The special edition comes with an encyclopedia and graphic novel.
Though Assassin's Creed III is still a number of months from launch, Ubisoft has made available a special Ubiworkshop Edition of the game for pre-order. In addition to a copy of Assassin's Creed III, it will include a second edition of the Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia and the Assassin's Creed Subject 4 graphic novel.