's sword, but Haytham tackled him onto the edge's ravine, and unfastened his [[Hidden Blade]] bracer to make lose his left grip and slide down the rope with his right hand. After Haytham threatened to cut the rope if he tried to climb back up, Miko took up his suggestion to flee and fight another day. Afterwards, Haytham had Birch's associates transport Lucio to France, while he chartered a ship to Italy to distract the Assassins.

====12 August 1753====
Haytham came to Birch's chateau to check on [[Monica]] and Lucio, who were chained in the cellar, greatly disturbing him. Haytham promptly threatened Birch into ensuring they would not be harmed once their work was done.

====18 April 1754====
Invited to a performance of ''{{Wiki|The Beggar's Opera}}'' at the [[Theatre Royal|Royal Opera House]] by Birch, Haytham was surprised to see Miko was to be his next assassination target: the journal identified him as possessing an [[Grand Temple Key|amulet]] around his neck as what the Templars needed.

After assassinating Miko with his Hidden Blade and obtaining the amulet, Haytham was ordered to locate a [[First Civilization|precursor]] [[Grand Temple|storehouse]] in the region of [[New York]] and [[Massachusetts]], and was informed that passage had been booked for him on a ship bound for [[Boston]].

====8 July 1754====
Haytham mentioned that the journey on the ''[[Providence]]'' had been an eventful one, as an [[Louis Mills|Assassin]] had tried to kill him and recover the amulet. During the voyage, he read Vedomir's journal, and admittedly became as obsessed with Those Who Came Before as Birch.

Greeted in Boston by [[Charles Lee]], a young man whose army commission was with Braddock, Haytham came to the [[Green Dragon Tavern]] and met with [[William Johnson]]. Johnson's research had been stolen by mercenaries hired by the [[Colonial Assassins]], so Haytham, Lee and [[Thomas Hickey]] attacked the bandit compound to retrieve it. Johnson also identified the amulet as appearing [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] in origin.

====10 July 1754====
Hickey suggested gaining the Kanien'kehá:ka's trust by liberating a man enslaving natives: Lee noted [[Benjamin Church]] could help them identify the slaver. Discovering the Church residence was ransacked, Haytham and Lee spoke to witnesses, who revealed [[Silas Thatcher]]'s men had taken Church to the waterfront houses. There, Haytham and Lee rescued Church from Silas's torturer [[Cutter]], and brought him to the Green Dragon Tavern.

====13 July 1754====
While Church recovered from his wounds, Haytham and Lee went to recruit [[John Pitcairn]], but his commander, Braddock, refused to give him leave for his Templar duties. Not giving up, Haytham stalked Braddock's regiment as he recruited civilians to fight in the [[French and Indian War]]. When Slater walked off to relieve himself, Haytham killed him and took his uniform, so he could blend in and speak to Pitcairn.

Meanwhile, Lee disguised himself as a disgruntled civilian and threw horse dung at Braddock, enraging him. Haytham seized the opportunity to attack Braddock, humiliating him as he left with Pitcairn.

====14 July 1754====
The Templars infiltrated Silas's compound at [[Southgate Fort]] by seizing a slave convoy and disguising themselves as soldiers. While driving the wagon, Haytham sat next to a beautiful woman. During the attack, where Benjamin killed Silas, she helped her fellow natives to safety, and Haytham found himself entranced.

====15 November 1754====
Lee tracked the woman to [[Lexington]], where she was stirring trouble with Braddock's troops. She introduced herself as [[Kaniehtí:io]], or simply "Ziio", and Haytham showed her the amulet. He guided her to Braddock's troops at [[Concord]], and he proposed an alliance to kill him.

In the town's tavern, Haytham eavesdropped on the troops, and overheard [[George Washington]] and [[John Fraser]] discuss Braddock's plans to capture [[Fort Duquesne]].

====8 July 1755====
The Templars met Ziio in the Ohio Country, where she had gathered men from the [[Abenaki]], [[Lenape]] and [[Shawnee]] Nations to ambush Braddock.

====9 July 1755====
Haytham disguised himself as a British soldier and rode to Braddock. He saw him ordering his mercenaries to spare no one, claiming the Native Americans were little more than animals who ate their own dead. When an officer corrected him by noting those were just stories, Braddock shot him in the face. Haytham pulled his pistol on Braddock, but unfortunately the French launched their attack.

Saved at the last minute from a shot by Lee, who was serving under Braddock, Haytham gave chase. Braddock's horse reared, causing him to fall off, but before he could be killed, Washington shot Haytham's horse beneath him. Ziio knocked Washington off his own horse, allowing Haytham to chase Braddock.

Braddock lost his breath, and turned to face Haytham, who stabbed him in the heart. Before he could watch him die, Washington's troops showed up to recover the general. Haytham fled, but opted to inform Ziio he had upheld his bargain.

====10 July 1755====
Ziio showed Haytham her people's sacred site, but to Haytham's disappointment, the key did not open it. Regardless, he thanked her, and she embraced him with a kiss.

====13 July 1755====
Haytham returned to the Green Dragon Tavern, informing his comrades he did not find what he sought, and would instead turn their attentions to establishing a permanent presence in the colonies. He also inducted Lee into the Order.

====1 August 1755====
Haytham pondered whether he was in love with Ziio, having spent a few weeks camping with her.

====4 August 1755====
Lee greeted Haytham with a letter from Holden, and informed him Braddock had died of his wounds. Lee also stated the other Templars were interested in camping at the sanctuary, but Haytham objected. Overhearing their conversation, Ziio believed Haytham was manipulating her, and demanded he leave.

====17 September 1757====
Holden's letter simply stated, "''I have found her.''" Returning to London, Haytham returned the journal to Birch and lied that his search in America had directed him to the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Meeting with Holden there, Haytham was informed that Jenny had been sold into [[slavery]]. They tracked her to [[Constantinople]] and then [[Damascus]], where she was held in the governor's palace.

The duo entered a trapdoor into the baths beneath the ''haremlik'', and after a struggle, obtained a pair of eunuchs' outfits. They found her serving a concubine in the courtyard, and on recognizing Haytham, she raised her voice, demanding to know if Birch was dead. Guards came, and Holden declared he would stay behind to fend them off while Haytham and Jenny escaped.

====21 September 1757====
Haytham learned that Holden had been taken to the Abou Gerbe monastery on Mount Ghebel Eter in [[Egypt]], to be turned into a eunuch. Finding him already castrated and buried in the sand, Haytham pulled him out and placed him on his horse. He armed himself, entered the monastery, and savored every moment as he slaughtered the priests and set fire to the building.

====25 September 1757====
While Holden recovered in a cottage, Haytham and Jenny spoke. She was disturbed that Haytham had become a Templar under Birch, and confirmed that Birch's mercenaries - the ones who also worked for Braddock - killed Edward for his journal, which was the one Haytham retrieved from Vedomir.

====8 October 1757====
The trio arrived at Birch's chateau and killed his head guard, but deferred to attack at night, just as Birch did. Meanwhile, Jenny clarified to Haytham that she was the one who told their father Birch was a Templar, hence their argument before his death. Haytham realized he indirectly told Birch of the journal's hiding place in the billiards room, having threatened Digweed only to learn he did not know where the journal was located, and that Birch killed him in [[Germany]] to stop him from exposing the truth.

====9 October 1757====
Haytham, Jenny and Holden launched their attack, taking out Birch's men including Harrison. As he entered Birch's chamber, Haytham plunged his sword into the door and the guard behind it. After Haytham admonished Birch for inducting him into the Order with lies, Jenny attacked him with a knife. Birch countered her and held the knife to her throat, but she continued to struggle, claiming she would be fine with dying if it allowed her half-brother to kill him.

She finally thrashed Birch onto the sword stuck in the door, ending his life. Meanwhile, Holden checked on Monica and Lucio, and brought them upstairs. Monica thanked him for freeing them, and said she and her son would take some food and the horses from the stables as they departed. Haytham picked up the guard's sword, and gave it to Lucio to defend his mother from potential bandits. He responded by plunging the sword into Haytham.

====27 January 1758====
Thankfully, Lucio missed Haytham's vital organs, enabling him to survive and recover over the following months. Holden tended to him, and explained per his instructions, he spared Lucio and allowed them to leave. Haytham overheard Jenny make plans to return to Queen Anne's Square.

====28 January 1758====
Haytham awoke to hear Jenny screaming: as Haytham was now fine, Holden opted to hang himself on a clothes line, unable to live with what the Coptic priests had done to him.

===Part IV: 1774, Sixteen Years Later===
====12 January 1774====
Haytham recounted Holden's burial, Jenny's return to London and his return to America, where he bought a plantation in [[Virginia]]. As the [[American Revolution]] culminated into the [[Boston Tea Party]], Haytham met with his Templar brothers in Boston to discuss how they could take advantage of the conflict.

There, Lee claimed Kaniehtí:io had died during an attack on her village ordered by George Washington in 1760, and the topic turned to a boy, roughly five-years old, whom they had encountered on their way to the village before the attack. They then explained he had encountered a native boy in [[Martha's Vineyard]] in 1770, wearing Ziio's necklace, and again at the Tea Party, now wearing the robes of an Assassin.

====27 June 1776====
Haytham recounted the Assassin killing Johnson and Pitcairn as the war broke out, while he plotted to kill George Washington and replace him with Lee. The Assassin targeted Hickey's counterfeiting operation in [[New York City|New York]], causing both of them to be arrested and thrown into [[Bridewell Prison]]. Haytham visited Hickey, and after glimpsing the Assassin in his cell, confirmed that he was his son. Despite this, Haytham permitted Lee to go ahead with having the Assassin framed for plotting to kill Washington and to be executed, giving Hickey the opportunity to assassinate the Commander-in-Chief.

====28 June 1776====
Regretting his decision to have his son killed, Haytham came disguised to Connor's execution at [[City Hall]]. He saw the [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] in attendance, and that one of the other [[Colonial Assassins]] was aiming a [[bow]] at the hangman's rope. The arrow loosed was unable to break the rope as Connor fell through the trapdoor, forcing Haytham to throw a [[Throwing knives|knife]] at it, releasing him. Afterwards, Haytham kept quiet about betraying the Templars as Lee explained that Connor had promptly killed Hickey and foiled the assassination plot.

====7 January 1778====
Church had betrayed the [[Continental Army]], and stole supplies from [[Valley Forge]], so Haytham judged him a traitor to the Templars too for placing personal gain over the Revolution. While tracking Church to an abandoned church (something not lost on Haytham), he encountered Connor, who was also searching for the supplies. After agreeing to an alliance, they encountered Church's mercenaries and learned of his location in New York.

====26 January 1778====
As they travelled to the abandoned [[Smith and Company Brewery]] in New York, Haytham asked Connor how his mother was, feigning ignorance of her death to convince him the Templars were not responsible. Inside, they confronted a decoy, who revealed Church had fled with the supplies to [[Martinique]]. Haytham and Connor escaped when Church's mercenaries set fire to the building.

====7 March 1778====
After a month pursuing Church on Connor's ship the ''[[Aquila]]'', "trapped" with [[Robert Faulkner]], Haytham grabbed the wheel and collided the ship with Church's schooner. Jumping aboard, Haytham confronted Church below deck, dodging a shot from his pistol and proceeding to beat him profusely. Connor arrived and learned of the supplies' location from Church before ending his life.

====16 June 1778====
In New York, Haytham spoke to an informant nicknamed Twitch, who explained the soldiers of the [[British Army]] were not informed of any plans anymore, only to await orders from [[Jägers|Jaegers]] commanded by the officers. Haytham and Connor killed a group of Redcoats to draw the Jaegers, and took out one of them, retrieving a letter indicating a meeting at the ruins of [[Trinity Church]].

After capturing the officers there, Haytham interrogated them at his hideout in [[Fort George]], and learned the British planned to march from [[Philadelphia]] and regroup in New York within two days. Haytham then killed the officers, which Connor objected to.

Although Haytham regretted how corrupt he had become, he countered that the officers would have warned the [[Loyalists]], and argued the British treated their prisoners no better on prison ships like the [[HMS Jersey|HMS ''Jersey'']]. He placed further doubt in Connor by explaining the [[Patriots]] aboard suffered because Washington refused to exchange his prisoners for them.

====17 June 1778====
The Templar and Assassin came to Valley Forge, where conditions had greatly improved due to their efforts. Connor informed Washington of what they learned, while Haytham found a letter on the commander's desk ordering an attack on Connor's village, as they had sided with the British. Reading it out and denouncing Washington, Haytham believed he had turned his son against him, only for Connor to denounce him in turn, believing he had known all along and only informed him when it was opportune. As he set off to stop the destruction of his village, Connor warned Haytham or Washington he would kill them should they choose to follow or oppose him.

====16 September 1781====
While waiting for Connor to launch an [[attack on Fort George]], Haytham wrote about why Lee had been dismissed after the [[Battle of Monmouth]], and his decision to spare Washington after their encounter at Valley Forge. Although Lee blamed Haytham for creating the Assassin, Haytham had no intention of letting Connor kill them, and opted to stay at the fort to stop him. Lee apologized for doubting him, and left.

Haytham wrote his final entry, recognizing he ought to present the truth to Connor, just as his own father was the one man in his life to never lie to him, hoping in time, he would understand and forgive him.

===Epilogue===
====16 September 1781====
Connor described his battle with Haytham during the attack on Fort George, which ended with him killing his father.

====2 October 1782====
Connor caught up with Lee at a tavern and killed him.

====15 November 1783====
Connor discovered his village was deserted. He resolved to bury his father's amulet. As he did this, he spoke to the spirits of his parents, apologizing for failing his people to his mother, while agreeing to compromise with his father's beliefs by hoping people would become better as he strived for the future.

==Trivia==
*The release date, December 4, was also the date that Haytham was born.
*Unlike the other ''Assassin's Creed'' novelizations written by Bowden, ''Forsaken'' does not follow the same story as ''Assassin's Creed III''. Instead, it details Haytham's story throughout the same time period, showing a mirrored perspective to what the game portrays.
*Haytham does not discuss the [[Boston Massacre]].
*Connor's epilogue speech was available for extraction as an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H6d79JHh3cU audio file] in ''Assassin's Creed III''.
*[[Adrian Hough]], the voice of Haytham in the game, later recorded the character's final journal entry for the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MDR0Oukl44 Assassin's Den] podcast.
*The chest containing Johnson's research was located inside is a room described as a boudoir filled with prostitutes.
*[[Silas Thatcher]] is described as having an upper-class English accent.
*French snipers are described as hiding in the trees alongside the Natives before the attack on the [[Braddock Expedition]].
*Unlike the game, Haytham does not leave Connor to deal with Church's men in the [[Frontier]].
*Connor and Haytham begin their confrontation in a passageway inside Fort George, rather than the courtyard. Connor ends the fight by stabbing his Hidden Blade into Haytham's heart instead of the side of his neck.
*Connor assassinates Lee at the Conestoga Inn, whereas the tavern he dies at in the game is called the Last-Drink Tavern.
*Connor buries the amulet in a clearing in the forest, not in the grave of [[Connor Davenport]].

==References==
*[http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780718159498/assassin-s-creed-new-book-2012 Penguin Books Australia - ''Assassin's Creed: Forsaken'' by Oliver Bowden]
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Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)

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{{Book Infobox
|name = ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''
|image = ACEzioAuditoreTheThirdChapter.jpg
|Publisher = Penguin Books/Michael Joseph
|Writer = Oliver Bowden
|US Date Released = 29 November 2011
|UK Date Released = 24 November 2011
|Genre = Action, Historic
|Format = Paperback, Ibook
|ISBN = ISBN 978-0-241-95173-6
|Language = English, Czech
|Pages = 512}}
'''''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''''' is a novel by [[Oliver Bowden]] based on the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|game of the same name]]. It was released on 24 November 2011 in the United Kingdom, and 29 November 2011 in the United States.

==Description==
"''Enter a world of mysticism, machinations, and murder in which the mighty and noble do whatever is necessary to protect their supremacy, where rebellion grows in the darkest streets and alleys, and where those with the power to kill have the power to change the world. When a man has won all his battles and defeated his enemies, what is left for him to achieve?''"<ref name = "BookUSA">[http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781937007423,00.html?Assassin%27s_Creed:_Revelations_Oliver_Bowden Penguin.com USA]</ref>

"''[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] must leave his life behind in search of answers, in search of the truth. In ''Assassin's Creed'':<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>''Revelations'', [[Master Assassin]] Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path - one that will take Ezio to [[Constantinople]], the heart of the [[Ottoman Empire]], where a growing army of [[Templars]] threatens to destabilize the region.''"<ref name = "BookUK">[http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141966724,00.html Penguin UK]</ref>

==Plot==
===Part One===
1- A mysterious traveler approaches a mass of land and a mountain range where, atop a mountain, a castle was fenced in the rocky formations. The traveler had apparently traveled on a long and treacherous journey to this castle, which was his goal. As the lone man stared at the sight, he checked his equipment, and scanned the area for movement. After he completed his survey, with both eyes and ears, he concluded that the area was clear and safe. However, a sound was heard nearby, and the seemingly alone traveler was struck by an arrow. Recovering the traveler saw another man, an ugly, bald soldier with the rank of a captain, as well as hundreds of other soldiers. The traveler, realizing he had fallen for a trap and was being ambushed, prepared to defend himself from the soldiers. The traveler fought boldly and successfully, until suddenly, a vision of a man clad in white Assassin robes appeared on the battlefield, distracting the traveler. The traveler was overpowered by an opponent, and the soldiers overwhelmed him. The bald captain came to the captured traveler, and taunted him triumphantly. The traveler was then revealed to be the Italian Assassin's Mentor, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Ezio was told of his failure in his venture to the castle, the former [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] fortress of [[Masyaf]], which was now overrun by Templars, and was also told of his fate that was sure to come the following morning.

2- Ezio observed an eagle through the window in his prison cell, and was frustrated with his failure and the realization of the Templar presence in Masyaf. Though, he was satisfied that he had frightened the Templars and confident for his escape. He reflected on his previous triumphs and friends, and thought back to the start of his latest journey, after defeating [[Cesare Borgia]] in [[Viana]] and his return to [[Rome]] in 1510, where he had found a letter. The letter had been written by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]], Ezio’s father, before his birth, and was sent to [[Mario Auditore]] regarding an ancient [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|library]] built under the Masyaf castle, which could possibly hold invaluable wisdom that may lead to the end of the secret war between the Assassin and the Templars. The first page of the Assassin [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] was also in Ezio's memory that had made him more interested in Altaïr's secrets. Later on, Ezio decided to conduct a quest to Masyaf.

3- After spending the much of that year of making preparations for his pilgrimage, Ezio conferred with [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] in [[Florence]] on his journey to the Holy Land. Ezio then left for Ostia, where he visited [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], who provided an escort to Ezio for his tip as well as food and drink. Machiavelli informed Ezio of news and occurrences in Florence, and of the death of [[Caterina Sforza]]; the news of his former love interest and mention of Florence saddened Ezio, who later returned to [[Rome]] to spend the remainder of 1510. At the beginning of 1511, Ezio was ready for his departure to Bari with Bartolomeo, where he would take a ship to Eastern Europe.

4- Before Ezio left for Bari, he bid farewell to [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]]. Claudia, concerned for her brother's mission questioned Ezio on travelling alone, who simply responded that he would travel and return home more quickly. Ezio passed on to her the responsibility of his business on his leave and told her to read Giovanni's letter if he did not return from Masyaf. Ezio and Bartolomeo then spent fifteen days travelling to Bari, where they parted ways, and Ezio boarded the Turkish freighter, the ''Anaan'' to Corfu. After a brief meeting with the governor of Corfu and the captain of the ''Anaan'', Ezio bought a [[scimitar]] that he would carry for the rest of his adventure. On the next day, the ''Anaan'' set sail again, and the ship was attacked by pirates near the island of Zante. Ezio helped defend the ship, dispatching many of the Berbers and also capturing the [[Al-Scarab|pirate captain]]. As thanks, the captain of the ''Anaan'' refunded Ezio's fare. Ezio, in turn, gave advice that they should be more careful.

5- After the much eventful sail to Athens, which was controlled by the Turks, Ezio roamed the city streets and visited the monuments and temples of the Greek Golden Age that were inspiring his friends [[Michelangelo]] and Bramante. Ezio understood then that the inhabitants were proud of their way of life. Ezio temporarily stayed at the home of Ma'Mun, the captain’s brother-in-law, waiting for the storms to cease and continue on his quest. He studied maps and notes, hopeful to learn of any Templar movements in the area. At one party thrown in his honor he met an attractive Dalmatian princess, though it was nothing but a dalliance. Ezio had, since the start of his mission, began to understand what the life of an Assassin would be lonesome. Eventually, Ezio was able to leave Athens, and Ma'Mun had arranged a heavily armed ship, the ''Qutaybah'', that would take him to [[Cyprus]], and was given a map. During the journey, however, more storms ensued and ravaged the sea, and it would take a week before the ship could continue a steady course. Ezio lost much precious time, and some of the crewmen lost their lives. They eventually managed to return to Athens, where Ezio was given excellent lodgings. Though Ezio was growing more and more impatient due to the constant delaying of his intentions. During his wait, Ezio studied the Cyprus map, and found something upon it that interested him. He decided to travel by horse to Limmasol alone, where he found the Templar Archive, and hoped to find clues, but it was empty.

6- Ezio could not leave, because Venetian authorities blocked his passage. Ezio met the Venetian governor, Domenico Garofoli, but he would not do anything due to Ezio's recent actions, despite acknowledging Ezio’s previous efforts to enhance Ottoman-Venetian relationship. Garofoli claimed that the Ottoman presence in Syria was mighty and upsetting them could cause a massive international incident. As a result, Ezio decided to take matters into his own hands. After several days of reconnoitering of the docks for possible ships that may aid him in his journey eastwards, Ezio found no ship that could help him. On the fifth night, planning to “acquire” a ship of his own, Ezio went to the docks again. As he was inspecting a boat, he was suddenly attacked by a huge man. Following a quick scuffle that ended in a stalemate and both men panting and ready for another round, they were found by a group of Night Watchmen. Teaming with the man, whom now Ezio recognized, they fought the Watchmen together but Ezio was stabbed in his side and lost his consciousness.

7- When Ezio came awake, he found that he was on a ship with the man from the dock. Ezio’s suspicions became true when the man introduced himself as Al-Scarab, the scourge of the White Sea, and the pirates that had tried to loot "Anaan". They conversed for a few moments; the man telling him that since Ezio had saved him during the fight with the Watchmen, he had returned the favor. When Ezio pointed out that there had been no need to bring him unto the ship, Al-Scarab said that maybe he had just wanted Ezio’s company and that he could be useful in this ship. When Ezio asked where they were headed, Al-Scarab answered that they were headed towards the nearest port, [[Acre]].

8- Ezio recuperated from his injuries in Acre, where he was staying with Al-Scarab and his extended family. Ezio then decided to go onward with his journey. Al-Scarab and his family tried to persuade Ezio to take an armed escort with him but he refused. Ezio also wrote a letter to Claudia, aware of the fact that this could be the last time he would communicate with her. In the letter, Ezio wrote of his safe arrival at Acre and about his misforgivings about what he would find at Masyaf. He pens his wariness about this never-ending quest and asks Claudia not to seek revenge should he die, but continue this search for the truth. Ezio then left to continue his journey with horses and other supplies given to him by Al-Scarab.

9- Masyaf was two hundred miles from Acre. Ezio traveled through the desert between the two cities but tried to stay along the coast for most of the journey. As there were unemployed mercenary gangs throughout the path, Ezio tried to take advantage of this solitary journey by blending in the crowd whenever he could. But there were unavoidable fights sometimes and he once saved a village from marauders and a woman from rape and death. Being in the constant state of vigilance, Ezio remembered his training with Paola and Mario. Overcoming many obstacles and detours, he finally made it to Masyaf. As he pulled himself over the wall of the Masyaf castle, an arrow hit from in his right shoulder.

10- As Ezio lay half conscious in his prison chamber, guards came and half-lifted and half-dragged from through the castle towards their [[Leandros|captain]]. As Ezio was dragged through the castle he saw the [[Assassin insignia|Assassin Insignia]] on the floor. Ezio shook free of the guards as he was brought to the captain who told him that even though partaking of this journey showed Ezio’s courage, it would end in his death. The captain led Ezio to a wooden platform projected outside of the window. Reaching the end of the plank, Ezio saw an eagle flying below him and this sight gave him hope. Then suddenly Ezio saw a vision of a young man in white, the same one he had glimpsed in the battle before. As the vision turned towards Ezio, it disappeared along with the eagle. Then the captain pulled hood over Ezio’s head and tied the noose around his neck. At the last moment when the captain was about to throw Ezio down the platform, Ezio turned and took the loose end of the rope on the plank and tied it around the Captain’s neck and jumped off the platform. The guards tried to cut the rope in order to prevent their Captain from suffocating. Thinking it was at least a brave way to die than going about it meekly, Ezio swung towards the wall of the castle and let go, hopping and landing on the scaffolding. As the guards started throwing rocks at him, Ezio jumped off the scaffolding onto the escarpment, which collapsed under his weight and he fell down towards the bridge. As the ancient bridge began to crack and fall, Ezio desperately ran and made to the other side of the bridge, safe.

11- Bandaging his wounds as best as he could using his scarf and checking himself over for any damages and finding nothing serious, Ezio began climbing the wall of the mountain where he was pressed. Thinking the thin stream of water falling down from above meant there was a creek, Ezio made his way up. After half an hour of climbing Ezio finally came up to the top of the cliff he was climbing, a mountain pass of some sorts that may have been destroyed partially due some ancient natural disaster. After half an hour further of waiting there in case there were other people about, Ezio began to move. After drinking water and catching a fish in the stream, Ezio managed to start a fire from a flint rock and cooked the fish and dried his clothes there. He began to climb the mountain again. As he looked down, he saw the Templar guards on a hauling bridge below him, that would lead him to the castle. Ezio began carefully climbing down and made it to the outcrop near the bridge, taking up the sharp flint rock as a weapon. Carefully he made his way across the bridge but the guards saw him and after fighting and killing them off, Ezio started up the path leading to the castle, thinking of the plan of the fortress he had seen in Rome. After a difficult climb up the path, Ezio made it to the Outer Walls of the castle. Carefully concealing himself from the guards in the watchtower, he made his way to the store-room beneath the keep tower where his kits and weapons were bound to be.

12- Ezio managed to make his way to the store-room without any further confrontations, where two old guards were sleeping with their arms and heads on the table. Ezio managed to pickpocket the keys from one of the guards. Quickly checking each key with the doors within, he managed to open one door that held his weapons and all his essential equipment that, thankfully, the Templars had not checked carefully for there were some invaluable things there. Equipping himself with all the weapons and the still-to-be-tested parachute invented by Leonardo, he came outside and climbed to the turret of the keep to overlook Masyaf’s rear garden, under which was the location of AltaÏr’s library, no doubt for which the Templars were there for. On outer wall of the turret overlooking the garden was a stone-statue of an eagle, with its wings folded. But when Ezio applied a little pressure, it creaked. Taking his position besides the statue, he decided to rest there. As he lay there, a sudden assault of doubt made him look down the mosaic flooring beneath beneath him. Using his Eagle Vision he say the image of goddess Minerva there. Satisfied, he slept. The next morning, replenished by the sleep, Ezio decided to execute his plan. He pushed the statue of the eagle which fell onto the mosaic floor below. Ezio then performed a [[Leap of Faith]] and made follow. The statue hit the floor where the floor gave away. Ezio maneuvered his body through this hole and fell into a pool inside. He swam to the embankment of the pool and fought and killed off the Templar guards there and then turned to the stonemason working there.

13- The stonemason identified himself as Adad. When Ezio asked him what kind of work he did for the Templars, Adad replied that he mostly dug but as the gates were made of stone harder than steel he hadn't been able to make much progress. Ezio replied that it was inevitable as the doors guarded “objects more valuable than all the gold in the world”. Ezio found out from Adad that the Templars had found one of the five keys apparently needed to open the door under Otttoman Sultan’s palace and that the locations of other keys were probably listed in a journal carried by the “ugly captain”. Ezio then gave Adad some money and when Adad said that as much as he would love to find some other employment, the Templars would murder him if tried to do so, Ezio asked him to pack his tools and go, for there would be nothing more to fear now.

14. Ezio carefully made his way to the high battlements overlooking Masyaf village, where the Templar guards were interrogating the villagers. Ezio planned to track the down the Templar captain. He harnessed himself to one of the parachutes and jumped from the tower, guiding his parachute using the convection currents and thermals to land near the village. Ezio made it to the front gate of the village where the captain was making swift preparations to leave on his wagon, ordering his men to find the Assassin. As Ezio stepped up and showed himself, the captain tried to escape on the wagon but Ezio managed to get hold of a trailing rope. Ezio managed to climb up the rope into the wagon, dodging several attacks by the guards behind him. The captain jumped to another wagon following them nearby. Ezio scrambled to the reins of the wagon and chased after the captain, dodging bombs hurled at him by guards at the back of the captain’s wagon. The captain changed tactics and instead slowed down his wagon and repeatedly smashed his wagon into Ezio’s. One of the bombs thrown by the guards exploded near the rear wheel of Ezio’s wagon and he was thrown overboard and the captain managed to escape to an outlying Templar stronghold village.

===Part Two===
===Part Three===
==Differences between the novel and game==
===Characters===
*[[Vali cel Tradat]] is not mentioned at all, neither are the other Templars fought during the Apprentice missions.
*The woman held as a decoy for Sofia is named as Azize, and she is one of Yusuf's apprentices.
*Neither [[Desmond Miles]] nor any of the [[modern times|modern day]] Assassins are mentioned. Because of this, Ezio does not speak to Desmond in Altaïr's Library. Instead, Ezio is the one visited by [[Jupiter]].
*Ezio also states that he has encountered Juno before, which was not covered in either the books or the games. It is logical to assume that Ezio encountered Juno when he visited the Vault underneath the Colosseum.
*Jupiter is referred to as Tinia.
*Suleiman's full name is revealed to be Suleiman Osman.

===Deaths===
*Instead of stabbing [[Leandros]] in the chest, Ezio [[Hidden Gun|shoots]] him in the left knee and lets him bleed to death.
*Ezio and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] visit [[Leonardo da Vinci]] over the course of a week and witnessed his final moments, when he no longer recognized his old friends. Machiavelli recalls a rumor that 'King Francis cradled his head in his arms as he died', to which Ezio remarks: 'Some people - even kings - will do anything for publicity'.
*Ezio shoots the Templar Captain in the Imperial North Den attack.
*Instead of joining a group of Janissaries to infiltrate the camp, Ezio goes alone and tails Tarik to a secluded area. He faces the captain directly instead of performing an aerial assassination.
*[[Haras|The Crusader]] is not killed by an aerial Assassination in the book, he is instead stabbed by Altaïr after a fight.

===Equipment===
*Instead of using the [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] to protect [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], Altaïr rides with them on horseback to Masyaf's main gate.
*Instead of going to the Assassin Hideout to relive Altaïr's memories, Ezio experiences them as soon as he finds the [[Memory Seals|keys]].
*The term [[Eagle Vision|Eagle Sense]] is not mentioned, but its effects are described.
*Ezio is given his crossbow by [[Yusuf Tazim]].
*Ezio does not practice the long jump, he only learns how to climb with the [[Hookblade]] and the Hook and run.
*Bomb crafting is taught by Piri Reis instead of Yusuf.

===Other events===
*The events of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]'' are laid out after the main story.
*There are details of Ezio's story after the Revelations in Masyaf, return to Constantinople, travel to [[Venice]], and setting down in [[Tuscany]].
**The details of Ezio and [[Sofia Sartor|Sofia]]'s wedding are also mentioned, as are the births of [[Flavia Auditore|Flavia]] and [[Marcello Auditore|Marcello]].
*Ezio's journey to Masyaf is described in more detail.
*When chasing [[Ahmet]], the fall from the cliff is omitted, and only the carriage chase is described.
*Masyaf keys aren't found through completing puzzles that involve free-running.
*The order in which the keys are found differs from what's in the game, though the memories are still experienced in order.
*In Ezio's first letter to Claudia, Ezio writes: ''My story is one of many thousands, and the world will suffer if it ends too soon. ''This differs from what is said in the game: ''and the world will not suffer if it ends too soon. ''The text in the novel was likely a typo, as it changes the tone of the speech entirely.
*When Ezio finds Yusuf's dead body, he reads the message written on the dagger's sheet, however in the game Ezio removes the dagger and throws the message on the bench where Yusuf's body is found.

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