Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu

Assassin's Creed: Fragments – Aizu's Blade (French: Assassin's Creed: Fragments - La lame d'Aizu) is a French novel. It was released in France on April 15, 2021 and is part of a new trilogy of Assassin's Creed young adult books by 404 Éditions known as the Fragments series.

The events of the novel take place in Japan, following Shiba Atsuko and her brother Ibuka from August 1867 shortly the Icarus affair until the Battle of Aizu in October 1868.

Description

The fate of Japan is about to change...

1868. The Boshin War is about to break out.

The Templars, infiltrated among the Emperor's closest advisors, push the sovereign to launch a campaign against the Tokugawa Shogun, himself supported by the Brotherhood of Assassins. Is the glorious era of the samurai coming to an end?

Atsuko, a 16-year-old Japanese girl, has grown up in the wealthy neighborhoods of Aizu, in the shadow of her brother Ibuka. Promised an arranged marriage, the young girl hides a secret: she is as good with weapons as her brother, whose talent with a sword masks an insurmountable fear of combat.

When war is declared, Ibuka must fight alongside their father for the family's honour. Defying the tradition forbidding women to take part in battles and wanting to protect her brother, Atsuko secretly enlists as a simple soldier, eager to show the extent of her talents.

But in the face of manipulations and plots that go beyond the two teenagers, will brotherly love be stronger? Stronger than convictions and honour?

Discover the breathtaking first novel of Assassin's Creed: Fragments, set in the final days of medieval Japan.^[1]

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sapient species	Vehicles	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Events

Boshin War
- Battle of Toba-Fushimi
- Battle of Aizu

Locations

Earth
- Japan

Organizations and titles

Sapient species

Human

Weapons and technology

Trivia

The novel features several historical inaccuracies, such as Jules Brunet claiming to serve the French Third Republic while it was founded in 1870, or the beheading of Matsudaira Katamori during the Battle of Aizu while he was known to have died twenty-five years later in 1893.

References

↑ Assassin's Creed - Fragments - La Lame d'Aizu on Amazon.com (backup link)

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

Assassin's Creed: Fragments

The Blade of Aizu • The Highlands Children • The Witches of the Moors

Characters

Assassins	Issa • Jules Brunet • Matsuo • Nakano Takeko • Shiba Atsuko \| Amy Comyn • Deorsa • Fillan • James of Crannach • Thomas of Balmerino • William Wallace \| Avicenne • Fabrizzio Auditore • Florine • Isaac du Queyran • Margaux

Templars	William Lloyd \| Cornavii \| Alexandre de Hautecourt • Ermeline • François Ascair • La Morguy • Pierre de Lancre

Others	Emperor Meiji • Haku • Harry Parkes • Keitaro • Kokan • Madoka • Matsudaira Katamori • Mikinosuke • Miyamoto Musashi • Munemi • Nobusuke • Saigo Kayano • Saizu • Shiba Ibuka • Shiba Tanomo • Tokugawa Nariaki • Tokugawa Yoshinobu • Tomoe • Uesegi • Yasuhime • Yoshisada \| Ailéas • Alastair Aitken • Alexander Macdougall • Bradley Dacre • Craig • Edan • Edward I of England • Fergus • Kyle Macdougall • Moira • Sören \| Catherine • Jean d'Espaignet • Jehan Sorhaindo

Factions

Assassins (Japanese Brotherhood | Scottish Brotherhood • Children of Fal | French Brotherhood) • Templars (British Rite | Lann Fala | French Rite) • Tokugawa shogunate • British Empire • French Empire

Locations

Japan (Aizu • Edo • Fushimi • Kyoto) | Scotland (Berwick-upon-Tweed • Dalkeith • Cranshaws • Scone (Scone Vault) • Beinn Eallair • Lanark • Dunstaffnage • Isle of Mull • Iona (Iona Vault)) | France (Bayonne • Saint-Jean-de-Luz)

Events

Icarus affair • Boshin War (Battle of Toba–Fushimi • Battle of Aizu) | First War of Scottish Independence (English invasion of Scotland • Capture of Berwick • Action at Lanark) | Labourd witch-hunt of 1609

Terms and concepts

Hidden Blade • Piece of Eden (Stone of Scone • Swords of Fal • Shrouds of Eden) • Swords (Musashi Masamune) • Tantō