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10 series · 133 books
Kate Heartfield is a Canadian author who writes across fantasy, science fiction, and horror, bringing distinctive voices to original series and licensed properties alike. Her work spans from intimate character-driven narratives to expansive world-building, while her editorial and non-fiction contributions have shaped conversations within speculative fiction. With over 120 books published across nine series, including the Alice Payne time-travel adventures and entries in the Assassin's Creed universe, Heartfield demonstrates versatility in both standalone and interconnected storytelling.
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Alice Payne Series
Complete2 books (2018–2019)
The Alice Payne series comprises two completed science fiction novels by Kate Heartfield, released in 2018 and 2019. The pair should be read in publication order, beginning with Alice Payne Arrives followed by Alice Payne Rides. This two-book series concludes its narrative arc, making it ideal for readers seeking a finished story.
Start with Alice Payne Arrives and read in order.
Start this series with Alice Payne Arrives
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Anthologies Series
Complete7 books (2016–2023)
Kate Heartfield edited three complete anthologies between 2016 and 2017 that should be read in publication order. These collections span fantasy, science fiction, horror, and non-fiction genres, featuring contributions from various authors across diverse themes including clockwork worlds, murder mysteries, time travel, fairy tales, and LGBTQ+ speculative fiction. The series comprises Murder Mayhem Short Stories, GlitterShip Year One, and Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One.
Start with Murder Mayhem Short Stories and read in order.
Start this series with Clockwork Canada
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Assassin's Creed Series
Likely Complete2 books (2022–2023)
Kate Heartfield's two-book Assassin's Creed series spans 2022 to 2023 and should be read in publication order beginning with The Magus Conspiracy followed by The Resurrection Plot. The series appears to be complete. These novels blend elements of fantasy, science fiction, and horror within the established Assassin's Creed universe.
Start with The Magus Conspiracy and read in order.
Start this series with The Magus Conspiracy
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Likely Complete5 books (2021–2023)
Kate Heartfield's Assassin's Creed Novels series consists of five books published between 2021 and 2023, with the sequence appearing to be complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Ming Storm by Yan Leisheng, followed by The Desert Threat, Daughter of No One, The Golden City, and concluding with The Resurrection Plot. These standalone novels are set within the expanded universe of the popular Assassin's Creed franchise.
Start with The Ming Storm(By: Yan Leisheng), the first of 5 books in the Assassin's Creed Novels series.
Start this series with The Ming Storm(By: Yan Leisheng)
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Ongoing95 books (1667–2026)
The Gothic Fantasy series by Kate Heartfield comprises 91 books spanning from 1667 to 2026 and is currently ongoing. This collection should be read in publication order, beginning with Paradise Lost & Other Poems by John Milton and progressing through an extensive array of classic and contemporary gothic, horror, fantasy, and speculative fiction works. The series encompasses foundational literary texts alongside curated anthologies of short stories, classic author collections, and original contributions, making it a comprehensive exploration of the gothic and fantastical genres across centuries of literature.
Start with Paradise Lost & Other Poems(By: John Milton), the first of 91 books in the Gothic Fantasy series.
Start this series with Paradise Lost & Other Poems(By: John Milton)
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| 4 |  Chilling Ghost Short Stories(By: Charles Dickens,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Robert Louis Stevenson,Wilkie Collins,Nikolai Gogol,J. Sheridan Le Fanu,E. Nesbit,Henry James,W.W. Jacobs,Oscar Wilde,Washington Irving,Edith Wharton,M.R. James,James Dorr,E.F. Benson,Mary E. Wilkins Freeman,Amanda C. Davis,Robert W. Chambers,Kurt Bachard,Raymond Little,Brian Rappatta,Tim Foley,Vonnie Winslow Crist,Michael Penkas,Jonathan Balog,Donna Cuttress,Luke Murphy,Annette Siketa,Philip Brian Hall,Rhiannon Rasmussen,Jeff Parsons,M.Regan,Zach Chapman,Lesa Pascavis Smith,Trevor Boelter,Laura Bulbeck,Dale Townshend,Cathy Smith) |
| 5 |  Chilling Horror Short Stories(By: Charles Dickens,Arthur Conan Doyle,Bram Stoker,Edgar Allan Poe,Robert Louis Stevenson,Elizabeth Gaskell,J. Sheridan Le Fanu,Guy de Maupassant,Thomas Hardy,Ambrose Bierce,H.P. Lovecraft,Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Edith Wharton,D.H. Lawrence,Lucy Taylor,William Hope Hodgson,A. Merritt,John Buchan,F. Marion Crawford,Robert E. Howard,C.L. Moore,Frank Long,Robert W. Chambers,Rebecca J. Allred,Frank Roger,Gwendolyn Kiste,Elise Forier Edie,Michael Paul Gonzalez,D.J. Tyrer,William R.D. Wood,Kristopher Triana,James Lecky,Glen Damien Campbell,Justin Coates,John H. Dromey,Andrew J. Wilson,Bill Kte'pi,Ed Grabianowski,Gillian Whitaker,Nick Wells,Laura Bulbeck,Dale Townshend,Michael Bondies,David A Elsensohn,Eric Esser,John Neruda,Frances Bodlam,Josie Mitchell) |
| 6 |  Science Fiction Short Stories(By: David Tallerman,Rachael K. Jones,Sarah Hans,Brian Trent,Adrian Ludens,Keyan Bowes,Beth Cato,Andy Sawyer,Zach Shephard,Alexis A. Hunter,M. Darusha Wehm,Edward Ahern,Patrick Tumblety,Donald Jacob Uitvlugt,Kate O'Connor,Conor Powers-Smith,Stewart C. Baker,MikeMorgan,Nemma Wollenfang,Jacob M. Lambert,Laura Bulbeck,Rob Hartzell) |
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| 31 |  Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories(By: George Cotronis,Rich Larson,Rachael K. Jones,Bruce Golden,Holly Lyn Walrath,Monte Lin,Eleanor R. Wood,David Sklar,Nemma Wollenfang,Deborah Davitt,Trixie Nisbet,Luke Dormehl,Roan Clay,Jeff Deck,Christopher Geeson,Rob Hartzell,Nathaniel Hosford,Chloie Piveral,Claire Sorrenson,Sara Uckelman) |
| 32 |  American Gothic Short Stories(By: Ramsey Campbell,Lucy A. Snyder,Lina Rather,Sean Logan,Wendy Nikel,Christi Nogle,Lynette Mejía,Madison McSweeney,Russell James,M.Regan,Monika Elbert,Terri Bruce,Maxx Fidalgo,Joshua Hiles,Clayton Kroh,Joe Nazare,Rebecca Ring,Mike Robinson,Valerie B. Williams,Nemma Wollenfang) |
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| 34 |  Cosy Crime Short Stories(By: Arthur Conan Doyle,E.E. King,G.K. Chesterton,R. Austin Freeman,Arnold Bennett,Edgar Wallace,Arthur Morrison,Martin Edwards,Ernest Bramah,Maurice Leblanc,Amanda C. Davis,Stephanie Bedwell-Grime,Emmuska Orczy,Israel Zangwill,Anna Katharine Green,Catherine Louisa Pirkis,Flame Tree Studio,Andrew Forrester,Nancy Sweetland,Jeffrey B. Burton,Louise Taylor,Annette Siketa,Philip Brian Hall,Tom Mead,C.B. Channell,Michael Martin Garrett,Trixie Nisbet,Joshua Boyce,Sarah Holly Bryant,Gregory Von Dare,B. David Spicer,Elise Warner,Anton Chekhov) |
| 35 |  Haunted House Short Stories(By: Edgar Allan Poe,O. Henry,Elizabeth Gaskell,J. Sheridan Le Fanu,Guy de Maupassant,E. Nesbit,Rudyard Kipling,Ramsey Campbell,Ambrose Bierce,W.W. Jacobs,H.P. Lovecraft,Mark Twain,Edith Wharton,Mary Elizabeth Braddon,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,M.R. James,Charlotte Eliza Riddell,E.F. Benson,William Hope Hodgson,Mary E. Wilkins Freeman,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,John Everson,Arthur Quiller-Couch,Rhoda Broughton,Bernard Capes,Gwendolyn Kiste,Hugh Walpole,Ralph Adams Cram,Mikal Trimm,Mrs. Oliphant,Zach Shephard,B.M. Croker,Shannon Fay,Morgan Sylvia,Kurt Newton,Tom English,Adele Gardner,Rebecca Buchanan,Rebecca Janicker,H.B. Diaz,Marina Favila,Bill Kte'pi,M.Regan) |
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| 38 |  Urban Crime Short Stories(By: Ramsey Campbell,Josh Pachter,Judi Calhoun,David Tallerman,Rich Larson,Meg Elison,Dan Micklethwaite,Thana Niveau,Michael Penncavage,T.J. Berg,Chris Wheatley,Alexandra Renwick,Leo X. Robertson,K.W. Roberts,Rachel Watts,Jennifer Quail,Trixie Nisbet,Christopher P. Semtner,C.L. McDaniel,Salinda Tyson) |
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| 47 |  Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection(By: Robert Bloch,Ramsey Campbell,Ambrose Bierce,H.P. Lovecraft,Fritz Leiber,Henry Kuttner,Hal Bodner,Clark Ashton Smith,William Browning Spencer,Mark Samuels,Robert E. Howard,Victor LaValle,Frank Long,Lord Dunsany,Arthur Machen,Caitlín R. Kiernan,Robert W. Chambers,Nancy Kilpatrick,JG Faherty,Rachael K. Jones,Cody Goodfellow,Evey Brett,John Llewellyn Probert,Zealia Bishop,Hazel Heald,Jonathan Thomas,Donald Tyson,Thana Niveau,Douglas Wynne,Helen E. Davis,N.R. Lambert,Scott R. Jones,Gillian Whitaker,Nick Wells,Taylor Bentley,Catherine Taylor,Caroline Watson,August E. Derleth,John Possidente,R.S. Stefoff) |
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| 49 | Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales(By: Abbie Farwell Brown,Andrew Lang,Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm,Joseph Jacobs,Yei Theodora Ozaki,Douglas Hyde,Thomas Malory,Jeremiah Curtin,Henry Rowe Schoolcraft,Lewis Spence,Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford,James Mooney,Charles Godfrey Leland,Florence Holbrook,E.A. Wallis Budge,Richard Wilhelm,F. Hadland Davis,Norman Hinsdale Pitman,Yi Ryuk,Charles Montgomery Skinner,Edmund Leamy,Sophia Morrison,William Elliot Griffis,James Scarth Gale,Elphinstone Dayrell,Alice Werner,M.I. Ogumefu,William Butler Yeats,Diane Purkiss,George W. Bateman,Elsie Finnimore Buckley,Margaret Compton,Jonathan Ceredig Davies,George Douglas,Alice Elizabeth Dracott,George Grey,Francis Hindes Groome,H.A. Guerber,Eleanor Hull,W.F. Kirby,Ignác Kúnos,Minnie Martin,Frederick H. Martens,W.R.S. Ralston,A.G. Seklemian,Chauncy Hugh Stigand,J.R. Walker,E.T.C. Werner,William Drake Westervelt,Lady Wilde,Albert Henry Wratislaw) |
| 50 | Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales(By: Abbie Farwell Brown,Andrew Lang,Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm,Joseph Jacobs,Yei Theodora Ozaki,Douglas Hyde,Thomas Malory,Jeremiah Curtin,Henry Rowe Schoolcraft,Lewis Spence,James Mooney,Charles Godfrey Leland,Florence Holbrook,E.A. Wallis Budge,Richard Wilhelm,F. Hadland Davis,Norman Hinsdale Pitman,Yi Ryuk,Charles Montgomery Skinner,Edmund Leamy,Sophia Morrison,William Elliot Griffis,James Scarth Gale,Elphinstone Dayrell,Alice Werner,M.I. Ogumefu,William Butler Yeats,Diane Purkiss,George W. Bateman,Elsie Finnimore Buckley,Margaret Compton,Jonathan Ceredig Davies,George Douglas,Alice Elizabeth Dracott,George Grey,Francis Hindes Groome,H.A. Guerber,Eleanor Hull,W.F. Kirby,Ignác Kúnos,Minnie Martin,Frederick H. Martens,W.R.S. Ralston,A.G. Seklemian,Chauncy Hugh Stigand,J.R. Walker,E.T.C. Werner,William Drake Westervelt,Lady Wilde,Albert Henry Wratislaw) |
| 51 | Black Sci-Fi Short Stories(By: K. Tempest Bradford,Russell Nichols,Wole Talabi,W.E.B. Du Bois,Tara Campbell,Walidah Imarisha,James Beamon,Martin R. Delany,Sandra M. Grayson,Patty Nicole Johnson,Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins,Temi Oh,Michelle F. Goddard,Tia Ross,Harambee K. Grey-Sun,Sutton E. Griggs,Emmalia Harrington,Edward Johnson,Megan Pindling,Sylvie Soul,Lyle Stiles) |
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Laksa Anthology: Speculative Fiction Series
Likely Complete5 books (2016–2021)
The Laksa Anthology: Speculative Fiction series comprises five books published between 2016 and 2021, likely complete as of now. Each entry stands alone as an independent story, though they are best read in publication order beginning with Strangers Among Us, followed by The Sum Of Us, Where the Stars Rise, Shades Within Us, and Seasons Between Us. The series spans multiple speculative fiction genres including fantasy, science fiction, and horror, offering diverse narratives across the collection.
Start with Strangers Among Us, the first of 5 books in the Laksa Anthology: Speculative Fiction series.
Start this series with Strangers Among Us
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Monstrous Little Voices Series
Complete6 books (2016–2016)
The Monstrous Little Voices series is a six-book fantasy collection published in 2016 that explores dark retellings and expansions of Shakespeare's world. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Coral Bones by Foz Meadows, followed by Even in the Cannon's Mouth by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the anthology Monstrous Little Voices featuring stories by multiple authors including Tchaikovsky, Barnes, Newman, and Meadows, then On the Twelfth Night by Jonathan Barnes, The Course of True Love, and concluding with The Unkindest Cut by Emma Newman. Each installment adds new perspectives and darker tales to Shakespeare's universe through contributions from various fantasy and science fiction authors.
Start with Coral Bones(By: Foz Meadows), the first of 6 books in the Monstrous Little Voices series.
Start this series with Coral Bones(By: Foz Meadows)
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Short Stories/Novellas Series
Likely Complete2 books (2022–2022)
Kate Heartfield's short story collection comprises two volumes published in 2022, blending fantasy, science fiction, and horror elements across multiple tales. Read A Perfect Cup of Tea first, followed by The Morning House, in their publication order. The series appears to be complete.
Start with A Perfect Cup of Tea and read in order.
Start this series with A Perfect Cup of Tea
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Ongoing7 books (2019–2026)
Kate Heartfield has written seven standalone novels blending fantasy, science fiction, and horror across publication dates from 2019 to 2026. Each book functions as an independent story with its own characters and world, so they can be read in any order, though reading them in publication order—beginning with Armed in Her Fashion and continuing through The Humours of Grub Street, The Embroidered Book, The Chatelaine, The Valkyrie, The Tapestry of Time, and Mercutio—allows you to follow the author's creative development. The series remains ongoing with the possibility of additional entries beyond the current seven books.
Start with Armed in Her Fashion, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Start this series with Armed in Her Fashion
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The Vampires of Dumas Series
Ongoing2 books (2025–2026)
The Vampires of Dumas is an ongoing fantasy horror series by Kate Heartfield that currently comprises two books published in 2025 and 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Vengeance and continuing with The Swordmaster. This series blends elements of fantasy, science fiction, and horror across its installments.
Start with The Vengeance(By: Emma Newman) and read in order.
Start this series with The Vengeance(By: Emma Newman)
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- How many books has Kate Heartfield written?
- Kate Heartfield has written 133 books across 10 series. Their published works span from 1667 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Kate Heartfield series?
- Here are the first books in Kate Heartfield's series: Alice Payne: Alice Payne Arrives; Anthologies: Clockwork Canada; Assassin's Creed: The Magus Conspiracy; Assassin's Creed Novels: The Ming Storm(By: Yan Leisheng); Gothic Fantasy: Paradise Lost & Other Poems(By: John Milton).
- What order should I read Kate Heartfield's books?
- We recommend reading Kate Heartfield's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Kate Heartfield still writing new books?
- Yes, Kate Heartfield has 3 ongoing series: Gothic Fantasy, Standalone Novels, The Vampires of Dumas.