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Philip Caveney (born 1951) is a British children's author, best known for the Sebastian Darke, Alec Devlin and "Movie Maniacs" novels. He previously wrote a number of thrillers for adults. He was born in Prestatyn, North Wales but for many years lived in Stockport and co-ordinated the Manchester Writers' Workshop for over twenty five years, before moving to Edinburgh.^[1][2]

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 was published in 2009 and in 2010, there was a spin-off recounting Max's life story, A Buffalope's Tale. The final part of the story, '[Sebastian Darke: Prince of Spies, was published in 2012.^[2]

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. The sequel Alec Devlin: Empire of the Skull was published in 2009 and the third and final adventure, Maze of Death, was published in 2010.

Night on Terror Island was published in 2011 by Red Fox Books and tells the story of Kip McCall, a young boy whose father owns a cinema, The Paramount Picture Palace. When mysterious new projectionist Mr. Lazarus comes to work at the cinema, he brings with him his own invention, The Lazarus Enigma, a device which can put people into movies. When you're in there, everything becomes real. The sequel, Spy Another Day, was published in 2012 and a third book, Space Blasters, was released in May 2013.

• 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
• 2014 Little Monsters

• 2007 Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools
• 2008 Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates
• 2008 Alec Devlin: The Eye of the Serpent
• 2009 Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers
• 2009 Alec Devlin: Empire of the Skull
• 2010 Alec Devlin: Maze of Death
• 2011 Night on Terror Island
• 2012 Sebastian Darke: Prince of Spies
• 2012 The Talent
• 2012 Spy Another Day
• 2012 Crow Boy (Crow Boy Trilogy)
• 2013 Watchers
• 2013 Animal Factory
• 2014 Seventeen Coffins (Crow Boy Trilogy)
• 2015 One for Sorrow (Crow Boy Trilogy)
• 2016 The Calling
• 2017 The Slithers

• Philip-Caveney.co.uk Official Philip Caveney site
• SebastianDarke.co.uk Official Sebastian Darke site
• Philip Caveney at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database