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Kate Heartfield Books in Order

Kate Heartfield has written 17 books, published between 2016 and 2026. The first book is The Course of True Love (2016) and the newest is Mercutio (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2016–2026
Confirmed
2 of 17 titles
Pages on record
1,328 in 4 of 17 books
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Kate Heartfield is a Canadian author of fantasy, science fiction and horror, and also works as a nonfiction writer and editor. Seventeen titles are catalogued between 2016 and 2026, from The Course of True Love (2016) to Mercutio (2026), indexed under science fiction, fantasy, time travel and short stories. The Alice Payne series carries the Heartfield credit. Two entries in the listing, Murder Mayhem Short Stories (2016) and Time Travel Short Stories (2017), are multi-contributor anthologies rather than solo books.

How many Kate Heartfield books are there?

Kate Heartfield has 17 books, released between 2016 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Alice Payne series.

Kate Heartfield Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Kate Heartfield books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Time Travel Short Stories, book 14 of the Gothic Fantasy series (2017)
  2. Cover of Armed in Her Fashion by Kate Heartfield (2019)
  3. Cover of Alice Payne Rides by Kate Heartfield, book 2 of the Alice Payne series (2019)
  1. 1
    The Course of True LoveMonstrous Little Voices #22016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  2. 2
    Murder Mayhem Short StoriesGothic Fantasy #102016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  3. 3
    Time Travel Short StoriesGothic Fantasy #142017 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017480
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  4. 4
    Alice Payne ArrivesAlice Payne #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  5. 5
    Armed in Her Fashion2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019352
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  6. 6
    Alice Payne RidesAlice Payne #22019 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019176
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  7. 7
    The Humours of Grub Street2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020320
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  8. 8
    The Magus ConspiracyAssassin's Creed #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  9. 9
    The Morning House2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  10. 10
    A Perfect Cup of Tea2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  11. 11
    The Embroidered Book2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    The Resurrection PlotAssassin's Creed #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  13. 13
    The Valkyrie2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  14. 14
    The Chatelaine2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  15. 15
    The Tapestry of Time2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  16. 16
    The SwordmasterVampires of Dumas #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  17. 17
    Mercutio2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Kate Heartfield books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Alice Payne in order

2 books
  1. 1. Alice Payne Arrives
  2. 2. Alice Payne Rides

Assassin's Creed in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Magus Conspiracy
  2. 2. The Resurrection Plot

Gothic Fantasy in order

2 books
  1. 10. Murder Mayhem Short Stories
  2. 14. Time Travel Short Stories

Monstrous Little Voices in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Course of True Love

Vampires of Dumas in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Swordmaster

Standalone books

9 books

9 Kate Heartfield titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kate Heartfield books in order?

You only need to read Kate Heartfield books in order within the Alice Payne series, which holds 2 of the 17 Kate Heartfield books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Kate Heartfield

Start with The Course of True Love (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kate Heartfield book?

Mercutio (2026) is the newest Kate Heartfield book released so far.

Is there a new Kate Heartfield book coming?

No next Kate Heartfield book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Kate Heartfield at a glance

Still publishing
Kate Heartfield published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kate Heartfield books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,328 pages across the 4 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kate Heartfield books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2020s.

What the Kate Heartfield books are about

2 of the 17 Kate Heartfield books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.