Angus Donald (born 1965 in China
) is a
British writer of
historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...
. As of 2020, he has released ten novels and three novellas that loosely follow the story of
Alan-a-Dale.
Biography
Donald's parents being British
diplomats, much of his childhood was spent in various places around the world, including
Greece,
Hong Kong,
Zaire and
Indonesia.
After graduating from the
University of Edinburgh, Donald worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a
waiter in New York and as an "
anthropologist
An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...
studying magic and
witchcraft" in Indonesia.
He subsequently worked as a journalist in Hong Kong,
New Delhi,
Pakistan,
Islamabad and
Afghanistan before attempting to write his first novel.
Books
The Outlaw Chronicles
#
''Outlaw'' (2009)
# ''
Holy Warrior
''Holy Warrior'' is the second novel of the eight-part ''Outlaw Chronicles'' series by British people, British writer of historical fiction, Angus Donald, released on 22 July 2010 through Little, Brown and Company. The novel was well received.
...
'' (2010)
# ''
King's Man'' (2011)
# ''Warlord'' (2012)
# ''Grail Knight'' (2013)
# ''The Iron Castle'' (2014)
# ''The King's Assassin'' (2015)
# ''The Death of Robin Hood'' (2016)
# ''Robin Hood and the Caliph's Gold'' (2020)
# ''Robin Hood and the Castle of Bones'' (2020)
Holcroft Blood Novels
# ''
Blood´s Game'' (2017)
# ''
Blood´s Revolution'' (2018)
# ''
Blood´s Campaign'' (2019)
Novellas
* ''The Rise of Robin Hood'' (2013)
* ''The Betrayal of Father Tuck'' (2013)
* ''The Hostility of Hanno'' (2013)
Fire Born Series
* ''The Last Berserker'' (2021)
* ''The Saxon Wolf'' (2022)
References
External links
*
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1965 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
21st-century British novelists
Writers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages
English historical novelists
British male novelists
21st-century English male writers