Kate Heartfield's latest novel is The Valkyrie, a lyrical retelling of Norse and Germanic mythology. She is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy novel The Embroidered Book, the Aurora-winning novel The Chatelaine (previously titled Armed in Her Fashion), and the Nebula-shortlisted novella Alice Payne Arrives, along with dozens of stories. Her interactive fiction projects The Road to Canterbury and The Magician’s Workshop were shortlisted for the Nebula in game writing. Her 2022 novel Assassin's Creed: The Magus Conspiracy will be followed by the sequel, The Resurrection Plot, in 2023. Her website is heartfieldfiction.com and she is on Twitter as @kateheartfield. She lives in Canada.