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Founded in 2020 as an imprint of {{Wiki|Asmodee Entertainment}}, Aconytes first employees were Marc Gascoigne, hired to run the company, assistant editor Lottie Llewelyn-Wells, and publishing coordinator Nick Tyler. They began publishing in early summer 2020, producing paperbacks and e-books for the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and export markets. As well as a range of fiction based on Asmodee’s properties, they also plan to publish some third-party IPs.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://aconytebooks.com/aconyte-books/|title=About Us| publisher=Aconyte Books| accessdate=25 April 2021| archiveurl=https:// | Founded in 2020 as an imprint of {{Wiki|Asmodee Entertainment}}, Aconytes first employees were Marc Gascoigne, hired to run the company, assistant editor Lottie Llewelyn-Wells, and publishing coordinator Nick Tyler. They began publishing in early summer 2020, producing paperbacks and e-books for the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and export markets. As well as a range of fiction based on Asmodee’s properties, they also plan to publish some third-party IPs.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://aconytebooks.com/aconyte-books/|title=About Us| publisher=Aconyte Books| accessdate=25 April 2021| archiveurl=https://archive.vn/aBAea| archivedate=21 January 2021}}</ref> | ||
[[Ubisoft]] partnered with Aconyte in September 2020, initially to publish books to tie-in with the then-upcoming ''{{Wiki|Watch Dogs Legion}}''.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://in.ign.com/watch-dogs-legion/151120/news/watch-dogs-legion-expands-lore-via-three-books| title=Watch Dogs Legion Expands Lore Via Three Books| first=Vaspaan| last=Dastoor | publisher=''{{Wiki|IGN}}''| date=25 September 2020| accessdate=25 April 2021| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424140501/https://in.ign.com/watch-dogs-legion/151120/news/watch-dogs-legion-expands-lore-via-three-books| archivedate=25 April 2021}}</ref> In February 2021, Aconyte were announced as the English publisher of ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'', the first of a new trilogy adapting the spin-off game ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' featuring the [[China|Chinese]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]]. The novel was first released in 2019 and written by [[Yan Leisheng]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/books-magazines/aconyte-publish-assassins-creed-novels| title=Aconyte to Publish 'Assassin's Creed' Novels| author=License Global| publisher=License Global| date=22 February 2021| accessdate=25 April 2021| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424140847/https://www.licenseglobal.com/books-magazines/aconyte-publish-assassins-creed-novels |archivedate=25 April 2021}}</ref> It was later announced in April, that Aconyte would be publish two completely new trilogies, one related to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', and another as-of-yet unrevealed.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://aconytebooks.com/news/aconyte-books-ubisoft-collaborate-to-create-new-adventure-novels-from-the-worlds-of-assassins-creed/| title=ACONYTE BOOKS & UBISOFT® COLLABORATE TO CREATE NEW ADVENTURE NOVELS FROM THE WORLDS OF ASSASSIN’S CREED®| first=Anjuli| last=Smith| publisher=Aconyte Books| date=23 April 2021| accessdate=25 April 2021| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423102826/https://aconytebooks.com/news/aconyte-books-ubisoft-collaborate-to-create-new-adventure-novels-from-the-worlds-of-assassins-creed/| archivedate=23 April 2021}}</ref> | [[Ubisoft]] partnered with Aconyte in September 2020, initially to publish books to tie-in with the then-upcoming ''{{Wiki|Watch Dogs Legion}}''.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://in.ign.com/watch-dogs-legion/151120/news/watch-dogs-legion-expands-lore-via-three-books| title=Watch Dogs Legion Expands Lore Via Three Books| first=Vaspaan| last=Dastoor | publisher=''{{Wiki|IGN}}''| date=25 September 2020| accessdate=25 April 2021| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424140501/https://in.ign.com/watch-dogs-legion/151120/news/watch-dogs-legion-expands-lore-via-three-books| archivedate=25 April 2021}}</ref> In February 2021, Aconyte were announced as the English publisher of ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'', the first of a new trilogy adapting the spin-off game ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' featuring the [[China|Chinese]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]]. The novel was first released in 2019 and written by [[Yan Leisheng]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/books-magazines/aconyte-publish-assassins-creed-novels| title=Aconyte to Publish 'Assassin's Creed' Novels| author=License Global| publisher=License Global| date=22 February 2021| accessdate=25 April 2021| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424140847/https://www.licenseglobal.com/books-magazines/aconyte-publish-assassins-creed-novels |archivedate=25 April 2021}}</ref> It was later announced in April, that Aconyte would be publish two completely new trilogies, one related to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', and another as-of-yet unrevealed.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://aconytebooks.com/news/aconyte-books-ubisoft-collaborate-to-create-new-adventure-novels-from-the-worlds-of-assassins-creed/| title=ACONYTE BOOKS & UBISOFT® COLLABORATE TO CREATE NEW ADVENTURE NOVELS FROM THE WORLDS OF ASSASSIN’S CREED®| first=Anjuli| last=Smith| publisher=Aconyte Books| date=23 April 2021| accessdate=25 April 2021| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423102826/https://aconytebooks.com/news/aconyte-books-ubisoft-collaborate-to-create-new-adventure-novels-from-the-worlds-of-assassins-creed/| archivedate=23 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
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Aconyte Books is an English publishing company and imprint of Asmodee Entertainment. It was founded in 2020 with the mission of producing tie-in novels for pop culture media.
History
Founded in 2020 as an imprint of Asmodee Entertainment, Aconytes first employees were Marc Gascoigne, hired to run the company, assistant editor Lottie Llewelyn-Wells, and publishing coordinator Nick Tyler. They began publishing in early summer 2020, producing paperbacks and e-books for the United States, United Kingdom and export markets. As well as a range of fiction based on Asmodee’s properties, they also plan to publish some third-party IPs.[1]
Ubisoft partnered with Aconyte in September 2020, initially to publish books to tie-in with the then-upcoming Watch Dogs Legion.[2] In February 2021, Aconyte were announced as the English publisher of Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm, the first of a new trilogy adapting the spin-off game Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China featuring the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun. The novel was first released in 2019 and written by Yan Leisheng.[3] It was later announced in April, that Aconyte would be publish two completely new trilogies, one related to Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, and another as-of-yet unrevealed.[4]
Assassin's Creed bibliography
References
- ↑ About Us. Aconyte Books. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved on 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Dastoor, Vaspaan (25 September 2020). Watch Dogs Legion Expands Lore Via Three Books. IGN. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved on 25 April 2021.
- ↑ License Global (22 February 2021). Aconyte to Publish 'Assassin's Creed' Novels. License Global. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved on 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Smith, Anjuli (23 April 2021). ACONYTE BOOKS & UBISOFT® COLLABORATE TO CREATE NEW ADVENTURE NOVELS FROM THE WORLDS OF ASSASSIN’S CREED®. Aconyte Books. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved on 25 April 2021.