Oliver BowdenRecensioni

non so se mi è toccata una versione buggata dell ebook,
se è scritto con i piedi
o se è stato tradotto con google traslator....

ma è veramente impossibile leggerlo!!

i pensierini di "io speriamo che me la cavo" sono prosa in confronto
(unico libro non finito degli ultimi 2 anni)

I didn't read this one. It was in a lot of books that I acquired.

15th century James Bond, Superman, He Man and Spiderman, all in one.

I liked the PC game better than the book.

I really enjoyed this. I thought it brought a lot to the Haythem/Connor relationship. If you've played the game, definitely check this out. If you haven't, and you read this, then play the game or watch the cutscenes after, because it gives you a different perspective. The writing was pretty good. I kind of wish that some of the holes had been filled in a little better. The time skips are very large at times and there are a lot of them - at least two cover over a decade of time.

Overall, it was very enjoyable.

I think it was a really interesting companion to the game. As someone who has never played but has looked up a decent amount of somewhat confusing information on it, this really helped explain a lot of the details of the AC world. I liked reading about it and I was rewarded by actually knowing what people were talking about when I watched a friend play "AC 2: Revelations".

This is Al'tair's story, pretty much from the beginning (when his father is an assassin and he has not yet been inducted into the order) to when he says goodbye to the Polos in "Revelations". Desmond is not in this book - the story focuses purely on his ancestor.

The events in the book are not always the same as those in the game, but I think that some artistic license is allowable, and there was a mix of "I like the book version better," and "I like the game version better", so really neither has the upper hand. If you love the AC world, I would suggest reading this. If you want to get into the AC world but are a poor college student who cannot afford the games, then go and see if your library has this book, because this is where things started.

Enthralling historical fiction novel set in revolutionary Paris. The book brilliantly captures the essence of the popular video game series, providing fans with a deeper insight into the game's story and characters. The descriptions of the city, its architecture, and the political turmoil of the era are immersive and well-researched. Bowden's writing is fast-paced and keeps the reader engaged throughout the narrative. However, the book could benefit from more character development and exploration of the themes.

As books based on games go this is one of the best I've read. I think I could safely recommend this to someone who didn't know anything about the games.

If you're a fan of the game, there's no doubt you'll enjoy this book. It's a very nice way to revisit the story, and Bowden manages to add a little to it.
If you're looking for historically accurate fiction, you might wanna look elsewhere, if you're looking for an easy read and some adventure this book has that. I quite enjoyed it.

Traído pelas famílias que governam as cidades-estado italianas, um jovem embarca em uma jornada épica em busca de vingança. Para erradicar a corrupção e restaurar a honra de sua família, ele irá aprender a Arte dos Assassinos.Ao longo do caminho, Ezio terá de contar com a sabedoria de grandes mentores, como Leonardo da Vinci e Nicolau Maquiavel, sabendo que sua sobrevivência depende inteiramente de sua perícia e habilidade.Para os aliados, Ezio se tornará uma força de mudança, lutando por liberdade e justiça. Para os inimigos, ele se tornará uma ameaça, dedicado de corpo e alma à destruição dos tiranos que oprimem o povo italiano.Assim começa uma épica história de poder, vingança e conspiração. Embarque nessa aventura cheia de mistérios e lutas pelo poder, e faça parte também do Credo dos Assassinos.

Mayor, más sabio y letal que nunca, el Maestro Asesino Ezio Auditore se embarca en un viaje épico para encontrar la biblioteca perdida de Altaïr, una biblioteca que tal vez tenga la clave para derrotar a los Templarios de una vez por todas. Sin embargo, le aguarda un horrible descubrimiento. La biblioteca no sólo contiene conocimiento oculto sino el secreto más inquietante que el mundo jamás haya conocido; un secreto que los Templarios esperan usar para controlar el destino de la humanidad. Se necesitan cinco llaves para acceder a la biblioteca y para encontrarlas Ezio debe viajar a la agitada ciudad de Constantinopla, donde un ejército de Templarios cada vez mayor amenaza con desestabilizar el Imperio otomano. Siguiendo los pasos de su predecesor, Altaïr, Ezio debe derrotar a los Templarios por última vez. Nunca había habido tanto en juego y lo que empezó como una peregrinación se ha convertido en una carrera contra reloj…

Segunda entrega de las aventuras de Ezio Auditore basada en el juego superventas de Ubisoft. «Viajaré hasta el corazón negro de un imperio corrupto para acabar con mis enemigos. Pero Roma no se construyó en un día y no será un asesino solitario el que la restablezca. Soy Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Esta es mi hermandad.» Roma, que una vez fue poderosa, está en ruinas. La ciudad está plagada de sufrimiento y degradación, y sus habitantes viven a la sombra de la implacable familia Borgia. Tan sólo un hombre puede liberar al pueblo de la tiranía de los Borgia: Ezio Auditore, el maestro asesino. La búsqueda de Ezio le pondrá a prueba. Cesare Borgia, un hombre más infame y peligroso que su padre el Papa, no descansará hasta conquistar Italia. Y en una época tan traicionera, la conspiración está en todas partes, incluso dentro de la misma Hermandad…

Nicolás Polo, padre de Marco, por fin revelará la historia que ha mantenido en secreto toda su vida: la historia de Altaïr, uno de los Asesinos más extraordinarios de la Hermandad. Altaïr se embarca en una formidable misión que le lleva por Tierra Santa y le muestra el verdadero significado del Credo de los Asesinos. Para demostrar su compromiso, Altaïr debe derrotar a nueve enemigos mortales, incluido el líder templario, Robert de Sablé. Por primera vez, se cuenta la vida de Altaïr: un viaje que cambiará el curso de la historia; su batalla continua con la conspiración templaria; una vida familiar tan trágica como reveladora; y la máxima traición de un viejo amigo. Basado en el juego superventas de Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed.

Traído pelas famílias que governam as cidades-estado italianas, um jovem embarca em uma jornada épica em busca de vingança. Para erradicar a corrupção e restaurar a honra de sua família, ele irá aprender a Arte dos Assassinos.Ao longo do caminho, Ezio terá de contar com a sabedoria de grandes mentores, como Leonardo da Vinci e Nicolau Maquiavel, sabendo que sua sobrevivência depende inteiramente de sua perícia e habilidade.Para os aliados, Ezio se tornará uma força de mudança, lutando por liberdade e justiça. Para os inimigos, ele se tornará uma ameaça, dedicado de corpo e alma à destruição dos tiranos que oprimem o povo italiano.

«Soy un experto espadachín y tengo una gran habilidad en el manejo de la muerte. No es una habilidad que me aporte placer pero se me da bien, simplemente». 1735. Londres. Haytham Kenway ha aprendido a manejar la espada desde que era un niño y fue capaz de sostener el peso del arma. Cuando su hogar sufre un terrorífico ataque en el que su padre es asesinado y su hermana secuestrada, Haytham se ve obligado a defender a los suyos del único modo que sabe: matando. Un misterioso tutor se hace cargo de él y le enseña a convertirse en un asesino letal. Consumido por la sed de venganza, Haytham inicia la búsqueda que le lleve hasta aquellos que acabaron con su familia, sin confiar en nadie, poniendo en duda todo aquello que aprendió y conoció de niño. La conspiración y la traición le envuelven mientras se sumerge más y más en la larga batalla entre Asesinos y Templarios, una batalla que se remonta al principio de los tiempos. Basado en el juego superventas de Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed.

Mayor, más sabio y letal que nunca, el Maestro Asesino Ezio Auditore se embarca en un viaje épico para encontrar la biblioteca perdida de Altaïr, una biblioteca que tal vez tenga la clave para derrotar a los Templarios de una vez por todas. Sin embargo, le aguarda un horrible descubrimiento. La biblioteca no sólo contiene conocimiento oculto sino el secreto más inquietante que el mundo jamás haya conocido; un secreto que los Templarios esperan usar para controlar el destino de la humanidad. Se necesitan cinco llaves para acceder a la biblioteca y para encontrarlas Ezio debe viajar a la agitada ciudad de Constantinopla, donde un ejército de Templarios cada vez mayor amenaza con desestabilizar el Imperio otomano.Siguiendo los pasos de su predecesor, Altaïr, Ezio debe derrotar a los Templarios por última vez. Nunca había habido tanto en juego y lo que empezó como una peregrinación se ha convertido en una carrera contra reloj…Basado en el juego superventas de Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed.

non so se mi è toccata una versione buggata dell ebook,
se è scritto con i piedi
o se è stato tradotto con google traslator....

ma è veramente impossibile leggerlo!!

i pensierini di "io speriamo che me la cavo" sono prosa in confronto
(unico libro non finito degli ultimi 2 anni)

Really entertaining brain junk food. I've never played the video game but the book is actually pretty good. Just like a Dan Brown novel, there are a lot of chase scenes, secrets to solve and interesting people and places.

3.5 Stars

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I'll just admit it up front: Assassin's Creed II is one of my favourite games. I mean, it completely had me at renaissance Italy.

This book is quite literally the game, but then written down. Even all the complete uses exercises/lessons in the game have somehow made it into the book. Remember a task where all you need to do is carry a crate? No? Trust me, that's a task and it's in the book as well. Oh, Ezio, could you not find me more of this codex pages? It's in there.

There isn't too much to say about the story, since it's the game. I don't know if I would recommend this to someone who doesn't have nice memories to the game, because the writing is at best not really good. It feels weird, not fluent and the events are sometimes kind of thrown together. I think this would probably be due to the fact that their were very few new elements in the story. At times I cringed and even more times I just smiled, for as I realised I was reading a bad book, I couldn't stop but liking it. A lot.

And if you just don't have too much expectations, and just want an easy read, this might be a very enjoyable read. I will be reading at least the next book in the series.

When it comes to books that are based on video games, I am reluctant and overly cautious. Let’s face it, Paul W.S. Anderson didn’t exactly stick to the game’s plot with the Resident Evil franchise, but at least it’s better than Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which failed miserably in my opinion. Of course, those are movies based on games, but you get the idea, right? In the past, I’ve read quite a few books that were based on video games though (mostly the Magic: The Gathering books), and most of the time I was left feeling slightly deflated in the end. So when I got Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag by Oliver Bowden I rolled my eyes and sighed melodramatically, because I thought it would be pretty much the same as any other game-related novel. I was wrong.

Oliver Bowden, a veteran author and apparently a gamer too, has written six novelizations of the Assassin’s Creed game thus far (Black Flag being the newest one of the lot) and from what I gather, the books are quite close to following the game’s plot. Now, I’ve not played Assassin’s Creed, so I’m not really sure about whether this is true or not, but according to what I’ve read in Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, I must admit that I’m curious about the game and the I would really like to get my hands on the other books in the series.

What I found particularly surprising was how quickly the book drew me in. The beautiful descriptions and action-packed scenes will definitely attract a lot of readers, but it’s the adventure that sold me at the end of the day. You see, when it’s all been done before it’s difficult to keep your readership entertained from the beginning to the end and stick to a predetermined plot, but somehow Oliver Bowden did it and he was able to gain a new reader in the process. In fact, I’m starting to think that with the right director, even the Assassin’s Creed film (which is currently in the works) may not be too shabby either. Not that I’m holding my breath just yet, but if the books are this good, maybe the film won’t let gamers down as much as we thought.

So, yes. Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag was definitely worth a read, but it’s hard for me to recommend it to people, because some gamers may enjoy it whereas others will probably hate it. However, if you’re in the mood for a good adventure and just a cool read, then maybe this will be right up your alley. Forget that the book is based on a game and just read it for the hell of it and you’ll enjoy it, that much I am certain of…

(review originally posted on www.killeraphrodite.com)

oh boy

1) Edward, this is not an appropriate story to tell to a child

2) trust me to fall in love with a character who barely even appears

3) Edward's story is way too tragic in so many ways and this book makes me sad, and it's not fair that she had to die for him to realise her words

4) they were in love, damnit! they were in love and they should have been Assassins together forever!

5) having quests in the game written down like this was a weird experience but I love it

Better than expected½

Wasted potential.

Assassin's Creed has given gamers across the world a wonderful opportunity to experience history as it unfolds around them while they battle their ancient enemy.
This book could have furthered their education, by expanding upon some of those great historical figures and events during the latter days of the Renaissance in greater detail. Instead of that though, readers are left with gaping plot holes and secondary characters who just appear with no explanation or indication as to why they're essential to the storyline.

I really hope the second novel does a better job

The book started off at a very good pace, likely aimed at the “young adult” generation due to the style of writing. The book retells the events of the Assassin’s Creed 2 video game, which I have not played, and I am told it is pretty much the same as this book.

Which is where my problems with the book started.

You can clearly tell the book is a retelling of a game as you can almost hear the achievements/trophies unlocking when Ezio, the protagonist, completes various events events within the pages of the book, everything felt as if it was laid out in front him and not necessarily done for any other reason than a visual experience… but this was a book where imagination could have created some magnificent scenes.

There is no development between the different “levels” of the game/book hybrid (whatever you want to call it) and the people he meets feel like just names on a page - no development at all.

Finally, why, when the book is set in Italy, would the characters flit between their native language (Italian displayed in English) to a foreign language (effectively English/Latin depicted as Italian/Latin) on almost every page of the book? A translation is provided at the back of the book to assist with this but I honestly thought that was pointless - I eventually gave up looking the words up and just guessed at what they could mean. Also, the style of speech of the characters was utterly ridiculous and doesn’t seem to fit the era it is portrayed as being in - the amount of swearing inside was uncalled for and feels like it was only there to pander to the young adults it was aimed at.

Very disappointed with the book and do not have very high expectations of the following books (which I will attempt to read seeing as I paid for them) - they are pretty much at the bottom of my “to read” list after this effort!

Just as exciting as the game!

Descrizione prodotto
Torna in una nuova avventura Ezio Auditore, l'eroe che in "Assassin's Creed. Rinascimento" ha raccolto l'eredità del Credo degli Assassini per battersi contro il malvagio Ordine dei Templari, controllato dalle potenti famiglie dei Borgia e dei Pazzi. Dopo l'incontro culminante nella Cripta, dove entità misteriose gli hanno dato il titolo di Profeta, Ezio ha abbandonato alla sua sorte il capo dell'Ordine, papa Alessandro VI, credendolo destinato a morte sicura. Il pontefice, però, non solo è sopravvissuto, ma ha anche passato il testimone ai figli Cesare e Lucrezia: un avido condottiero e un'avvelenatrice. Ora Roma, un tempo splendida e gloriosa, è in rovina. Sofferenza e degrado hanno invaso la Città Eterna, gli abitanti vivono nel terrore dello spietato clan. Cesare Borgia, più crudele e pericoloso persino di suo padre, non si fermerà finché non avrà tutta l'Italia nelle sue mani, ed Ezio è chiamato a contrastarlo. Ma il maestro degli Assassini non può agire da solo, deve lasciarsi guidare dalla saggezza di preziosi alleati, e soprattutto radunare attorno a sé la sua fratellanza: solo così potrà colpire al cuore un nemico tanto subdolo e radicato. L'impresa lo porterà a misurarsi con i propri limiti, ma anche con avversari imprevedibili, perché il tradimento e la cospirazione allignano ovunque, persino tra le file della sua stessa confraternita... Basato sul videogame "Assasin's Creed. Brotherhood", un libro con il ritmo di un thriller e l'ambientazione del romanzo storico.