Assassin’s Creed Last Descendants book series announced

Ubisoft has announced a new book series based on the Assassin's Creed franchise called the Last Descendants. It will take place over two books based in 1860's New York and the Spanish conquering the Aztecs.

“Collaborating with Scholastic combines our shared passion for storytelling and using history as our playground to bring a new story to life,” said Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content at Ubisoft. “The Last Descendants book series represents a great opportunity to further develop the Assassin’s Creed universe in a way that appeals to both newcomers and existing fans.”

The story is based around a young student named Owen who uses an Animus machine at school in attempt to clear his father's name. (Not sure what school has extra Animus machines lying around, but sure). While in the machine, Owen learns many of his family's secrets as well as the existence of the Trident of Eden. Now that it's location is known, both the templars and assassins set of on a race to be the first to claim it.

The series will be written by Matthew Kirby with the first book releasing this September, followed by book two in January