Los Angeles, March 14, 2012 - New York Times Bestselling author Michael Scott is delighted to expand his partnership with Lawless Entertainment as co-production consultants for film and television production on his epic fantasy series THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL.

Michael Scott has achieved great acclaim worldwide with the publication by Random House of this series.  The first five books THE ALCHEMYST (2007), THE MAGICIAN (2008), THE SORCERESS (2009), THE NECROMANCER (2010) and THE WARLOCK (2011) have all made the New York Times Top Ten Bestseller list, and the sixth and final book in the series, THE ENCHANTRESS will be published in May 2012.  The series has become a global franchise, selling millions of copies in 37 countries since its debut in 2007.

“I am tremendously excited with Lawless Entertainment’s passion and enthusiasm for this series. I am delighted to continue my relationship with this exceptional team,” says Michael Scott.

“I am honored to continue our work with such a prolific author as Michael Scott,” says Cathy Malatesta, President of Lawless Entertainment.  “THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL is sure to be a tremendous success worldwide.”

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About Lawless Entertainment

Lawless Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based company that creates, co-produces, distributes and markets both animated and live-action programming throughout the world for both film and television that is headed up by President Cathy Malatesta.  Lawless works with content providers and has relationships with top film, television, home video, online and mobile distribution entities throughout the world.

For more info contact Sondra Contino at (949) 419-6156 or visit www.lawlessent.com.

About Michael Scott

New York Times Bestselling author Michael Scott is one of Ireland’s most successful and prolific writer’s with over one hundred titles to his credit, spanning a variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore.  He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in thirty-seven countries, in over twenty-five languages.

The highly anticipated sixth volume of the series, The Enchantress, will be published on May 22nd, 2012.

He is an authority on the folklore of the Celtic lands and is recognized as an expert on World Mythology.

Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and is featured in the Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000 most “significant Irish.”

He is an authority on the folklore of the Celtic lands and is recognized as an expert on World Mythology.

For more information on Michael Scott, please visit his website at: www.dillonscott.com.

For Management, please contact Barry Krost, Barry Krost Management, at 310-278-8161 or [email protected].