Michael Scott | Author | LibraryThing

About the Author

Irish-born Michael Scott is one of Ireland's most successful and prolific authors. He has over one hundred titles to his credit, spanning a variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore and audiences writing for both adults and young adults. Scott had been published in show more thirty-seven countries, in twenty languages. Scott is considered one of the authorities on Celtic folklore. His collections, Irish Folk & Fairy Tales, Irish Myths & Legends and Irish Ghosts & Hauntings have remained continuously in print for the past twenty years. Scott is the author of the Series Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Tales from the Land of Erin, Tales of the Bard, and De Dannan. Scott also writes historical novels under pen name Anna Dillon. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Irish Folk and Fairy Tales

Tales of the Bard

The De Danann Tales

Works by Michael Scott

Popular Recent

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2008) 7,448 copies, 226 reviews

The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) (2008) 4,112 copies, 82 reviews

The Sorceress (2010) 3,355 copies, 60 reviews

The Necromancer (2010) 2,813 copies, 70 reviews

The Warlock (2011) 2,214 copies, 49 reviews

The Enchantress (2012) 1,744 copies, 48 reviews

The Thirteen Hallows (2011) 321 copies, 25 reviews

Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories (2014) — Contributor — 281 copies, 6 reviews

The Death of Joan of Arc (2011) 278 copies, 11 reviews

Irish Folk and Fairy Tale Omnibus (1989) 265 copies, 1 review

Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2011) 213 copies, 7 reviews

Vampyres of Hollywood (2008) 130 copies, 12 reviews

Magician's Law (Tales of the Bard) (1987) 95 copies, 1 review

The Lost Stories Collection (2015) 87 copies

Irish Myths and Legends (1992) 83 copies

The Merchant Prince (2000) 75 copies

The Nameless City (2017) 72 copies, 3 reviews

Gemini Game (1993) 68 copies

A Complete Michael Scott's The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series (2015) 64 copies, 1 review

Demon's Law (1988) 57 copies, 1 review

Death's Law (1989) 47 copies

Irish Ghosts & Hauntings (1994) 43 copies, 1 review

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Boxed Set (3-Book) (2016) 39 copies, 1 review

Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Volume 1 (1983) 32 copies

Mirror Image: A Novel (2016) 32 copies, 3 reviews

The Song of the Children of Lir (1983) 30 copies, 1 review

The Book of Celtic Wisdom (1999) 30 copies

Windlord (1991) 29 copies

Earthlord (1992) 28 copies

A Celtic Odyssey: The Voyage of Maildun (1985) 27 copies

October Moon (1993) 24 copies

Magic and Myth: Ireland's Fairy Tales (2021) 24 copies, 2 reviews

Firelord (1993) 22 copies

The First Codex (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) (2012) 18 copies

Navigator: The Voyage of St.Brendan (1988) 18 copies

Legends and Lore: Ireland's Folk Tales (2021) 18 copies, 1 review

The Last of the Fianna: An Irish Legend (1987) 17 copies

Judith and the Traveller (Ace Fiction) (1991) 16 copies

Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Volume 2 (1983) 15 copies

The Culai Heritage (2004) 12 copies

The Hallows (Creed) (1995) 11 copies, 1 review

Image (1991) 10 copies

The river gods (1991) 10 copies

Machiavelli: Guardian of Paris: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2020) 9 copies, 1 review

Nicholas Flamel and the Codex: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2020) 8 copies, 1 review

Tales from the Land of Erin (1985) 8 copies

The Quiz Master (2004) 8 copies

19 Railway Street (1998) 8 copies

Nicholas and the Krampus: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2021) 8 copies

Aoife and Scathach, Shadow Twins: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2020) 7 copies

Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Volume 3 (1984) 7 copies

Vampyre (1995) 7 copies

Virginia Dare and the Ratcatcher: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2021) 6 copies

Banshee (1990) 6 copies

Saint Patrick (English and Irish Edition) (1990) 6 copies

Judith and Spider (1992) 6 copies

House of the Dead (Other World) (1993) 6 copies

The Seven Treasures: The Quest of the Sons of Tuireann (1992) 5 copies

Irish Fairytales (Green and Golden Tales) (1988) 5 copies

Wolf Moon (Other World) (1995) 5 copies

Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series Collection Set 1-5 (Large Trade Paperback, #1 The Alchemyst, #2 The… (2011) 4 copies, 1 review

Irish Animal Tales (1990) 4 copies

Magical Irish Folk Tales (1995) 4 copies

The Ballad of Black Hawk and Billy the Kid: A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (2021) 4 copies

I segreti di Nicholas Flamel, l'immortale. La prima trilogia (2015) 3 copies

The Story of Ireland (1990) 3 copies

Irish Hero Tales (1989) 3 copies

Imp (1993) 3 copies

Lords of Lawndale: My Life in a Chicago WHI Street Gang (2004) 3 copies

Celtic Wisdom for Business (2001) 3 copies

A halhatatlan Nicholas Flamel titkai (2008) 2 copies

Shiver! (1994) 2 copies

Quest of the Sons (1988) 2 copies

Railway street 19 (2004) 2 copies

Doctor Who: A Cidade Sem Nome - O segundo Doutor 1 copy

Büyücü - Ölümsüz Nicholas Flamel'in Sirlari 2. Kitap (2016) 1 copy

De geheimen van de onsterfelijke Nicolas Flames trilogie 2: De necromancer, De warlock, De zieneres 1 copy

The Bard and the Knight (Lost Stories from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #7) (2021) 1 copy

The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel 6 Books Collection Set By Michael Scott ( The Alchemyst, The Magician, The… (2019) 1 copy

Cape Town (2007) 1 copy

IMAC 2007: Fishes for the Nano-Reef Aquarium (DVD) 1 copy

Kněžka (Tajemství nesmrtelného Nikolase Flamela, #6) (2012) 1 copy

I Told You So {short story} 1 copy

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Associated Works

Corsets and Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances (2011) — Contributor — 300 copies, 19 reviews

Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories (2014) — Contributor — 281 copies, 3 reviews

Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996) — Contributor — 219 copies, 5 reviews

Warrior Princesses (1998) — Contributor — 149 copies, 1 review

Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon (2016) — Contributor — 135 copies, 10 reviews

Great Irish Tales of Fantasy and Myth (1994) — Contributor — 112 copies, 1 review

Tapestries: An Anthology (Magic : the Gathering) (1995) — Contributor — 96 copies

Doctor Who: 13 Doctors, 13 Stories (2019) — Contributor — 55 copies, 1 review

Hall's Ireland; Mr. & Mrs. Hall's Tour of Ireland of 1840 [Abridged ed.] (1984) — Editor, some editions — 25 copies

Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder (2014) — Contributor — 23 copies

Goodbye and Hello (1992) — Contributor — 9 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Scott, Michael
Legal name: Scott, Michael Peter
Other names: Dillon, Anne (pseudonym)
Birthdate: 1959-09-28
Gender: male
Nationality: Ireland
Country (for map): Ierland
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Places of residence: Dublin, Ireland
Occupations: author
scriptwriter
rare book dealer
Awards and honors: Rhode Island Book Award (2008)
Short biography: [from back flap of Magic & Myth: Ireland's Fairy Tales]
An authority on mythology and folklore, Michael Scott is one of Ireland's most successful authors. A master of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, he was hailed by the Irish Times as "the King of Fantasy in these isles". Look for the six books in his New York Times best-selling The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas flamel series: The Alchemyst, The Magician, The Sorceress, The Necromancer, The Warlock, and The Enchantress. You can visit Michael Scott at dillonscott.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

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Reviews

The Necromancer by Michael Scott

Josh is bugging me--needs to grow up!--but I'm now intrigued. Very sad to see Aeofe leave; I would have liked to see her interact with her sister, and especially to let go of past differences. This one ended quickly, it felt. On to the next one!

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jennievh | 69 other reviews | Sep 18, 2024 |

The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas… by Michael Scott

Continuing story of Josh and Emily as they accompany the Alchemist through Paris. Creative and engrossing.

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jennievh | 81 other reviews | Sep 13, 2024 |

The Alchemyst: Book 1 (The Secrets of the Immortal… by Michael Scott

Didn't finish - I can deal with books that are enjoyable but dumb. I won't tolerate idiotic and boring. I'm so sorry for the people who thought this might be like Harry Potter because of the Nicholas Flamel thing.

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boopingaround | 225 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |

Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories by Malorie Blackman

I read this for the "Written by More Than One Author" part of my 2020 reading challenge. This was really well done, a collection of short stories each featuring a different Doctor, by a different author. The stories were all well written and felt like they could easily become an episode.

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Linyarai | 5 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |

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