| Philip Caveney | |
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| Born | 1951 Prestatyn, North Wales |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable work(s) | Sebastian Darke trilogy |
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www.philip-caveney.co.uk |
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Philip Caveney (born 1951) is a British children's author, best known for the Sebastian Darke and Alec Devlin novels. He previously wrote a number of thrillers for adults.
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The Sebastian Darke books are a fantasy series for children. They recount the adventures of Sebastian Darke, 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 was published by Random House Children's Books in 2007 and the second, Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates, in 2008. A third title, Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers, is planned as well as a spin-off recounting Max's life story, A Buffalope's Tale.
Alec Devlin: The Eye of the Serpent was published in August 2008 and tells the tale of Alec Devlin, a young archaeologist in 1920s Egypt. 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.