Assassin's Creed: Forsaken
Assassin's Creed: Forsaken is a novel written by Oliver Bowden, that was released on 4 December 2012. The novel focuses on the events prior and during Assassin's Creed III, and unveils Haytham Kenway's roots, showing the story of how he became a Templar.
Book summary
- "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 father murdered and his 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 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.
Trivia
- The release date, December 4, is also the date that Haytham was born.
- The prologue to the book was written by Connor, it read: "I never knew him. Not really. I thought I had, but it wasn't until I read this journal that I realized I hadn't really known him at all. And it's too late now. Too late to tell him I misjudged him. Too late to tell him I'm sorry."
- Unlike the other novels, Forsaken does not follow the same story as the game. It instead follows Haytham's story throughout the same time period.
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