**Master Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze’s hunt for revenge pits him against the Knights Templar in this novel based on the Assassin’s Creed™ video game series.** After his family was betrayed by the ruthless nobles of Renaissance Italy, young Ezio vowed to restore the honor of the da Firenze name at any cost. Learning the arts of the Assassins, he fought with both his mind and body, ultimately confronting and defeating a secret evil. Or so he thought… For the power of the dreaded Templars has not been broken. The sinister enemies of the Brotherhood are now aware of the threat Ezio poses to them and their plans to engulf the world in their dark shadow. And Ezio must once again walk the razor-thin line between preserving innocent life—and killing all in his path… **An Original Novel Based on the Multiplatinum Video Game from Ubisoft**