Kate Heartfield (born 1977) is a Canadian journalist and Aurora-award winning speculative fiction writer. She is the writer for Aconyte Books' first two entries in the Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History trilogy, The Magus Conspiracy and The Resurrection Plot.
Biography[]
Early career[]
Heartfield won the Aurora award for her novel Armed in her Fashion, and another, the historical fantasy novel went on to become a bestseller. She has gotten to be finalist for the Nebula, Locus, Crawford, Sunburst and Aurora awards through her novellas, stories, and games.[2]
Assassin's Creed[]
Kate Heartfield was announced as the author of then-upcoming Assassin's Creed novel The Magus Conspiracy in June 2022 as part of the series' 15th anniversary celebration. She was interviewed by community developer Sebasteann Barradas about the novel, including that it was to be the first of an expected trilogy.[3][4] It was officially released on 2 August in the United States and 8 September for the United Kingdom.[5]
On 16 August, during an interview with Ubisoft, Kate revealed that she had officially been signed on for a sequel and mentioned how she and her editors had talked about what the series' whole story arc would look like to have an idea of what could happen going forward. An outline had already been created by press time, and she hinted that some characters in the first book would reappear in the then-unnamed novel.[6] Three days later, Kate officially announced the title of The Resurrection Plot on her Twitter.[7] On 29 August, on the video game podcast, the ECHO Cast, Heartfield revealed that the second novel was tentatively slated for July to August 2023.[8]
Assassin's Creed works[]
- Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy (2022)
- Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot (2023)
External links[]
- Heartfield's personal website
References[]
- ↑
Kate Heartfield on Wikipedia
- ↑
Heartfield, Kate on Aconyte Books' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Learn more about the creators behind the Assassin’s Creed Stories on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Assassin’s Creed Stories Part II, 15th Anniversary Edition on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Magus Conspiracy by Kate Heartfield on Aconyte Books' official website (backup link)
- ↑ "Assassin's Creed: The Magus Conspiracy" Novel Out Today on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Kate Heartfield (@kateheartfield) on Twitter "Hey look! A Publishers Marketplace deal announcement! 👀 Thanks to @JennieGoloboy @gwendolynnix and @AconyteBooks. pic.twitter.com/v9Pse99XWD" (screenshot)
- ↑ A Chat With Kate Heartfield | The ECHO Cast | A Video Game Podcast on the baundiesel YouTube channel
