[miobrien]

> This book was one of the inspirations for the video game series Assassin's Creed.

Interesting. Never heard of this book or author.

[helij]

Unfortunately there are a loot of books not translated into other languages which we'll never know about.

[brutus1213]

Ismailis are a real faction of muslims (they are extremely modern and a progressive sect). Alamut was a real place. The hashish and Garden part were allegations made in the old days. So I am not sure how much this book was the influence for the video game vs. the actual history.