Dark Side Fantasy

When and where

Date and time

Thu, Oct 1 · 8:30 a.m.Ends 7:30 a.m.EDT — local Kingston time

Location

Kingston WritersFest221 Queen Street, KingstonKingston

About this event

Meet two premier voices in Canadian dark fantasy fiction. Three-time Aurora Award-winner Kate Heartfield brings her 13th-century historical fantasy, Mercutio, a poetic myth exploring love and loyalty under all the wrong stars. Joining her is award-winning political journalist Amanda Connolly, who debuts her darkly atmospheric, Irish lore-infused romantasy, The Lure of Wolves and Whispers.  Kate Heartfield is the author of several fantasy novels, including The Tapestry of Time (2024), about four clairvoyant sisters in WWII; The Valkyrie (2023), a retelling of old Norse and Germanic legends; and the Sunday Times bestseller The Embroidered Book (2022), about Marie Antoinette and her sister Maria Carolina. She has also written interactive fiction through Choice of Games, and Assassin’s Creed tie-in novels. She has won the Aurora Award for Best Novel three times, and was

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