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'I will seek Vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. I am an Assassin...' Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, a young man embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honour, he will learn the art of the... read more

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Ezio, an assassin, witnesses his kinsmen's death, he sets out on an epic journey for vengeance.

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  • “Laa shay‘a waqi’un moutlaq bale koulon moumkine
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  • “May death provide the peace your poor, angry soul sought,” he said. “Requiescat in pace.”
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  • “We work in the dark, to serve the light. We are Assassins.”
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  • “Where other men blindly follow the truth, remember—” And Ezio picked up the rest of the words as if he had known them all his life: “Nothing is true.” “Where other men are limited by morality or law,” continued Machiavelli, “remember—” “Everything is permitted.”
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  • “Hey, fottiti!” Ezio hit back, giving his brother the finger.
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  • “Et benedictio Dei Omnipotentis, Patris et Filii et Spiritu Sancti descendat super vos et maneat semper . . .”
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  • ‘something hidden beneath the earth, something as powerful as it is old’—but
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  • “What kind of men are you? Doing the bidding of your paymasters for handfuls of loose change! I wonder if you’ll think it was worth it after I’ve come up there, cut your heads off, pissed down your necks, and shoved your faces up my figa! I’ll stick your balls on a fork and roast them over my kitchen fire! How does that sound?”
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  • While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. —LEONARDO DA VINCI
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  • Show mercy, he remembered, even when you yourself have been shown none. That too was part of the Creed.
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  • Assasins' Guild: An ancient order that is opposed to the corruption that has taken hold of the Knight's Templars, and seeks to stop it.
  • The Templars: A group of soldiers that aim to create a "perfect world." Sworn enemies of the Assassins.
  • Thieves Guild: A Guild of Thieves led by the nortorious La Volpe (The Fox)
  • Courtesans: Prostitutes and able to blend in with the crowd and teaches Ezio how to do so
  • Mercenaries: Warriors for hire led by Bartemelo and his great sword Bianca

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Torches gleamed and flickered high on the towers of the Palazzo Vecchio and the Bargello, and just a few lanterns shimmeres in the cathedral square a little way to the north.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 4 in Assassin's Creed. (standard series)

Followed by Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

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  1. Oliver Bowden (Author)

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  1. Ubisoft

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin CO.
Country: USA
Publication Date: November, 2009
ISBN: 0441019293
Page Count: 496

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

A lot of swearing and blood

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