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'''Oliver Bowden''' is the pen-name used by two authors writing novels based on the ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)|Assassin's Creed]]'' video games. | |||
The first published books in the series were by '''Anton Gill''', a [[Renaissance]] historian and author of other historical fiction. During a 2011 interview with [[Ubiworkshop]], Gill revealed that he was an avid gamer and gained much of his inspiration for character development through the writing process from playing the ''Assassin's Creed'' series.<ref name="Ubiworkshop">{{Cite web| url=http://www.ubiworkshop.com/2011/06/28/interview-with-oliver-bowden/|title=Interview with Oliver Bowden|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621110152/http://www.ubiworkshop.com/2011/06/28/interview-with-oliver-bowden/|archivedate=21 June 2012|author=Lewis, Chris|date=28 June 2011|publisher=''[[Ubisoft]]''|accessdate=8 December 2011}}</ref> | |||
Subsequent books were written by the novelist and prolific ghost-writer '''Andrew Holmes'''.<ref name="GreeneHeatonLtd">{{Cite web| url=https://greeneheaton.co.uk/clients/andrew-holmes/|title=Andrew Holmes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921062815/https://greeneheaton.co.uk/clients/andrew-holmes/|archivedate=21 September 2021|author=Greene & Heaton Ltd|date=2022| publisher=''Greene & Heaton Ltd''|accessdate=25 February 2022}}</ref> Following the 2017 release of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath]]'', the pseudonym was retired, with all authors since using their own names. | |||
==''Assassin's Creed'' novels by Anton Gill== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' (2009) | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' (2010) | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' (2011) | |||
==''Assassin's Creed'' novels by Andrew Holmes== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' (2011) | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'' (2012) | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' (2013) | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' (2014) | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Underworld]]'' (2015) | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath]]'' (2017) | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 24 May 2026
Oliver Bowden is the pen-name used by two authors writing novels based on the Assassin's Creed video games.
The first published books in the series were by Anton Gill, a Renaissance historian and author of other historical fiction. During a 2011 interview with Ubiworkshop, Gill revealed that he was an avid gamer and gained much of his inspiration for character development through the writing process from playing the Assassin's Creed series.[1]
Subsequent books were written by the novelist and prolific ghost-writer Andrew Holmes.[2] Following the 2017 release of Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath, the pseudonym was retired, with all authors since using their own names.
Assassin's Creed novels by Anton Gill[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Renaissance (2009)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011)
Assassin's Creed novels by Andrew Holmes[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade (2011)
- Assassin's Creed: Forsaken (2012)
- Assassin's Creed: Black Flag (2013)
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (2014)
- Assassin's Creed: Underworld (2015)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath (2017)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Chris (28 June 2011). Interview with Oliver Bowden. Ubisoft. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved on 8 December 2011.
- ↑ Greene & Heaton Ltd (2022). Andrew Holmes. Greene & Heaton Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved on 25 February 2022.