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| name = Robyn Young

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| birth_date = September 1975

| birth_place = [[Oxford]]

| occupation = Novelist

| nationality = [[England|English]]

| period = 2006-present

| genre = [[Historical novel|Historical]]

| notableworks = ''Brethren'' trilogy

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| influenced = [[James Aitcheson]]<ref>{{cite web|author=23 September 2011 |url=http://www.jamesaitcheson.com/2011/09/23/the-tour-rolls-on/ |title=The tour rolls on… |publisher=James Aitcheson |date=2011-09-23 |accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref>

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'''Robyn Young''' (born in Oxford in September 1975) is an [[English people|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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==Biography==

|Cognome = Young

She attended [[University of Sussex]] in [[Brighton]], England where she completed her master's degree in Creative Writing, the Arts and Education.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.robynyoung.com/biog.html | publisher=[http://www.robynyoung.com/index.html robynyoung.com] | last=Young | first=Robyn | accessdate=2008-10-20 | title=Biography}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

|Sesso = F

|LuogoNascita = Oxford

She now lives and writes in Brighton full-time.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6665401.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; UK authors of the future unveiled |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-05-17 |accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="wstone25">{{cite web

|GiornoMeseNascita = settembre

| url = http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1293

|AnnoNascita = 1975

| title = 25 Authors of the Future

|Attività = scrittrice

| publisher = [[Waterstone's]]

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| date = 2007-05-17

|Attività2 = saggista

| accessdate = 2008-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Ezard |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/may/17/books.shopping |title=Bookshop lists its 25 writing stars &#124; UK news |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref>

|Nazionalità = britannica

Young was one of the founding members of the "Historical Writers Association".<ref>{{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}}</ref> She also took part in the inaugural HWA festival, together with [[Simon Scarrow]] and [[Michael Morpurgo]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Books==

===''Brethren'' Trilogy===

# ''[[Brethren (novel)|Brethren]]'' (2006)

# ''[[Crusade (Young novel)|Crusade]]'' (2007)

# ''[[Requiem (Young novel)|Requiem]]'' (2008) (known as ''The Fall of the Templars'' in the [[United States]])

===''Insurrection'' Trilogy===

# ''[[Insurrection (Young novel)|Insurrection]]'' (2010)

# ''Renegade'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robynyoung.com/robyn/insurrection-trilogy/whats-in-a-name/ |title=WHAT’S IN A NAME…? &#124; Robyn Young's Blog |publisher=Robynyoung.com |date=2011-03-01 |accessdate=2011-11-08|first=Robyn|last=Young}}</ref>

==Notes==

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==External links==

* {{Official website|http://www.robynyoung.com/news.html}}

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