Reviews

Desert Oath: The Official Prequel to Assassin's Creed Origins by Andrew Holmes, Oliver Bowden

woodstocknation's review against another edition

4.0

As an avid Assassin's Creed lover, this was a really fun take on the origin of Origins, if you will. Looking forward to reading the others!

sabregirl's review against another edition

5.0

Was a little worried I wouldn't like this book, since I wasn't a big fan of Origins when I first played it (replaying it now and enjoying it a lot more.) and not a total fan of Bayek. While this gives a deeper understanding of Bayek and how he is, it definitely reaffirms my hatred for Aya. She still went through all that shit and treated Bayek like shit and made him second guess everyone and everything.

thedayoflight's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I nice little prequel story to the game but not as good as other AC books that I've read. 

akuma_kaoru's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

dparty6's review against another edition

5.0

I love the game so I loved getting the backstory of the characters we come across during the game.

adrianduffy's review against another edition

3.0

By no means by favourite book in the series. Didnt feel the same connection with the characters (to be fair I love AC but didnt feel it in Origins either) and fraught with small grammar mistakes or mistaken identities.

Still sets up the backstory you dont see in the game well!

ek4therin4h's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

claudssgm's review against another edition

4.0

"¿Acaso no ha sido Egipto invadido con anterioridad? Han estado aquí persas, nubios y griegos, y, aún así, es nuestro país el que cambia a los invasores, y no los invasores al pueblo egipcio. Cambiaremos a los romanos de la misma manera que lo hicimos con Alejandro. Depende de nosotros que Egipto siempre siga manteniendo su poder".

sednadragon35's review

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Was a book that took a look into the Egyptian landscape and even though I did like the book, it did not live up to the other books and was underwhelming compared to them. This was admittedly a good book but it did not live up to its status as a prequel to the books that came before.

callucinda's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0