Assassin’s Creed Books in Order
There are 11 Assassin’s Creed books, published between 2009 and 2017. The first book is Renaissance (2009) and the newest is Desert Oath (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2009–2017
- Pages on record
- 3,453 in 8 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 58–86 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,453 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Assassin's Creed is a franchise fiction line that the catalogue lists under Anton Gill, with 11 books from 2009 to 2017. Renaissance (2009) is the first entry, followed by Brotherhood (2010), Revelations (2011) and The Secret Crusade (2011). Forsaken (2012), Black Flag (2013), Blackbeard: The Lost Journal (2014), Unity (2014), Underworld (2015) and Heresy (2016) come later, and Desert Oath (2017) is the newest. Subject headings include assassins, Templars, revolution, revenge, Italy, Paris and France, filed under historical fantasy and action and adventure.
How many Assassin’s Creed books are there?
Assassin’s Creed has 11 books, released between 2009 and 2017.
Assassin’s Creed Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Assassin’s Creed books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120094962/4
- 22010–2/4
- 320114532/4
- 420115042/4
- 520124542/4
- 62013–2/4
- 72014–2/4
- 820144192/4
- 920154392/4
- 1020162882/4
- 1120174002/4
Do you have to read Assassin’s Creed books in order?
You should read the Assassin’s Creed books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Assassin’s Creed book also stands alone.
Where to start with Assassin’s Creed
Start with Renaissance (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Assassin’s Creed book?
Desert Oath (2017) is the newest Assassin’s Creed book released so far.
Is there a new Assassin’s Creed book coming?
No next Assassin’s Creed book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Assassin’s Creed at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Assassin’s Creed title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Assassin’s Creed books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,453 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 446 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Assassin’s Creed books, 10 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 11 titles, 10 are credited to Anton Gill. One title carries no credit.
What the Assassin’s Creed books are about
9 of the 11 Assassin’s Creed books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: assassins is tagged on 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Assassins 8 of 9 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 9 books
- History 5 of 9 books
- Action & adventure 4 of 9 books
- Fantasy, historical 4 of 9 books
- France 3 of 9 books
- Italy 3 of 9 books
- Paris 3 of 9 books
- Revolution 3 of 9 books
- Criminals 2 of 9 books
- Revenge 2 of 9 books
- Templars 2 of 9 books
Series that include Assassin’s Creed books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Assassin's Creed books in order 19 books