Assassin's Creed (Christie Golden) Books in Order

Christie Golden's Assassin's Creed books use the franchise's usual double view of history. There is a present-day conflict shaped by the secret war between Assassins and Templars, and there are inherited memories that pull readers into an earlier era.

Blackbeard: The Lost Journal is the most unusual entry. Designed as an illustrated in-world journal, it uses pirate captain Edward Thatch to explore the Caribbean atmosphere around Black Flag. It is less a standard novel than a fictional artifact full of lore, voices, and period flavor.

Then history gets personal.

In Heresy, Templar researcher Simon Hathaway enters the Animus to experience the life of Gabriel Laxart, an ancestor who fought beside Joan of Arc. The novel moves between modern Abstergo politics and fifteenth-century France, asking who gets to tell history and whether either side of the ancient conflict has clean hands.

Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization follows Callum Lynch, who relives the memories of his Assassin ancestor Aguilar in fifteenth-century Spain. Abstergo Entertainment: Employee Handbook takes a playful in-universe approach, presenting files around Arno Dorian and the French Revolution.

These books are connected by secrets, memory, and the tension between freedom and control. Start with Heresy if you want an original story, Blackbeard: The Lost Journal for pirates and visual lore, or the movie novelization if Callum and Aguilar are your entry point.