Assassin's Creed

The Assassin's Creed franchise, launched by Ubisoft in 2007, is one of the most commercially and critically successful video game series of the 21st century. This book traces its evolution from the original Creed through the later entries, examining how the series blended historical fiction, science fiction, and a millennia-old conflict between the Assassin Order and the Templar Order.

Christie Golden details the games' development, the Animus and Abstergo narrative layers, and the recurring themes of free will versus control, and the impact the series had on the gaming industry and the wider cultural imagination.