Sebastian Darke is the eponym

Eponym

An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...

ous hero of a series of children's novels written by British author Philip Caveney

Philip Caveney

Philip Caveney 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.-Sebastian Darke:The Sebastian Darke books are a fantasy series for children...

, the name deriving from a real person living in London.

The novels

• The first book of the Sebastian Darke 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 first published in the UK
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   in January 2007.
• The second book in the series, 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:...
  
  , was published in February 2008.
• A third book in the series, 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...
  
  , was published in 2009.

Spin-offs

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...

, a fantasy novel by Philip Caveney, is a spin-off in the Sebastian Darke series. The official Sebastian Darke website includes the first chapter, entitled The Great Migration.

External links

• SebastianDarke.co.uk Official Sebastian Darke site
• Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools on Philip Caveney's website
• Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates on Philip Caveney's website
• Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers on Philip Caveney's website