A gripping action thriller about Assassin Eighteen, a trained killer who operates outside the rules. The second novel from John Brownlow, whose first book, Agent Seventeen, has now sold in 11 territories, with a film deal attached.

The second action packed thriller for fans of the Jason Bourne franchise, I Am Pilgrim and Gregg Hurwitz.

The Year of Our Lord 1476 - the Renaissance: culture and art flourish the bloodiest corruption and violence. Bitter blood-feuds rage between the warring political families of Italy. Following the murder of his father and brothers, Ezio Auditore di Firenze is entrusted with an ancient Codex, the key to a conspiracy that goes back to the centuries.

A brash young captain, Edward Kenway, is making his name known for being one of the greatest pirates of his day. This book helps you to discover the story of how Edward, a young privateer, became one of the world's deadly pirates and was drawn into the centuries-old battle between the Templars and the Assassins.

Rome, once mighty, lies in ruins. The city swarms with suffering and degradation, her citizens living in the shadow of the ruthless Borgia family. Only one man can free the people from the Borgia tyranny - Ezio Auditore, the Master Assassin. Ezio's quest will test him to his limits.

1735 - London. Haytham Kenway has been taught to use a sword from the age he was able to hold one. When his family's house is attacked - his father murdered and his sister taken by armed men - Haytham defends his home the only way he can: he kills. With no family, he is taken in by a mysterious tutor who trains him to become a deadly killer.

Older, wiser and deadly than ever, Master Assassin Ezio Auditore embarks on an epic journey to find the lost library of Altair - a library that may hold the key to defeating the Templars for ever. However, a shocking discovery awaits him. The library holds no only a hidden knowledge but also the most unsettling secret the world has ever known.

Niccolo Polo, father of Marco, will finally reveal the story he has kept secret all his life - the story of Altair, one of the brotherhood's most extraordinary Assassins. Altair embarks on a formidable mission - one that takes him throughout the Holy Land and shows him the true meaning of the Assassin's Creed.