Kate Heartfield writes historical fantasy novels, including the Sunday Times bestseller The Embroidered Book, and the Norse mythological retelling The Valkyrie. She also writes novels set in the Assassin’s Creed universe. Kate’s novels, novellas, short stories and games have won or been shortlisted for several major awards, including three Nebula nominations in the novella and game writing categories. She is a former journalist who lives near Ottawa, Canada.