Michael Scott is an Irish writer who has won the love of readers with his works written in the genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror for different age categories.
Biography
Michael Scott (Michael Peter Scott) was born on September 28, 1959 in the Irish city of Dublin. At the school where the future writer studied, much attention was paid to Gaelic football. This national sport, combining the elements of football and rugby, attracted young Michael. But poor eyesight, myopia, did not allow the boy to master the game. Michael Scott switched to martial arts. He practiced karate, taekwondo, judo and even a little kung fu. Over time, combining training and literary work has become difficult. Therefore, Scott left the martial arts. However, the skills gained over the years helped Scott to create literary works. From his earliest years, his father instilled a love of books with Michael Scott. Every Saturday morning they visited a bookstore. His father, who knew many sellers personally, read everything and called for his son. Michael, following his father's advice, chilled Irish winters, as well as summer days, spent reading books. It is not surprising that the first place of work was the bookstore, where he worked as a seller. And the thing that Scott devoted his life to was the creation of books.
Creativity, career
As you know, the best job is an income-generating hobby. In this sense, Michael Scott is really a happy person. His fascination with books from an early age grew into a desire to create literary works that were loved by readers from all over the world. And the author’s first work is a product of the writer’s passion for Irish mythology.
In 1983, the first and second volumes of the Irish Folk and Fairy Tales trilogy were released. In 1984, the third part was published. In this collection, consisting of three volumes, were included those folklore works that the writer was able to collect during his travels in Ireland. Tales of the Irish people were a great success with readers, especially small ones. The landmark of the writer, including the children's audience, was noted by the Irish newspaper The Irish Times. Its pages talked about the contribution of Michael Scott to the development of children's literature.
Also in the literary work of the writer there are a number of works that made him famous throughout the world. So in 2012, work was completed on a series of science fiction novels, “Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, ” consisting of six books:
Alchemist Nicholas Flamel (released May 22, 2007 (USA));
- Magician Dr. John Dee (released June 5, 2008, UK);
- Sorceress Pernella Flamel (released May 26, 2009, USA);
- Necromancer Josh Newman (released May 25, 2010, USA);
- Sorcerer Niccolo Machiavelli (released May 24, 2011, USA);
Sorceress Sophie Newman (released May 22, 2012, United States).
“The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel” is the story of the fantastic adventures of two fifteen year old teenagers Sophie and Josh Newman. Their normal lives change with the advent of Dr. John Dee in the city. The series of books about Nicholas Flamel was so popular that online games were created on its basis and filming was planned. In addition, various units were nominated and received a total of ten literary prizes.
Another famous work of the author is Doctor Who. In 2013, Michael Scott became one of the writers invited by the British Air Force television and radio company to recreate a part of the story about an alien traveler. The release of this unique anthology was timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Doctor Who sci-fi series.
The author’s works relating to an earlier period of creativity did not receive such fame as the “Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel” and “Doctor Who”. But one cannot fail to note the variety of genres in which Michael Scott wrote his works. The books The October Moon, The Wolf Moon, The House of the Dead, The Vampyre, The Vampyres of Hollywood, The Reflection (Reflection) and others relate to horrors. A series of books "Judith and the Traveler", "Judith and the Spider", "Good enough for Judith" are adventure stories for teenagers. "The Twins Game" is a work from the genre of science fiction. And for the publication of love novels "The Seasons", "Another time, another season", "Lottery", "Deception" and others, the writer used the pseudonym Anna Dillon. In total, Michael Scott's books have been translated into 24 languages and published in 34 countries.
He successfully combines writing books with activities of a different kind. Michael is also a dramatic and documentary screenwriter, producer, and presenter. In 2006, Scott was included in the thousand “most influential Irish” by Who's Who.
