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Assassin?s Creed - Desmond

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This first volume of the French comic trilogy from Ubisoft, tells the story of Desmond Miles? abduction by Abstergo and their plans to rip the blood-steeped memories of Desmond's ancestors from his genetic code. Add to the mix the mysterious and violently terrified Subject 16 and a desperate flight from Abstergo, and this makes for a fast-paced and thrilling addition to the game?s universe.
Product Details
ISBN: 9781781163405
Dimensions: 276 x 179 mm
Hardback: 48pp
Publication date: 30 October 2012
Illustration detail: Colour comic strip
All authors:
Eric Corbeyran , Djilalli Defaux

Assassin?s Creed - Aquilus

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Second volume of the comic trilogy from Ubisoft. Escaped from Abstergo with the help of Lucy, Desmond joins the Assassins in their fight against the Templars. But, betrayed by Patient 13, the Assassins leave Rome for Monterrigioni. On the way, Desmond uses the Assassins? animus to visit the memories of his ancester Aquilus, a Roman citizen fighting those who would become the Templars.
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ISBN: 9781781163412
Dimensions: 276 x 179 mm
Hardback: 48pp
Publication date: 30 October 2012
Illustration detail: Colour comic strip
All authors:
Eric Corbeyran , Djilalli Defaux

Assassin?s Creed - Accipiter

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Following on from Desmond?s previous foray into his ancestral assassin-past, Aquilus desperately strives to avenge his father?s murder. His thirst for revenge leads him to Rome, and sets him on a quest for the mystical Ankh as the savage Barbarian tribes, led by the deadly Assassin Accipiter, prepare to descend upon Lugdunum. Desmond, meanwhile, must also fight stay alive in the present day.
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ISBN: 9781781163429
Dimensions: 276 x 179 mm
Hardback: 48pp
Publication date: 30 October 2012
Illustration detail: Colour comic strip
All authors:
Eric Corbeyran , Djilalli Defaux

Assassin's Creed Hawk
Release Date - 15 November 2013

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When Desmond Miles is called away on an urgent mission, he entrusts fellow Assassin Jonathan Hawk with File 24.
Hawk sets out to search for the Scepter of Isis - a powerful ancient artifact, lost in time. Through his Assassin ancestor, El Cakr, Hawk travels to Egypt in 1257, where the Scepter lies in the hands of the new Sultan. Pursued in the present by the formidable Templar agent Vernon Hest, Hawk finds himself in a race against time - throughout time
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Artist Djilalli Defaux
Author Eric Corbeyran
Binding hardback
Cat No. 2871790
EAN 9781781168394
ISBN 9781781168394
Publisher Titan Books
Series Titan Books

Ankh Of Isis Trilogy
Release Date - 03 November 2013

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This first ever collection of the three-volume graphic novel from Ubisoft collects together the exhilarating story of Desmond Miles? abduction by Abstergo.
His subsequent flight from their grasp leads to Desmond joining the Assassins in their fight against the Templars. Betrayal leads to Desmond ?recovering? the memories of his ancestor, Aquilus as he searches for the power of the mystical Ankh and savage Barbarian tribes, led by the deadly Assassin Accipiter, prepare to attack.
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EAN 9781781163436
ISBN 9781781163436

Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1

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Written by KARL KERSCHL & CAMERON STEWART; Art and cover by KARL KERSCHL & CAMERON STEWART; Color Art by NADINE THOMAS
Produced by Ubiworkshop
Published by DC Comics
32 pages - Color

Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #2

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Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #3

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Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Deluxe Edition

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The authors: Assassin?s Creed The Fall has been written and drawn by Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl, two renowned and acclaimed comic book authors. They have previously worked on prestigious comics such as Superman or Batman and Robin.
Assassin?s Creed The Fall Deluxe Edition features an exclusive 10 pages epilogue, as well as a making-of section and other surprises.
Assassin?s Creed The Fall follows 19th century Russian assassin Nikolai Orelov as he strives to claim an artifact of immense power from the hands of the Templars, leading to a climactic and violent showdown with the ruthless Tsar Alexander III aboard a speeding train!
Meanwhile, in modern times, a troubled young drifter copes with unsettling visions of a possible past life ? visions that have irreversible consequences for the present.
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ISBN: 978-2-924006-01-6
Language: English
# of Pages: 128
Binding: Softcover
Extras: 10 Pages Epilogue

Assassin's Creed: The Chain

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Eisner award winners Karl Kerschl and Cameron Stewart return to create the sequel of Assassin?s Creed The Fall. Assassin?s Creed The Chain completes the Daniel Cross/Nikolai Orelov narrative arc, but it also sheds a new light on Assassin?s Creed III?
We have the pleasure to reveal you every Wednesday a piece of the great comic: The Chain. Enjoy!
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ISBN: 978-2-924006-05-4
Language: English
# of Pages: 96
Binding: Softcover

Novels
Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade

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Niccol? Polo, father of Marco, will finally reveal the story he has kept secret all his life - the story of Alta?r, one of the brotherhood's most extraordinary Assassins.
Alta?r embarks on a formidable mission - one that takes him throughout the Holy Land and shows him the true meaning of the Assassin's Creed. To demonstrate his commitment, Alta?r must defeat nine deadly enemies, including Templar leader, Robert de Sable.
Alta?r's life story is told here for the first time: a journey that will change the course of history; his ongoing battle with the Templar conspiracy; a family life that is as tragic as it is shocking; and the ultimate betrayal of an old friend.
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Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780241951729
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 464
Published : 15 Jun 2011
Publisher : Michael Joseph

Renaissance

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Assassin's Creed. The Novelisation.
?I will seek Vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. I am an Assassin??
Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, a young man embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honour, he will learn the art of the assassins.
Along the way, Ezio will call upon the wisdom of such great minds as Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli ? knowing that survival is bound to the skills by which he must live.
To his allies, he will become a force for change - fighting for freedom and justice. To his enemies, he will become a threat dedicated to the destruction of the tyrants abusing the people of Italy.
So begins an epic story of power, revenge and conspiracy.
TRUTH WILL BE WRITTEN IN BLOOD
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Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780141046303
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 528
Published : 26 Nov 2009
Publisher : Penguin

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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'I will journey to the black heart of a corrupt Empire to root out my foes. But Rome wasn't built in a day and it won't be restored by a lone assassin. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. This is my brotherhood.'
Rome, once mighty, lies in ruins. The city swarms with suffering and degradation, her citizens living in the shadow of the ruthless Borgia family. Only one man can free the people from the Borgia tyranny - Ezio Auditore, the Master Assassin.
Ezio's quest will test him to his limits. Cesare Borgia, a man more villainous and dangerous than his father the Pope, will not rest until he has conquered Italy. And in such treacherous times, conspiracy is everywhere, even within the ranks of the brotherhood itself?
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Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780241951712
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 544
Published : 25 Nov 2010
Publisher : Michael Joseph

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

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When a man has won all his battles and defeated his enemies, what is left for him to achieve?
Ezio Auditore must leave his life behind in search of answers, in search of the truth. In Assassin's Creed?: Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path - one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilise the region.
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Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780241951736
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 528
Published : 10 Nov 2011
Publisher : Michael Joseph

Assassin's Creed: Forsaken

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Assassin's Creed: Forsaken is the latest thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the phenomenally successful game series. The new game, Assassin's Creed III, takes one of gaming's most popular franchises to new heights in its most realistic world yet and introduces a brand new Assassin, Connor. Set during the American Revolution, Connor has sworn to secure liberty for his people and his nation and unleashes his powerful skills on the chaotic, blood-soaked battlefields of the hostile American wilderness. Assassin's Creed: Forsaken is the story behind who Connor really is and how he has become a deadly killer.
The world of the Assassin's has become far more lethal than ever before.
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Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780718193683
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 496
Published : 08 Nov 2012
Publisher : Penguin

Assassin?s Creed: Black Flag
Release Date 07 November

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The Golden Age of Piracy is a time when greed, ambition and corruption overcomes all loyalties - and a brash young captain, Edward Kenway, is making his name known for being one of the greatest pirates of his time. In the brilliant new novel, Assassin?s Creed: Black Flag, discover the story of how Edward, a young privateer, became one of the world most deadly pirates and was drawn into the centuries-old battle between the Templars and the Assassins.