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Assassin's Creed (book Series)
The ''Assassin's Creed'' series is a collection of novels by various authors, set within the fictional universe of the '' Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise created by Ubisoft. The books are set across various time periods and, like the games, revolve around the secret war fought for centuries between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order. The series includes both direct novelizations of several ''Assassin's Creed'' games, and books that function as standalone narratives, although some of these tie-in with one or more of the games in the franchise. British publishing house Penguin Books was responsible for the publication of most of the novels in the series, as well as their respective audiobook versions, until 2020, when Aconyte Books took over as the main publisher of the series. Novelizations and tie-ins ''Renaissance'' (2009) The first official ''Assassin's Creed'' novel, ''Assassin's Creed: Renaissance'', was written by Anton Gill (under the pen name Oliv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Gill
Anton Gill (born in 1948) is a British writer of historical fiction and nonfiction. He won the H. H. Wingate Award for non-fiction for ''The Journey Back From Hell'', an account of the lives of survivors after their liberation from Nazi concentration camps. Personal life Gill was born in Ilford, Essex, and educated at Chigwell School and Clare College, Cambridge. He started writing professionally in 1984 after fifteen years in the theatre. He lives in London with his wife, the actress Marji Campi. Other than writing, his chief interests are travel and art. Career Gill worked as an actor and as a director in the theatre (especially at the Royal Court Theatre in London), for the Arts Council, and for the BBC and TV-am (as writer and producer) before turning to full-time writing.Anton Gill Fantastic Fiction He has been a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audiobook
An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements. Spoken audio has been available in schools and public libraries and to a lesser extent in music shops since the 1930s. Many spoken word albums were made prior to the age of cassettes, compact discs, and downloadable audio, often of poetry and plays rather than books. It was not until the 1980s that the medium began to attract book retailers, and then book retailers started displaying audiobooks on bookshelves rather than in separate displays. Etymology The term "talking book" came into being in the 1930s with government programs designed for blind readers, while the term "audiobook" came into use during the 1970s when audiocassettes began to replace phonograph records. In 1994, the Audio Publishers Association established the term "audiobook" as the industry standard. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haytham Kenway
Haytham E. Kenway is a fictional character in Ubisoft's ''Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise. He is introduced as the false protagonist of ''Assassin's Creed III'' (2012), in which players control him for the game's initial chapters, before being revealed as the true antagonist. Haytham also serves as a supporting character in ''Assassin's Creed Rogue'' (2014), which takes place between his playable chapters in ''Assassin's Creed III'' and the latter part of the game, and his backstory is further explored in the novel '' Assassin's Creed: Forsaken''. In the games, he is portrayed by actor Adrian Hough through performance capture. Within the series' alternate historical setting, Haytham was born in 1725 as the son of Edward Kenway, one of the leading members of the British Brotherhood of Assassins and the protagonist of the prequel game '' Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' (2013). Following his father's murder in 1735, he is manipulated into joining the Templar Order, the As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin's Creed III
''Assassin's Creed III'' is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and a direct sequel to 2011's '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations''. The game was released worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, beginning in North America on October 30, 2012, with a Wii U and Microsoft Windows release in November 2012. A remastered version of the game was released in 2019 for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, and in 2021 for Google Stadia. The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the millennia-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight to preserve peace and free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The framing story is set in the 21st century and features series protagonist Desmond Miles who, with the aid of a machine known as the Animus, reliv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embers
''Embers'' is a radio play by Samuel Beckett. It was written in English in 1957. First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 24 June 1959, the play won the RAI prize at the Prix Italia awards later that year. Donald McWhinnie directed Jack MacGowran – for whom the play was specially written – as "Henry", Kathleen Michael as "Ada" and Patrick Magee as "Riding Master" and "Music Master". Robert Pinget translated the work as ''Cendres'' and "The first stage production was by the French Graduate Circle of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, 1977." The most recent version of ''Embers'' was broadcast in 2006 on BBC Radio 3 and directed by Stephen Rea. The cast included Michael Gambon as Henry, Sinéad Cusack as Ada, Rupert Graves, Alvaro Lucchesi and Carly Baker. This production was rebroadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 16 May 2010 as part of a double bill with a 2006 production of '' Krapp's Last Tape''. Opinions vary as to whether the work succeeds. Hugh Kenner calls it "Beckett†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ("the Great City"), Πόλις ("the City"), Kostantiniyye or Konstantinopolis ( Turkish) , image = Byzantine Constantinople-en.png , alt = , caption = Map of Constantinople in the Byzantine period, corresponding to the modern-day Fatih district of Istanbul , map_type = Istanbul#Turkey Marmara#Turkey , map_alt = A map of Byzantine Istanbul. , map_size = 275 , map_caption = Constantinople was founded on the former site of the Greek colony of Byzantion, which today is known as Istanbul in Turkey. , coordinates = , location = Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey , region = Marmara Region , type = Imperial city , part_of = , length = , width ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revelations
Revelation, in religion and theology, is the act of revealing through communication with supernatural entities. Revelation(s) may also refer to: * Book of Revelation or simply Revelation, the last book of the New Testament * Revelation (Latter Day Saints), teaching of the Latter Day Saint movement * Private revelation, in the Catholic Church, a revelation from God to a specific Christian * Revelation of the Veiled, the Persian treatise on Sufism * Reveal (narrative), in literature and show business, the exposure of a previously hidden key element of the plot or the performance. Books and comics * "Revelation", a poem by Liz Lochhead * ''Révélation$'', a book by Denis Robert and Ernest Backes concerning banking giant Clearstream Novels * ''Revelation'' (Sansom novel), a novel by C. J. Sansom * ''Revelation'' (Star Wars novel), eighth book in the Legacy of the Force series * ''Revelation'', a novel by Carol Berg * ''Revelation'', a novel by Bill Napier * ''Revelation'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodlines
Bloodline most commonly refers to heredity. Bloodline, bloodlines, blood line or blood lines may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics * ''Bloodlines'' (comics), a 1993 DC Comics crossover * ''Colossus: Bloodline'', a 2006 Marvel Comics miniseries about the X-Man Colossus * ''Bloodlines'', a 2004 issue of the '' Star Wars: Republic'' comic book series * ''Bloodlines'', a 2007 collection of '' Hellblazer'' stories written by Garth Ennis Films * ''Bloodline'' (1963 film), a Korean film, based on a 1948 play * ''Bloodline'' (1979 film), a film based on Sidney Sheldon's novel (see below), directed by Terence Young * ''Bloodline'' (2008 film), a documentary film by Bruce Burgess * ''Bloodline'' (2011 film), a film by Matt Thompson * ''Bloodline'' (2018 film), a horror/thriller film by Henry Jacobson * ''Bloodlines'', a 2004 film starring Rudolf Martin * '' Hellraiser: Bloodline'', a 1996 horror film in the Hellraiser series * '' Day of the Dead: Bloodline'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin's Creed (video Game)
''Assassin's Creed'' is an action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the first installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series. The video game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2007. A Microsoft Windows version titled ''Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition'' containing additional content was released in April 2008. The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events, taking place primarily during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191. The player character is a modern-day man named Desmond Miles who, through a machine called the Animus, relives the genetic memories of his ancestor, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Through this plot device, details emerge about a millennia-old struggle between two factions: the Assassin Brotherhood (inspired by the real-life Order of Assassins), who fight to preserve peace and free will, and the Templar Order (inspired by the Knights Templar military order), who seek to establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niccolò And Maffeo Polo
Niccolò Polo (, ; – )Died before 1300. and Maffeo Polo (, ; or Matteo , ; – )Died before 1318. were Venetian traveling merchants best known as the father and uncle, respectively, of the explorer Marco Polo. The brothers went into business before Marco's birth, established trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak in Crimea, and in a western part of the Mongol Empire in Asia. As a duo, they reached modern-day China before temporarily returning to Europe to deliver a message to the Pope. Taking Niccolò's son Marco with them, the Polos then made another journey through Asia, which became the subject of Marco's account ''The Travels of Marco Polo''. First voyage Leaving Niccolò's infant son Marco behind, Niccolò and Maffeo left Venice for Constantinople, where they resided for several years.The exact date of their departure remains unknown. The two brothers lived in the Venetian quarter of Constantinople, where they enjoyed diplomatic immunity, political chances and tax r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotherhood
Brotherhood or The Brotherhood may refer to: Family and organizations * Brother, a male sibling * Brotherhood (Order of the Arrow), a membership level in the Boy Scouts of America honor society * The Brotherhood, a video game company whose publications include the 2015 horror adventure game ''Stasis'' * Fraternity or Brotherhood, a male social organization Film * ''The Brotherhood'' (1968 film), an American crime drama directed by Martin Ritt, starring Kirk Douglas * ''The Brotherhood'' (2001 film), a homoerotic horror film by David Decoteau, the first in a series * ''The Brotherhood'' (2017 film), a 2017 Indian documentary film * The Brotherhood (film series), a series of homoerotic horror films * Brotherhood, a 1986 film directed by Stephen Shin * '' Brotherhood: Taegukgi'', a 2004 South Korean film * ''Brotherhood'' (2009 film) ( da, Broderskab, links=no), a Danish drama * ''Brotherhood'' (2010 film), an American thriller directed by Will Canon * ''Brotherhood'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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