Michael Scott (writer, 1959)

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Michael Peter Scott (born September 28, 1959 in Dublin ) is an Irish writer. He wrote some of his books under the names Mike Scott or Anna Dillon .

Life

Scott originally wanted to be a librarian , but when his father passed away at the time of his graduation, he worked as a bookseller for Webb's bookshop (Dublin) and other booksellers to support the family. He began writing in 1981 and his first book with Irish legends was published in 1983. In 1991 he was the official writer in residence of Dublin, which that year was named European City of Culture . He writes for adults as well as for children and adolescents, a large part of his work consists of collected Irish and Celtic myths and fairy tales as well as fantasy novels. He wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Anna Dillon (the name of his wife) and was for a long time more successful than under his real name. In total, he has written over 100 books so far, including short stories and screenplays. His novel The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (German: Der immortliche Alchemyst ), a fantasy book for young people, reached number 2 on the New York Times Bestseller List in 2007 in the category of young people's books. The following volumes in the series The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel were also very successful.

In addition to his writing activities, he holds workshops and writing classes in libraries and schools in both Ireland and America. He lives in Dublin, is married and has two children.

Works

Adult books

  • Irish Folk & Fairy Tales 1 (1983)
  • Irish Folk & Fairy Tales 2 (1983)
  • Irish Folk & Fairy Tales 3 (1984)
  • A Celtic Odyssey (also: The Voyage of Maildun ; 1985)
  • Tales of the Bard 1: Magician's Law (1987)
  • Tales of the Bard 2: Demon's Law (1988)
  • The Navigator (also: The Voyage of St. Brendan ; with Gloria Gaghan, 1988)
  • Tales of the Bard 3: Death's Law (1989)
  • Irish Folk & Fairy Tales (anthology, 1989)
  • Banshee (1990)
  • Image (1991)
  • The River Gods (1991)
  • Irish Myths & Legends (1992)
  • Reflection (1992)
  • Imp (1993)
  • Lottery (1993)
  • Irish Ghosts & Hauntings (1994)
  • The Hallows (1995)
  • Ireland - A Graphic History ( graphic novel ; with Morgan Llywelyn , 1995)
  • The Arcana 1: Silverhand (with Morgan Llywelyn, 1996)
  • The Arcana 2: Silverlight (with Morgan Llywelyn, 1996)
  • Etruscans (with Morgan Llywelyn, 2000)
  • The Merchant Prince (with Armin Shimerman , 2000)
  • The Culai Heritage (Collection of the Tales of the Bard ; 2001)
  • The Quiz Master (2004)
  • Vampyres of Hollywood (with Adrienne Barbeau , 2008)
  • The Thirteen Hallows (with Colette Freedman , 2011; German as The 13 Hallows , 2013)
  • Mirror Image (with Melanie Ruth Rose , 2016; German as Blutbann , 2015)

Books as Anna Dillon

  • Seasons (1988)
  • Another Time, Another Season (1989)
  • Season's End (1991)
  • Image (also published under the real name; 1992)
  • Reads (1998)
  • The Affair (2004; German as Die Affaire , 2006)
  • Consequences (2005; German as Days of Truth , 2006)

Books for children and young readers

  • 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)
  • (The Song of) The Children of Lir (1986)
  • The Last of the Fianna (1987)
  • The Quest of the Sons (1988)
  • Green and Golden Tales 1: Irish Hero Tales (1988)
  • Green and Golden Tales 2: Irish Fairy Tales (1988)
  • Green and Golden Tales 3: Irish Animal Tales (1989)
  • Saint patrick (1990)
  • The Story of Ireland (1990)
  • The De Danann Tales 1: Windlord (1991)
  • Judith and the Traveler (as Mike Scott, 1991)
  • The De Danann Tales 2: Earthlord (1992)
  • October Moon (1992)
  • Judith and Spider (as Mike Scott, 1992)
  • House of the Dead (1993)
  • Gemini Game (1993)
  • The Piper's Ring (1993)
  • The De Danann Tales 3: Firelord (1994)
  • Good Enough for Judith (as Mike Scott, 1994)
  • Fungie and the Magical Kingdom (1994)
  • Magical Irish Folk Tales (1995)
  • Wolf Moon (1995)
  • Vampyre (1997)
  • 19 Railway Street (with Morgan Llywelyn; 1998)
  • The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2007; German as Der immortliche Alchemyst , 2008)
  • The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2008; German as Der dunkle Magier , 2009)
  • The Sorceress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2009; German as Die mightige Zauberin , 2010)
  • The Necromancer: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2010; German as Der eheimliche Geisterrufer , 2011)
  • The Warlock: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2011; German as Der Schwarze Hexenmeister , 2012)
  • The Enchantress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2012; German as Die silberne Magierin , 2013)
  • Lost Stories (2015)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eoin Butler: 'If I mention the Bay of Pigs, you'll think of Kennedy and Castro. But a young person might imagine a herd of pigs swimming in the ocean ' . In: The Irish Times . September 4, 2010, ISSN  0791-5144 .
  2. ^ A b Cecilia Goodnow: The Write Formula - The Alchemyst Could Be the Start of Something Harry Big in Young-Adult Fantasy . In: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer . June 11, 2007.
  3. ↑ Author biography . The O'Brien Press. Retrieved July 29, 2013: "Married, with two children, Michael Scott lives in Dublin."
The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel
Author: Michael Scott
Books

The Immortal Alchemyst  (2007) • The Dark Magician  (2008) • The Mighty Sorceress  (2009) • The Eerie Spirit Caller  (2010) • The Black Warlock  (2011) • The Silver Magician  (2012)

Spin-offs

Lost Stories  (2015)

personal data
SURNAME Scott, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scott, Michael Peter; Dillon, Anna (pseudonym); Scott, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin