Robyn Young
{{Short description|English writer}}
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| birth_place = Oxford, United Kingdom
| occupation = Novelist
| nationality = English
| period = 2006-present
| genre = Historical
| notableworks = Brethren trilogy
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/feature/bookseller-industry-awards-2010.html-0 |title=Industry Awards 2010 |publisher=The Bookseller |date= |accessdate=2011-11-02}}
Biography
Young attended University of Sussex in Brighton, England where she completed her master's degree in Creative Writing, the Arts and Education.{{cite web | url=https://www.robynyoung.com/biography/ | publisher=robynyoung.com | last=Young | first=Robyn | accessdate=2014-08-07 | title=Biography}}
She now lives and writes in Brighton full-time.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6665401.stm |title=Entertainment | UK authors of the future unveiled |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-05-17 |accessdate=2011-11-02}} 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.{{cite web
|url = http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1293
|title = 25 Authors of the Future
|publisher = Waterstone's
|date = 2007-05-17
|accessdate = 2008-09-12
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928072023/http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1293
|archivedate = 2007-09-28
Young was one of the founding members of the "Historical Writers Association".{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/historical-writers-association-launches.html |title=Historical Writers Association launches |publisher=The Bookseller |date= |accessdate=2011-11-02}} She also took part in the inaugural HWA festival, together with Simon Scarrow and Michael Morpurgo.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/morpurgo-young-and-scarrow-join-first-hwa-festival.html |title=Morpurgo, Young and Scarrow to join first HWA festival |publisher=The Bookseller |date= |accessdate=2011-11-02}}
Young's novels have been translated into 19 languages.
Books
=''Brethren'' Trilogy=
- Brethren (Hodder & Stoughton, 2006)
- Crusade (Hodder & Stoughton, 2007)
- Requiem (Hodder & Stoughton, 2008) (known as The Fall of the Templars in the United States)
=''Insurrection'' Trilogy=
- Insurrection (Hodder & Stoughton, 2010)
- Renegade (Hodder & Stoughton, 2012){{cite web |url=http://www.robynyoung.com/robyn/insurrection-trilogy/whats-in-a-name/ |title=WHAT'S IN A NAME…? | Robyn Young's Blog |publisher=Robynyoung.com |date=2011-03-01 |accessdate=2011-11-08 |first=Robyn |last=Young |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425151610/http://www.robynyoung.com/robyn/insurrection-trilogy/whats-in-a-name/ |archivedate=2012-04-25 }}
- Kingdom (Hodder & Stoughton, 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.robynyoung.com/insurrection.htm |title=Insurrection | Robyn Young |publisher=Robynyoung.com |accessdate=2014-03-04|first=Robyn|last=Young}}
=''New World Rising'' Trilogy=
- Sons of the Blood (Hodder & Stoughton, 2016)
- Court of Wolves (Hodder & Stoughton, 2018)
Notes
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.robynyoung.com/}}
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Category:Alumni of the University of Sussex
Category:English women historical novelists
Category:Writers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages
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