A new chapter in the war between Assassins and Templars begins ā¦
London, 1851āWhen 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 sheād been developing for a shadowy figure known as āthe Magusā. Pierretteās only ally is Simeon Price, Lovelaceās childhood friend, who belongs to a Brotherhood devoted to free will.
With Simeonās aid, they uncover a startling web of political assassinations destabilizing Europe. As they race to foil the Templarsā deadly plot, murders and bombs are everywhere they look, but hope is nowhere in sight.