Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)

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Differences between the novel and game

Characters

• Vali cel Tradat is not mentioned at all, neither are the other Templars fought during the Apprentice missions.
• The woman held as a decoy for Sofia is named as Azize, and she is one of Yusuf's apprentices.
• Neither Desmond Miles nor any of the modern day Assassins are mentioned. Because of this, Ezio does not speak to Desmond in Altaïr's Library. Instead, Ezio is the one visited by Jupiter.
• Ezio also states that he has encountered Juno before, which was not covered in either the books or the games. It is logical to assume that Ezio encountered Juno when he visited the Vault underneath the Colosseum.
• Jupiter is referred to as Tinia.
• Suleiman's full name is revealed to be Suleiman Osman.

Deaths

• Instead of stabbing Leandros in the chest, Ezio shoots him in the left knee and lets him bleed to death.
• Ezio and Niccolò Machiavelli visit Leonardo da Vinci over the course of a week and witnessed his final moments, when he no longer recognized his old friends. Machiavelli recalls a rumor that 'King Francis cradled his head in his arms as he died', to which Ezio remarks: 'Some people - even kings - will do anything for publicity'.
• Ezio shoots the Templar Captain in the Imperial North Den attack.
• Instead of joining a group of Janissaries to infiltrate the camp, Ezio goes alone and tails Tarik to a secluded area. He faces the captain directly instead of performing an aerial assassination.
• The Crusader is not killed by an aerial Assassination in the book, he is instead stabbed by Altaïr after a fight.

Equipment

• Instead of using the Apple of Eden to protect Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, Altaïr rides with them on horseback to Masyaf's main gate.
• Instead of going to the Assassin Hideout to relive Altaïr's memories, Ezio experiences them as soon as he finds the keys.
• The term Eagle Sense is not mentioned, but its effects are described.
• Ezio is given his crossbow by Yusuf Tazim.
• Ezio does not practice the long jump, he only learns how to climb with the Hookblade and the Hook and run.
• Bomb crafting is taught by Piri Reis instead of Yusuf.

Other events

• The events of Assassin's Creed: Embers are laid out after the main story.
• There are details of Ezio's story after the Revelations in Masyaf, return to Constantinople, travel to Venice, and setting down in Tuscany.
  • The details of Ezio and Sofia's wedding are also mentioned, as are the births of Flavia and Marcello.
• Ezio's journey to Masyaf is described in more detail.
• When chasing Ahmet, the fall from the cliff is omitted, and only the carriage chase is described.
• Masyaf keys aren't found through completing puzzles that involve free-running.
• The order in which the keys are found differs from what's in the game, though the memories are still experienced in order.
• In Ezio's first letter to Claudia, Ezio writes: My story is one of many thousands, and the world will suffer if it ends too soon. This differs from what is said in the game: and the world will not suffer if it ends too soon. The text in the novel was likely a typo, as it changes the tone of the speech entirely.
• When Ezio finds Yusuf's dead body, he reads the message written on the dagger's sheet, however in the game Ezio removes the dagger and throws the message on the bench where Yusuf's body is found.