Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will arrive in novel form on October 30 in North America, and publisher Penguin has revealed the cover. Centering on Kassandra, one of the game’s two selectable protagonists, the novel focuses on key events in the storyline, following one of many possible paths that players will be able to take through the game when it launches on October 5. At the same time, the book also goes beyond what the game can portray, giving readers a look inside the characters’ heads and deeper insight into their motivations.
The novel tells one of the possible paths that players can take in the title . However, it is not limited to telling what the player already knows. These novels will tell what the characters think about, and what their motivations are. The protagonist will be Kassandra , a Spartan who makes a living as a mercenary on the island of Kephallonia. A stranger offers you a mission that will change your life. You must embark on an authentic odyssey that will take you to the war between Athens and Sparta, while a conspiracy threatens your life.
Written by Gordon Doherty – an author whose historical fiction includes the Legionary series and Strategos trilogy, set in the Roman and Byzantine empires, respectively – the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey novel will be available on October 30, and can be pre-ordered through Amazon or other booksellers.
