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message 1: by Serpent (new)

Serpent of the Spire Heya, I don't know if any of you guys knew already, but Hogwarts is located in Scotland. So Harry Potter fits too.


message 2: by Tosha (new)

Tosha AngieLee, We need to digest this list.....more men in skirts, with accents.


message 3: by Nick (new)

Nick Wellings No Iain Banks? Crimny.


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads You could add Mr. Banks; it's easy to add books to lists. At the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."


message 5: by Danna (new)

Danna IS HARRY POTTER SET IN SCOTLAND? ISN'T IT LONDON/PARAELL-UNIVERSE??


message 6: by Elaine (new)

Elaine White Ðɑηηɑ wrote: "IS HARRY POTTER SET IN SCOTLAND? ISN'T IT LONDON/PARAELL-UNIVERSE??"

The Hogwarts Express goes across the Glenfinnan Viaduct, in Scotland. It is mentioned in the books.


message 7: by Marjorie (new)

Marjorie DeLuca Great list!!


message 8: by Bettie (new)

Bettie Evans Above @#269 is set in north wales


message 9: by Susana (new)

Susana The Evans books are set in Wales


message 10: by Lexie (new)

Lexie Conyngham I just read on another forum that Val McDermid, Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith are all Welsh ...


message 11: by Janey (new)

Janey M/Ðɑηηɑ wrote: "IS HARRY POTTER SET IN SCOTLAND? ISN'T IT LONDON/PARAELL-UNIVERSE??"

Elaine wrote: "Ðɑηηɑ wrote: "IS HARRY POTTER SET IN SCOTLAND? ISN'T IT LONDON/PARAELL-UNIVERSE??"

The Hogwarts Express goes across the Glenfinnan Viaduct, in Scotland. It is mentioned in the books."


"Hogwarts. It is the finest school of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the world and is run by the finest Headmaster Hogwarts has ever had, Albus Dumbledore. Logically it had to be set in a secluded place, and pretty soon I settled on Scotland in my mind." Fraser, L., An interview with J.K.Rowling, Mammoth, London, 2000. ISBN 0-7497-4394-8. pp 20–21.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Susana wrote: "The Evans books are set in Wales"

I have a feeling Scottish authors and Scottish settings got mixed up, as not all Scottish authors used Scottish settings for their work.


message 13: by Alicia (new)

Alicia Ellsworth The later Outlander books do not take place in Scotland. The Fiery Cross is entirely in America but not sure about the rest yet


message 14: by M. (new)

M. Blakelylaw Brian wrote: "Heya, I don't know if any of you guys knew already, but Hogwarts is located in Scotland. So Harry Potter fits too."

I wondered when I was just now going over the list. Was about to ask; then saw your comment. Thanks.


message 15: by Bloss ♡ (new)

Bloss ♡ Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope books are set in and around Newcastle, not Scotland, so they shouldn’t be on here. The Shetland series is Scotland.


message 16: by Margot (new)

Margot Portal Ian McEwan's books do not take place in Scotland.


message 17: by Liam (new)

Liam Ostermann Alexander Chee's novel Edinburgh is not set in Scotland and Chee is not Scottish - clearly whoever added the book hasn't even the synopsis.


message 18: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart Thanks for the heads up, Liam! I removed Edinburgh. You're right, looks like it takes place in Maine.


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