Philip Caveney is a British children's author, best known for the Sebastian Darke

Sebastian Darke

Sebastian Darke is the eponymous hero of a series of children's novels written by British author Philip Caveney, the name deriving from a real person living in London.-The novels:...

 and Alec Devlin novels. He previously wrote a number of thrillers for adults.

Sebastian Darke

The Sebastian Darke

Sebastian Darke

Sebastian Darke is the eponymous hero of a series of children's novels written by British author Philip Caveney, the name deriving from a real person living in London.-The novels:...

books are a fantasy series for children. They recount the adventures of Sebastian Darke

Sebastian Darke

Sebastian Darke is the eponymous hero of a series of children's novels written by British author Philip Caveney, the name deriving from a real person living in London.-The novels:...

, a failed jester, and his companions: Max, a talking (and endlessly complaining) "buffalope" (a huge, shaggy beast of burden), and Captain Cornelius Drummel, a tiny but powerful warrior and leading exponent of the lethal Golmiran Death Leap.

The first book in the series, Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools

Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools

Sebastian Darke - Prince of Fools is a fantasy novel by Philip Caveney. It is the first book in the Sebastian Darke trilogy. The book was released on 4 January 2007.-Plot Summary:...

was published by Random House Children's Books

Random House

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 in 2007 and the second, Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates

Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates

Sebastian Darke - Prince of Pirates is a fantasy novel by Philip Caveney. It is the second book in the Sebastian Darke trilogy. The book was released 7 February 2008.-Overview:...

, in 2008. A third title, Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers

Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers

Sebastian Darke - Prince of Explorers is a fantasy novel by Philip Caveney. It is the third book in the Sebastian Darke trilogy. The story continues on from the previous, where Sebastian, Cornelius and Max are hired by a man called Thaddius Peel to explore the jungles of Mendip for a supposed...

, is planned as well as a spin-off recounting Max's life story, A Buffalope's Tale

A Buffalope's Tale

A Buffalope's Tale is a 2010 fantasy novel by Philip Caveney. It is a prequel to the Sebastian Darke series.-External links:*, the first chapter, titled "The Great Migration", is posted...

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Alec Devlin

Alec Devlin: The Eye of the Serpent was published in August 2008 and tells the tale of Alec Devlin, a young archaeologist

Archaeology

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 in 1920s Egypt

Egypt

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. The book is a classic adventure novel aimed at the 9+ age group. Further instalments are planned, starting with Alec Devlin: Empire of the Skull due in 2009.

Adult books

• 1978 The Sins of Rachel Ellis
• 1985 Tiger, Tiger
• 1985 The Tarantula Stone
• 1993 Speak No Evil
• 1993 Black Wolf
• 1994 Strip Jack Naked
• 1995 Skin Flicks
• 1994 Slayground
• 1996 Burn Down Easy
• 1996 Bad To The Bone
• 1997 1999
• 2000 Love Bites

Children's books

• 2007 Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools
  Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools
  Sebastian Darke - Prince of Fools is a fantasy novel by Philip Caveney. It is the first book in the Sebastian Darke trilogy. The book was released on 4 January 2007.-Plot Summary:...
  
  
• 2008 Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates
  Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates
  Sebastian Darke - Prince of Pirates is a fantasy novel by Philip Caveney. It is the second book in the Sebastian Darke trilogy. The book was released 7 February 2008.-Overview:...
  
  
• 2008 Alec Devlin: The Eye of the Serpent
• 2009 Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers
  Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers
  Sebastian Darke - Prince of Explorers is a fantasy novel by Philip Caveney. It is the third book in the Sebastian Darke trilogy. The story continues on from the previous, where Sebastian, Cornelius and Max are hired by a man called Thaddius Peel to explore the jungles of Mendip for a supposed...
  
  
• 2009 Alec Devlin: Empire of the Skull
• 2010 Alec Devlin: Maze of Death

External links

• Philip-Caveney.co.uk Official Philip Caveney site
• SebastianDarke.co.uk Official Sebastian Darke site
• Philip Caveney at House of Legends
• Philip Caveney at Random House Australia
• Chapter 1 of Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools Excerpt
• Prologue of Alec Devlin: The Eye of the Serpent Excerpt
• The Darke Ages Are Coming Philip Caveney's Sebastian Darke blog
• Introducing Alec Devlin Philip Caveney's Alec Devlin blog
• Interview with Caveney 3 Jan 2007 about 'Sebastian Darke': click link in left hand column
• Philip Caveney at Waterstones.com