A deluxe edition hardcover that celebrates fifteen years of the iconic video game saga, featuring an exclusive cover, a protective slipcase, and a folio containing two gallery-quality lithograph prints. Discover the genesis of each Assassin’s Creed game and get an insider's look at the efforts that went into creating one the biggest franchises in the video game industry. In observance of Assassin’s Creed’s fifteen-year anniversary, Ubisoft and Dark Horse Books have teamed up to create an extensive examination into the creation of the award-winning Assassin’s Creed franchise. Featuring gorgeous art from over a decade-and-a-half of development, and detailed interviews with the games’ past and present creators, this is the perfect companion piece for any aspiring Assassin.

Bursting with timelines, concept art, locations, history, character profiles, and technology, this is the ultimate guide to the milennia-long struggle between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order. The covert war between two secret organizations, the Templars order and the Brotherhood of the Assassins, has been raging for millennia. Packed with beautiful images and featuring the latest lore, "Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide," explores the major characters, technology, key historical settings, and epic story of this conflict. Encompassing the entire franchise, Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide is both an ideal introduction and the perfect guide to the Assassin's Creed universe, full with facts on: -The Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar order -The First Civilisation -Technology and Weapons -Historical Settings and Locations -The Present day storyline

The Assassin's Creed series is renowned for its skillful blend of historical fiction, epic environments, and exciting action. This art book offers an insider's look at the immersive art direction of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the first title in the franchise to explore Norse culture and the Viking invasion of England in the 9th century. Featuring iconic artworks ranging from stunning settings to brutal weapons, as well as developer insights.

An exclusive art book published to coincide with the much-anticipated release of Assassin's Creed III. Initially launched in 2007, the first four Assassin's Creed games have sold more than 38 million units worldwide, and the franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series ever. Recognized for having some of the richest, most-engrossing art and storytelling in the industry, Assassin's Creed transcends video games, branching out into other entertainment experiences including comic books, Facebook games, novels, short films and more. Assassin's Creed III sees the franchise step into a brand new era, with a new assassin in a revolutionary world. With intricately detailed environments and finely-honed and evocative historical reimaginings, this is a world into which you can immerse yourself and feel the echoes of the past come to life. Continuing in the footsteps of this already world-renowned franchise, Assassin's Creed III promises to be the biggest and best yet. Highlights in the game, and in the book, include new interactive cityscapes, frozen winter landscapes, threats from the natural world, weather systems that affect gameplay, and a wholly new environment for any Assassin so far - all stunningly and historically-correctly recreated by the Ubisoft studio.

Delve into the world of Ubisoft’s latest installment in the acclaimed Assassin’s Creed® series with this fascinating glimpse of one of history’s most storied legends: Edward Thatch, otherwise known as the infamous pirate captain Blackbeard. Few moments in history have proven as timelessly fascinating as the lawless Golden Age of Piracy, which was largely played out in the Caribbean of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. In this time of rebellion, fortune, intrigue, and adventure, Blackbeard stands as one of the most fearsome captains to have ever sailed the seas. Now, as the latest historical figure to take center stage in the Assassin’s Creed® franchise, Blackbeard joins the ranks of Edward Kenway—father of Haytham Kenway and grandfather of Connor—as they navigate troubled island waters and carve out their destinies. Thoughtfully crafted to resemble an authentic pirate artifact, this illustrated journal delivers a unique insider’s view into the world of the game through fascinating entries that provide a firsthand account of the day-to-day lives of the characters. This one-of-a-kind graphic novel — featuring beautifully etched illustrations and portraits, a wanted poster, removable Letter of Marque, torn pages ripped out by Blackbeard himself, and more — brings the bold worlds of Blackbeard and Kenway strikingly to life.

The newest game in the franchise, Assassin's Creed® Odyssey, takes players on an epic voyage through history. The Art of Assassin's Creed Odyssey collates hundreds of concept arts, including sketches, final paintings, and 3D renders, alongside in-depth commentary from the artists and developers, representing the ultimate insight into the design processes behind the game.