{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use British English|date=October 2011}} {{short description|2010 novel by Angus Donald}} {{Infobox book | name = Holy Warrior | image = Holy Warrior.jpg | caption = | author = [[Angus Donald]] | cover_artist = | country = England | language = English | series = Outlaw Chronicles | genre = [[Historical Fiction]] | publisher = [[Little Brown]] | pub_date = 22 July 2010 | media_type = Print | pages = 512 | isbn = 978-0-7515-4209-7 | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = [[Outlaw (novel)|Outlaw]]<br>(2009) | followed_by = [[King's Man]]<br>(2011) }}
'''''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.
==Plot== This novel continues the story of Alan Dale, based on the character [[Alan-a-Dale]]; warrior and troubadour in [[Robin Hood]]s band of outlaws. The novel takes place during the [[Third Crusade]], an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the [[Holy Land]] from [[Saladin]]. In the novel Robin is forced to join [[Richard the Lionheart]] on his crusade and during which learns he is the target of an assassination attempt; Alan is tasked with discovering the origins of the attack.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roberts |first=Martin |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/us-books-robinhood-idINTRE66D20A20100714 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124203825/http://in.reuters.com/article/us-books-robinhood-idINTRE66D20A20100714 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2016 |title=Novelist reinvents Robin Hood as medieval gangster |agency=[[Reuters]]|date=14 July 2010 |access-date=31 October 2011}}</ref>
==Reception== The novel received positive acclaim from reviewers. George Williams of ''[[The Australian]]'' wrote that Donald's approach to dealing with the complex issues such as religious hatred and the general intolerance of the time "marks it as a cut above other versions of the legend" and stated that, "like [[Outlaw (novel)|Outlaw]], Holy Warrior is undoubtedly one of the finest Robin Hood stories of recent times".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/legends-makeover-gives-thieving-hero-a-licence-to-kill/story-e6frg8nf-1225900606998 |title=Legend's makeover gives thieving hero a licence to kill |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |date=7 August 2010 |first=George |last=Williams |access-date=31 October 2011}}</ref> Sarah Arrow, [[managing editor]] of ''Birds on the Blog'', said in her review that "it's good writing, it makes good reading and it's a darn sight better than a lot of rubbish that is passed off as a book these days".<ref>{{cite web|author=Sarah Arrow |date=29 August 2010 |url=http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/review-holy-warrior-by-angus-donald/ |title=Review: Holy Warrior by Angus Donald |publisher=Birdsontheblog.co.uk |access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref> In a review for ''Falcata Time'', Gareth Wilson states that the Outlaw Chronicles are "a great series to use as a bridging gap between the Young adult and Adult market and one that will definitely become a firm fav{{sic}}".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://falcatatimes.blogspot.com/2010/08/historical-fiction-review-holy-warrior.html |title=Falcata Times: HISTORICAL FICTION REVIEW: Holy Warrior - Angus Donald |publisher=Falcatatimes.blogspot.com |date=12 August 2010 |access-date=31 October 2011|first=Gareth|last=Wilson}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Outlaw (novel)|''Outlaw'' (novel)]] * ''[[King's Man]]''
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.angus-donald.com/book/holy-warrior/}}
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[[Category:2010 British novels]] [[Category:Novels set in the Middle Ages]] [[Category:English historical novels]] [[Category:Novels by Angus Donald]] [[Category:Little, Brown and Company books]]