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Photo Credit: Perry Hagopian
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Irish-born Michael Scott began writing over thirty-five years ago, and is one of Ireland’s most successful and prolific authors. He has published over 120 titles in 25 languages which are available in 38 countries, spanning a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction and folklore. He writes for both adults and young adults and is considered one of the authorities on the folklore of the Celtic lands. He is credited with the resurgence of interest in the subject in the mid-1980’s. His collections, Irish Folk & Fairy Tales, Irish Myths & Legends and Irish Ghosts & Hauntings have remained continuously in print for the past thirty years and are now included amongst the definitive and most-quoted works on the subject.
His horror novels, Banshee, Image, Reflection, Imp and Hallows are considered cult classics of the genre and draw heavily upon his encyclopedic knowledge of folklore.
In the United States , the first two volumes of his fantasy trilogy, Silverhand and Silverlight, were published to exceptional reviews, Publishers Weekly declaring, “This shows how good fantasy can be.” |
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