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 Assassin's Creed universe
London, 1851 - 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
she'd been developing for a shadowy figure known as "the Magus".
Pierrette's only ally is Simeon Price, Lovelace's childhood friend, who
belongs to a Brotherhood devoted to free will. With Simeon's aid, they
uncover a startling web of political assassinations destabilizing
Europe. As they race to foil the Templars' deadly plot, murders and
bombs are everywhere they look, but hope is nowhere in sight.