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Michael Scott (born 28 September 1959) is an Irish author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and romance (under a pen name). He is also a collector and editor of folklore. ==Career== Michael Scott is author of over 100 books during his more than 30 years of writing thus far. He has written short stories and novels for adults, young adults and children, in many genres including, but not limited to: science fiction, fantasy, horror, folklore and romance. His first book (inspired by his fascination with Irish mythology), ''Irish Folk and Fairy Tales, volume 1'', was published in 1983 and became part of a trilogy documenting a large number of Irish folk tales that had, in some cases, only been told verbally prior to his collection. The Irish Folk and Fairy Tales volumes were the culmination of Scott's extensive travels all over Ireland whilst working as a dealer in rare and antique books, documenting the tales he found along the way. When reviewing Scott's ''The De Danann Tales'', the ''Irish Times'' described him as "the King of Fantasy in these Isles," and the Irish Children's Book Trust in their Definitive Guide to Children's Books recognized him, for his "unparalleled contribution to Children's Literature". ''The De Danann Tales'' was scheduled to be a series of five books but only three were ever published. Michael Scott is also an experienced scriptwriter for stage and screen, having written for a diverse number of projects including documentaries and drama. He once headed up the drama department in Tyrone Productions, the creators of Riverdance. Whilst working there he scripted high profile events such as the 2003 Special Olympics which were held in Ireland, and the Irish Film and Television Awards. Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin's tenure as European City of Culture in 1991 he featured in the 2006 edition of Who's Who in Ireland as one of the 1000 "most significant Irish". Scott has written a number of drama/romance novels under the pseudonym Anna Dillon. He is sometimes confused with author Michael Scott Rohan, Irish architect Michael Scott and more recently, in the U.S.A with the character Michael Scott from the television show The Office. The first book in his The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel six book series, ''The Alchemyst'', reached #2 on the New York Times Best Seller, Children's list on 26 August 2007 and as of 24 March 2008 it had sold in excess of 150,000 copies.〔 〕 The second book in that series, ''The Magician'', reached #4 on the New York Times Best Seller list on 13 July 2008. The series has to date been printed in 20 languages and is available in 37 countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.dillonscott.com/the-secrets-of-the-immortal-nicholas-flamel/books/the-alchemyst.htm )〕 He wrote the entire series out of fascination with history and inspiration from other places. On 5 February 2013 Michael Scott was announced as the author of ''The Nameless City'' a short story commissioned by the BBC to celebrate the 50th Anniversary year of the hit TV series Doctor Who. The story features the second Doctor, played by Patrick Troughton and his companion Jamie McCrimmon. It will be released on 23 February 2013 as an ebook initially, and will feature in a special celebratory printed anthology to be released alongside the final e-story on 23 November 2013 by Puffin Books 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Scott (Irish author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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