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Assassin's Creed: Unity is a novel written by Oliver Bowden released in the UK on 20 November 2014 and the US on 2 December 2014. The novel portrays Élise de la Serre's perspective of the events from the game of the same name.

Blurb

"I have been beaten, deceived and betrayed. They murdered my father- and I will have my revenge at whatever cost!"

―Élise de la Serre.

1789: The magnificent city of Paris sees the dawn of the French Revolution. The cobblestone streets run red with blood as the people rise against the oppressive aristocracy. But revolutionary justice comes at a high price...

At a time when the divide between the rich and poor is at its most extreme, and a nation is tearing itself apart, a young man and woman fight to avenge all they have lost. Soon Arno and Élise are drawn into the centuries-old battle between the Assassins and the Templars - a world with dangers more deadly than they could ever have imagined.

Plot summary

Extracts from the Journal of Arno Dorian

12 September 1794

Arno recalled his memories of Élise as he read the secrets hidden in her journal.

Extracts from the Journal of Élise de la Serre

9 April 1778

Aware of her privileged childhood as a noble, a ten-year-old Élise introduced herself in her journal as a child of François and Julie de la Serre and how she noticed the difference of the lives of nobles and the poor. She realized that she was naive before: Élise never questioned her parents why her training and education of history was different from the etiquette lessons other noble children learned or that her mother was different from other women at court.

Élise revealed that Julie had been sick a long time and that she was in the brink of death.

10 April 1778

Julie had survived the night as Élise sat by her, discerned how she and her father hid their grief from the de la Serre ward, Arno.

Élise remembered her times in the convent when she was five, how Julie threatened Mother Superior because of Élise's caning wounds, how Julie stayed away from other ladies and how Élise was forced to play with dolls with other girls against her preference for boys and their toy soldiers; memories in which she realized that her family was not an ordinary one.

She received a message from her combat mentor, Frederick Weatherall, in which he stated that he wanted to see Julie and meet Élise in the library at midnight, another secret the young girl had to keep.

Reference

GameInformer: Elise Is Saved From Certain Death By Arno, Joins The Fight

Assassin's Creed series

Main games

Assassin's Creed • Assassin's Creed II (Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities) • Brotherhood (Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance) • Revelations (The Lost Archive) • Assassin's Creed III (Benedict Arnold • The Tyranny of King Washington) • Black Flag (Freedom Cry • Aveline) • Rogue • Unity (Dead Kings) • Syndicate (Jack the Ripper • The Last Maharaja • The Dreadful Crimes) • Origins (The Hidden Ones • The Curse of the Pharaohs) • Odyssey (Legacy of the First Blade • The Fate of Atlantis) • Valhalla (Wrath of the Druids • The Siege of Paris • Dawn of Ragnarök) • Mirage (Valley of Memory) • Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Black Flag Resynced

Animus Hub

Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Black Flag Resynced • Hexe • Invictus

Spin-off games

Altaïr's Chronicles • Bloodlines • Discovery • Multiplayer • Project Legacy • Multiplayer Rearmed • Recollection • Liberation • Pirates • Memories • Chronicles (China | India | Russia) • Identity • Arno's Chronicles • Rebellion • Freerunners • Jade • Assassin's Creed Netflix mobile game

Virtual Reality

The VR Experience • Escape the Lost Pyramid • The Temple of Anubis • Beyond Medusa's Gate • Nexus VR

Table Top

Arena • Monopoly • Vendetta • Top Trumps • Risk • Brotherhood of Venice (Roma • Tokyo XXI • Creed vs Crows • Apocalypse) • The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci • Universes Beyond • Roleplaying Game

Compilations

Ezio Trilogy • Anthology • Heritage Collection • The Americas Collection • The Ezio Collection • The Rebel Collection

Novels

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Unity • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • Heresy • The Official Movie Novelization • Desert Oath • Odyssey • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Geirmund's Saga • Fragments (The Blade of Aizu | The Highlands Children | The Witches of the Moors) • The Silk Road • The Imperial Jade Seal (Chang'an Wang) • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot) • Escape Room Puzzle Book • The Golden City • Daughter of No One • Dynasty

Audio

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • The Official Film Tie-In • Desert Oath • Odyssey • Gold • Geirmund's Saga • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot)

Comics

Assassin's Creed • The Fall • The Chain • Awakening • Brahman • Assassins • Templars • Last Descendants – Locus • Conspiracies • Uprising • Reflections • Origins • Bloodstone • Blade of Shao Jun • Dynasty • Song of Glory • Blood Brothers • Valhalla webcomic • Forgotten Myths • The Hidden Codex • Forgotten Temple • Visionaries • A Soar of Eagles • Tales of Iga

Non-fiction

Assassin's Creed guide/artbook/CE artbook • Assassin's Creed II guide/artbook/CE artbook • Brotherhood guide/artbook • Revelations guide/artbook • Encyclopedia • Assassin's Creed III guide/artbook • Black Flag guide/artbook/CE artbook • Rogue guide/artbook • Unity guide/artbook/CE artbook • The Complete Visual History • Syndicate guide/artbook/CE artbook • A Walk Through History • The Official Coloring Book • The Essential Guide • Movie Posters • Into the Animus • Incredibuilds • The Official Collection • Origins guide/artbook/CE artbook • Infographics • The Culinary Codex • Odyssey guide/artbook/CE artbook • Complete Character Guide • 2500 Years of History • Atlas • Discovery Books (Ancient Egypt | Ancient Greece | Viking Age | In the Heart of Baghdad | The Japan of the Samurai) • Where's the Assassin? • Valhalla artbook • Mirage artbook/CE artbook • Shadows artbook/CE artbook

Film & Television

Lineage • Ascendance • Embers • French Revolution • The Syndicate • Assassin's Creed (film) • Assassin's Creed (Netflix series) • Animated TV series • Anime series

Websites

Abstergo.com • Animus Next • Council • Crack The Code • Discover Your Legacy • Initiates • Project Legacy • Project Widow • Pirates Demo • Question the Creed • The Twelve Trials • Unlock the Animus Challenge • Who's In Your Blood? • Your Blood Is Not Your Own • XIXth Century Search Engine

Cancelled media

The Invisible Imam • The Eye of Heaven • Lost Legacy • Utopia • Bloodsail • Alliance • Covers Collection

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 At a time when the divide between the rich and poor is at its most extreme, and a nation is tearing itself apart, a young man and woman fight to avenge all they have lost. Soon [[Arno Dorian|Arno]] and Élise are drawn into the centuries-old battle between the [[Assassins]] and the [[Templars]] - a world with dangers more deadly than they could ever have imagined.
+== Plot summary ==
+=== Extracts from the Journal of Arno Dorian ===
+==== 12 September 1794 ====
+Arno recalled his memories of Élise as he read the secrets hidden in her journal.
+=== Extracts from the Journal of Élise de la Serre ===
+==== 9 April 1778 ====
+Aware of her privileged childhood as a noble, a ten-year-old Élise introduced herself in her journal as a child of [[François de la Serre|François]] and [[Julie de la Serre]] and how she noticed the difference of the lives of nobles and the poor. She realized that she was naive before: Élise never questioned her parents why her training and education of history was different from the etiquette lessons other noble children learned or that her mother was different from other women at court.
+Élise revealed that Julie had been sick a long time and that she was in the brink of death.
+==== 10 April 1778 ====
+Julie had survived the night as Élise sat by her, discerned how she and her father hid their grief from the de la Serre ward, Arno.
+Élise remembered her times in the convent when she was five, how Julie threatened [[Mother Superior]] because of Élise's caning wounds, how Julie stayed away from other ladies and how Élise was forced to play with dolls with other girls against her preference for boys and their toy soldiers; memories in which she realized that her family was not an ordinary one.
+She received a message from her combat mentor, [[Frederick Weatherall]], in which he stated that he wanted to see Julie and meet Élise in the library at midnight, another secret the young girl had to keep.
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