Angus Donald (born 1965 in China) is a

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writer of historical fiction. As of 2020, he has released ten novels and three novellas that loosely follow the story of

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Biography

Donald's parents being British

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, much of his childhood was spent in various places around the world, including

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and

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. After graduating from the

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, Donald worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York and as an " anthropologist studying magic and

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" in Indonesia. He subsequently worked as a journalist in Hong Kong,

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and

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before attempting to write his first novel.

Books

The Outlaw Chronicles

# ''Outlaw'' (2009) # '' Holy Warrior'' (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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donald, Angus 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