Assassin’s Creed Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Renaissance | 2009 | Buy |
| Brotherhood | 2010 | Buy |
| The Secret Crusade | 2011 | Buy |
| Revelations | 2011 | Buy |
| Forsaken | 2012 | Buy |
| Black Flag | 2013 | Buy |
| Blackbeard: The Lost Journal | 2014 | Buy |
| Unity | 2014 | Buy |
| Underworld | 2015 | Buy |
| Heresy | 2016 | Buy |
| Desert Oath | 2017 | Buy |
The Assassin’s Creed book series is a tie-in fiction line based on the popular video game franchise, with eleven novels published between 2009 and 2017. The books are listed under the franchise name rather than individual authors because multiple writers have contributed to the series over its run. The novels follow the games’ historical settings, with entries covering the Italian Renaissance (Renaissance, Brotherhood, Revelations), the Crusades (The Secret Crusade), the Golden Age of Piracy (Black Flag, Blackbeard: The Lost Journal), and the French Revolution (Unity), among other periods.
The series was published at a steady pace, with roughly one or two books per year across its nine-year run. Each book tends to expand on the story and world of a corresponding game entry, making them companion reading for fans of the franchise. Heresy (2016) and Desert Oath (2017) were the final entries, and the series has been quiet since then. Readers who enjoy game-to-book adaptations or historical adventure fiction that hops between eras will find this an interesting set of novels to work through in publication order.