Robyn Young

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Robyn Young
BornSeptember 1975 (age 49)
Oxford, United Kingdom
OccupationNovelist
NationalityEnglish
Period2006-present
GenreHistorical
Notable worksBrethren trilogy
Website
robynyoung.com

Robyn Young (born in Oxford in September 1975) is an English author of historical fiction. She is most widely known for her Brethren trilogy, set in the Middle Ages. Her books have been published in more than 15 languages.[1]

Biography

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Young attended University of Sussex in Brighton, England where she completed her master's degree in Creative Writing, the Arts and Education.[2]

She now lives and writes in Brighton full-time.[3] In May 2007, Robyn was recognised as one of Waterstone's 25 "Authors of the future"; chosen from 100 authors nominated by publishers, editors and literary agents.[3][4][5]

Young was one of the founding members of the "Historical Writers Association".[6] She also took part in the inaugural HWA festival, together with Simon Scarrow and Michael Morpurgo.[7]

Young's novels have been translated into 19 languages.

Books

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Brethren Trilogy

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  1. Brethren (Hodder & Stoughton, 2006)
  2. Crusade (Hodder & Stoughton, 2007)
  3. Requiem (Hodder & Stoughton, 2008) (known as The Fall of the Templars in the United States)

Insurrection Trilogy

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  1. Insurrection (Hodder & Stoughton, 2010)
  2. Renegade (Hodder & Stoughton, 2012)[8]
  3. Kingdom (Hodder & Stoughton, 2015)[9]

New World Rising Trilogy

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  1. Sons of the Blood (Hodder & Stoughton, 2016)
  2. Court of Wolves (Hodder & Stoughton, 2018)

Notes

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  1. ^ "Industry Awards 2010". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. ^ Young, Robyn. "Biography". robynyoung.com. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Entertainment | UK authors of the future unveiled". BBC News. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  4. ^ "25 Authors of the Future". Waterstone's. 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  5. ^ John Ezard (17 May 2007). "Bookshop lists its 25 writing stars | UK news". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Historical Writers Association launches". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Morpurgo, Young and Scarrow to join first HWA festival". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  8. ^ Young, Robyn (1 March 2011). "WHAT'S IN A NAME…? | Robyn Young's Blog". Robynyoung.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  9. ^ Young, Robyn. "Insurrection | Robyn Young". Robynyoung.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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