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Altaïr 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, Altaïr must defeat nine deadly enemies, including Templar leader Robert de Sable.Here, for the first time, Niccolò Polo, father of Marco, shares Altaïr's remarkable story: his ongoing battle with the Templar conspiracy; a family life that is as tragic as it is shocking; the betrayal of an old friend; and a journey that will ultimately change the course of history.
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About the Author
Oliver Bowden is a pseudonym for Anton Gill, renaissance historian and author of thirty-five books, including Il Gigante, Art Lover, and The Great Escape. He was educated at Chigwell School and Clare College, Cambridge. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked in theater, for the Arts Council, and for the BBC. He lives in London and Paris. With acting credits that span stage and screen, Gildart Jackson is most often recognized for his role as Gideon on Charmed. Other notable TV roles include Jackson Palmer on Providence and Simon Prentiss on General Hospital, as well as guest appearances on Stargate: Atlantis, Las Vegas, and CSI. Theater roles include Trigorin in The Seagull, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, and Adrian in Private Eyes at the Old Globe.
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This review is from: The Secret Crusade (Mass Market Paperback)
Je suis très contente, pleinement satisfaite. Le livre est arrivé en parfait état. La commande a été livrée très rapidement.Excellent service!
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3.4 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 28 of 36 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bowden's interpretation of Altair underwhelms,
By C. E. Kellogg - Published on Amazon.com
Bowden's third book seems like a tired retelling of the original game's story with added bits that seem like they have been imagined by a thirteen year old boy. Bowden's subpar writing is completely saturated with incomplete sentences, emotionless dialogue, repetitive description, and enough epithets to make you forget the characters' names. I'm assuming the incomplete sentences were meant for dramatic effect, but they are numerous and awkward. I did not expect much from a book based on a video game series, but this book is awful beyond my expectations! If you must know what happens, save your money and read it in a book store.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Simple in telling, in routine and not very detailed, but add some highlights on the afterlife Altaïr,
By Cedric Juchtmans - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Secret Crusade (Mass Market Paperback)
I'll be as unbiased as I can. I like the book, only because I'm a hardcore Assassin's Creed fan, so that is why I gave it a three, which is already generous because itleans more closer to a two star novel. As a book fan I would only give this one or two stars. Here's why. The story of the first game and Bloodlines is retold and it is interesting to read it, seeing how everything connects in the first game in a cycle that is repetitive, but not as repetitive as in the game, cause the author manages to bring some variety to it, but this could have been done much better. The story is not very descriptive, it just mainly repeats events, conversations from the game. It lacks describtion of the locations of the characters in general, which makes them lack depth. It's not worse as the first game, but with the oppertunity to create this novel, he could have really added more depth. Yes he did not manage to do this. It's mostly just all directly from the game. (Minor spoiler ahead) Mostly I misssed the conversations Altaïr has with Malik as his character really shows, and how it shows how he slowly changes, not just jumps from one point to the other. When we get to the part of Bloodlines it gets a little better, but I don't think this is because of the author's writing, but because the game itself didn't have a story where this cycle just repeated itself (assassination, back to Masyaf, assassination, back to Masyaf and so on...). That is what made this part more readable, but again I don't think we owe that to the author. Once again he isn't very descriptive and could have added much more to the relationship between Maria and Altaïr. The only good thing I can add is that between the events of first game and Bloodlines there are a few scenes of Altaïr's younger life, which is kind of a build up for what happens in his later life. It's third part where it at least got more interesting, where the stories of Altaïr's begin, but while it is interesting to read what happened afterwards, you do once again get the impression that it could have been done a lot better. What you miss were more personal conversations again with Maria and Altaïr and other characters. The over all story of the book never really gets very personal. For Hardcore Assassin's Creed fans who want to know as much as possible it might be worth it to buy this book. But I wouldn't recommend it to others. 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting bridge between Altaïr and Ezio,
By C. Hudson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Secret Crusade (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is a pretty interesting expansion on Altaïr's life story. About 2/3 of the book recounts the stories of Assassin's Creed 1 and Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines, and about 1/3 is new material that expands on Altaïr's life before and after the events of 1191. I liked the framing device of having the book being Niccolo Polo's journal and some of the setups that are laid for the story of Assassin's Creed: Revelations.I understand why some people are mad about the fates of some characters in the book, but Assassin's Creed has never been about happy endings. These could have been done differently, but I thought they were decent elements that focused Altaïr even more on his work of shepherding the Assassin Order. I will admit that the author's style is not up to par with many other professionals and you probably will notice it. But I didn't find it to be terrible and was still excitedly turning pages to find out what happened next even though I knew many elements of the story. All in all, I think many fans of Assassin's Creed will enjoy reading this simply because it is such an intriguing universe and this expounds upon it. Altaïr is an interesting character that hasn't quite gotten his due, and this book does a good job of filling in his life story and showing what happened next. |
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