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A review by topdragon
Assassin's Creed: Unity by Oliver Bowden, Andrew Holmes
4.0
I'm really enjoying these Assassin Creed computer game tie-in novels. Rather than just re-do the plots of the games, they tend to tackle the events from a different angle, offering previously unknown story detail. For example, this one takes place amidst the backdrop of the French Revolution but rather than focus on the POV character of Arno, as in the game, we get to see events unfold from Elise's perspective.
Those that have played the game know that you play as Arno, a young man who eventually becomes a member of the Order of Assassins. But he is orphaned as a young boy and is raised in a household with a surrogate father who is none other than the Grand Master of the Order of the Templars. Elise is his only child and therefore in line to become the next Grand Master. Arno and Elise are childhood playmates but there are vast stretches of the game where time goes by, Arno and Elise grow up, and we don't know exactly what Elise has been up to.
This novel corrects that. It's told via a series of journal entries, mostly from Elise. We get to finally see her journey and conflict as she tries to bring about a peace between Templars and Assassins and make them realize they have a common enemy. But events take control of her destiny and her goal changes largely to one of revenge. Players of the game will already know how this turns out but I thought it very interesting to read from Elise's perspective. And, of course, as always with these sorts of novels, it's great fun to see the various aspects of the game also play out.
Those that have played the game know that you play as Arno, a young man who eventually becomes a member of the Order of Assassins. But he is orphaned as a young boy and is raised in a household with a surrogate father who is none other than the Grand Master of the Order of the Templars. Elise is his only child and therefore in line to become the next Grand Master. Arno and Elise are childhood playmates but there are vast stretches of the game where time goes by, Arno and Elise grow up, and we don't know exactly what Elise has been up to.
This novel corrects that. It's told via a series of journal entries, mostly from Elise. We get to finally see her journey and conflict as she tries to bring about a peace between Templars and Assassins and make them realize they have a common enemy. But events take control of her destiny and her goal changes largely to one of revenge. Players of the game will already know how this turns out but I thought it very interesting to read from Elise's perspective. And, of course, as always with these sorts of novels, it's great fun to see the various aspects of the game also play out.