The war between Assassins and Templars wreaks havoc in the Victorian era, in this breakneck thriller which opens up a whole new chapter of the Assassinâs Creed universe
London, 1851 â When Pierrette, a daring acrobat performing at the Great Exhibition, rescues the mathematician Ada Lovelace from a gang of thugs, she becomes immersed in an ancient feud between Assassins and Templars. But Lovelace is gravely ill, and shares her secrets with Pierrette, sending the acrobat in search of a terrible weapon which sheâd been developing for a shadowy figure known as âthe Magusâ. Pierretteâs only ally is Simeon Price, Lovelaceâs childhood friend, who belongs to a Brotherhood devoted to free will. With Simeonâs aid, they uncover a startling web of political assassinations destabilizing Europe. As they race to foil the Templarsâ deadly plot, murders and bombs are everywhere they look, but hope is nowhere in sight.