Edward Kenway has one more job. Not in a game, though. In a paperback.
Amazon has a pre-order page up for Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple Volume 4, and it picks up the Black Flag story directly. It’s also the closing chapter of the four-part novelized series, with a release date of September 24, 2026.
So yes, a sequel. Just one you read.
Why anyone still cares about a 2013 pirate game
Because Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced reminded everybody. The re-release brought back a wave of affection for the original, and plenty of players still call it the best the series has ever been.
Argue that if you want. Living the pirate life again has been a genuinely good time, and by all accounts the thing has been a commercial hit for Ubisoft.
The story is a big part of why. Kenway works as a protagonist in a way most Assassin’s Creed leads don’t, and the game’s willingness to wander off the franchise’s standard template is exactly what made it land.
What the publisher is promising
The blurb doesn’t hedge. Here’s what fans can expect, per the publisher:
“Edward Kenway, the infamous pirate and Assassin, must complete one last swashbuckling mission! Shifting allegiances, new allies, deadly battles with the scheming Templars, and all-new enemies are going to put all of Kenway’s skills to the test in Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple!
“Exploring Kenway’s memories is having a strange effect on Kim. He’s suddenly capable of things he could never do before, like fearlessly leaping off a roof and landing on both feet, or fighting three men all alone and coming out unscathed. Could his ancestor’s memories be changing Kim for the worse?”
The bleeding effect is back
That last paragraph is the tell. Kim picking up skills he never trained for is the bleeding effect, the Animus side effect that’s been sitting quietly in the corner of this franchise since Desmond died.
It’s a strange thing to have shelved for so long. The idea that digging through an ancestor’s memories rewires the person doing the digging was one of the more interesting threads the series ever pulled, and here it is again, driving a plot.
What Kenway’s actually doing is still vague
Beyond continuing what the first three volumes set up, the specifics are thin. “One last swashbuckling mission” covers a lot of ground.
But finding out what he got up to after the credits rolled on the game is its own draw. Kenway’s ending always left room.
You’ve got time
The book isn’t out. Pre-orders are open, and September 24, 2026 is the date.
Which gives you months to get through Black Flag Resynced and be current on every story beat Volume 4 may or may not touch.
Shifting allegiances, deadly battles with the scheming Templars, all-new enemies. And a guy named Kim who can suddenly jump off roofs.
