Michael Scott; Power of Children's Books & Giveaway

Today we have a author post by Michael Scott. Michael Scott had written the NECROMANCER series. His newest NECROMANCER  The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel was released May 25th.

(Picture Credit to Perry Hagopian)

The Power of Children’s Books…

…is that they almost always create a new generation of writers.  Ask any writer and they will tell you they were inspired to write by something they read as a child.

I’m always asked what I read as a child so here, in no particular order is my top ten.  Trying to compile the list proved to be practically impossible and when I did winnow the list down to ten, I was surprised to find that they were books I read when I was around 12-14.  It just goes to show the power that great YA literature has on its readers.  I know I’ve cheated by including series, but a series is nothing more than one big book!  (The six Flamel books are really just one huge novel!)

The Borrowers Series by Mary Norton.  Without a doubt, the series which first encouraged me to write.  The little people who live under your house and in the walls and “borrow” everything which goes missing.

The Owl Service, by Alan Garner.  Beautiful, mysterious and haunting.  I still remember the impact it had on me: here was where I discovered that words could be terrifying.

The Dark is Rising Series by Susan Cooper.  Forget the modern movie.  Start this incredible series with Over Sea, Under Stone. 

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis. Far better and much more accessible than Tolkien.

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. If I have a preference it is for Finn. Last year, when I toured for The Sorceress, it was the book which travelled across America with me.

The Witch World Series by Andre Norton. She is one of the great storytellers of the 20th Century – and shamefully out of print. She wrote over 200 novels, but my favourites are those belonging to the Witch World cycle.

A Christmas Carol. It’s a ghost story, a tale of redemption, it has time travel, pathos, humor … and most readers when they come to the book are usually astonished by how slender it is. I read it once a year. Guess when?

The Greek Myths by Robert Graves. I was probably in my early teens when I first read Graves version of the Greek Myths. It started a life long love of mythology which ultimately created the Flamel series.



You can also click the link below
to play the game and enter the sweepstakes (sweepstakes for US residents only)
http://www.questforthecodex.com/



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http://www.facebook.com/secretsofnicholasflamel


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You can watch 5 video clues of the NECROMANCER
http://www.youtube.com/randombooks

The next stop on the tour is last but not least...
Write for a Reader
Make sure you stop on by tomorrow for more of Michael Scott.


(taken from the press release)

From critically acclaimed author Michael Scott comes THE NECROMANCER (Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers / on sale May 25, 2010 / $18.99), the fourth book in the six-part series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. This internationally-known series introduces readers to legendary historical and mythological figures—weaving history, mystery and magic together seamlessly. Foreign rights for the series have been licensed in 36 countries and the first three books, The Alchemyst, The Magician, and The Sorceress, were all New York Times bestsellers. The series has now sold more than 1 million copies.


What People are saying:

A New York Post Post-Potter Pick
A Parenting Magazine Parenting Pick
é “[A] riveting fantasy. . . , A fabulous read.”—School Library Journal, Starred

“Scott offers a classic fantasy . . . that will put readers on the edge of their seats as they rush to the final page. . . .

[An] exhilarating fantasy.”—Booklist

“If you thought Nicholas Flamel and the elixir of life were creations of J. K. Rowling in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, think again.”—The Washington Post
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Contest will end June 30th.




A Huge Thank You to Michael Scott for taking the time to indulge us for a while!
A big thank you to Elizbeth Zajac @ Random House Children's Books for making this all happen!