Michael Scott biography
An authority on mythology and folklore, Michael Scott is one of Ireland’s most successful authors. A master of fantasy, science fiction, horror and folklore, he has been hailed by the Irish Times as ‘the King of Fantasy in these isles’. He lives and writes in Dublin.
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2007), the first of a ground-breaking six part young adult fantasy was published by Random House in May 2007. It spent 16 weeks in the New York Times Top Ten and rights have now been sold into 34 countries. New Line Productions optioned the feature film rights to the entire series.
Praised for his “unparalleled contribution to children’s literature,” by the Guide to Children’s Books, Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and has featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000 “most significant Irish.”
A bookseller for over 20 years, Michael is an accomplished scriptwriter and headed up the drama department in Tyrone Productions, the creators of Riverdance, where he also scripted for high profile events such as the Special Olympics and the Irish Film and Television Awards. He has worked as a television producer and a presenter.
Michael Scott in brief
- 102 Published works
- 50 adult titles
- 52 Young Adult, Teen titles and children’s books
- Writes across genres: mainstream, science fiction, dark fantasy and romance (under a pen name).
- Published in 34 countries and 24 languages
- Scriptwriter – both drama and documentary.
- TV Producer and presenter.
- Headed Drama Department in Tyrone Productions, the creators of Riverdance.
- Writer in Residence, Dublin European City of Culture.
- The Alchemyst spent 16 weeks on NYT Top Ten, reaching number 2
- New Line optioned the entire 6 book Alchemyst series.
- Listed in 2006 Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000 “most significant Irish.”
Michael Scott books
- A Celtic Odyssey (1985)
- Tales from the Land of Erin 1: A Bright Enchantment (1985)
- Tales from the Land of Erin 2: A Golden Dream (1985)
- Tales from the Land of Erin 3: A Silver Wish (1985)
- Tales of the Bard 1: Magician's Law (1987)
- Tales of the Bard 2: Demon's Law (1988)
- Tales of the Bard 3: Death's Law (1989)
- The De Danann Tales 1: Windlord (1991)
- The De Danann Tales 2: Earthlord (1992)
- The De Danann Tales 3: Firelord (1994)
- The Arcana 1: Silverhand (with Morgan Llywelyn, 1995)
- The Arcana 2: Silverlight (with Morgan Llywelyn, 1996)
- Etruscans (with Morgan Llywelyn, 2000)
- The Culai Heritage (2001)
- The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2007)
- The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2008)
- The Sorceress: The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2009)
- The Necromancer: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2010)
- The Warlock: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (forthcoming)
- The Enchantress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (forthcoming)
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Michael Scott’s The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel to be adapted for the silver screen
Lorenzo di Bonaventura (G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra/Transformers) has signed a deal to produce a big screen adaptation of Michael Scott’s six-part fantasy book series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Di Bonaventura is no stranger to supernatural success stories; as production presid [...]
Exciting competition for Michael Scott’s Irish and Northern Irish fans
Random House Children’s Books (RHCB) and Children’s Books Ireland (CBI) have teamed up to create an exciting competition for young people in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Kids are challenged to draw their own alternative front cover design for THE MAGICIAN by Michael Scott. The second book in Scott [...]
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OverDrive, the leading global distributor of audio-books and eBooks to libraries, schools, and retailers, today announced the 'Most Downloaded Books from the Library' for April 2009. In juvenile fiction, the top 10 consists entirely of fantasy authors Stephenie Meyer, Christopher Paolini, Eo [...]
Michael Scott (The Alchemyst, The Magician) shortlisted for 2009 Irish Book Awards
Ireland’s leading children’s author, Michael Scott, casts a spell over readers as he is shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2009 This shortlisting gives further proof to Michael’s position as one of the leading writers for young people and fantasy fans in the world. THE MAGICIAN is the second nov [...]
Michael Scott – Questions and Answers
An authority on mythology and folklore, Michael Scott is one of Ireland’s most successful authors. A master of fantasy, science fiction, horror and folklore, he has been hailed by the Irish Times as ‘the King of Fantasy in these isles’. He lives and writes in Dublin. Q: Where did the idea for THE [...]
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