Books with author Philip Rahv

Sailing-mad Jonny Wild is so sure he sees a face on the forbidden island he crashes into another boat, sailed by rich-kid Will. Despite the shaky start, the two boys become firm friends and team up with Will's cousin Louisa to get to the bottom of the mystery of the face.An unexpected visit to the island leads to them meeting up with an American boy, Eric, whose father has been kidnapped from the derelict house the boy has inherited with the island. The mystery deepens as the four children follow clues in an attempt to find and rescue the missing man, dealing with dangerous criminals as they go.This exciting adventure is a sort of modern day Enid Blyton or Arthur Ransome tale, which will appeal to children (and adults) of all ages.

Death stalks Seth MacGregor's clan in their otherworld exile. Kate NicNiven is close to ultimate victory, and she is determined that nothing will keep her from it. Not even the thing that took her soul: the horror that lurks in the sea caves. But Kate still needs Seth's son Rory, and his power over the Veil. And she'll go to any lengths to get him. Seth's own soul is rotting from the wound inflicted by Kate, and survival for his loved ones seems all he can hope for. But might a mortal threat to his brother's daughter force him to return to his own world to challenge Kate? And will Rory go with him? Because Rory suspects there's a darkness trapped in the Veil, a darkness that wants to get out. But only one Sithe knows how near it is to getting its way: Seth's bound lover, the witch Finn. Nobody gets forever. But some are willing to try...From critically acclaimed author Gillian Philip, Icefall is the final installment in the Rebel Angels series.

It's tough being the foretold savior of your race. Rory MacGregor, kept a virtual prisoner in his own father's dun and hunted by the Sithe queen, needs a break now and then―and what better fun than tearing the Veil no one else can tear and escaping to the Otherworld? In that dangerous Otherworld, Hannah Falconer is as trapped by circumstance as the strange wild Sithe boy whose horse nearly kills her. When Rory tricks her into crossing the Veil and entering his world, she's sure it can't be any worse than her usual home life.Meanwhile, Seth MacGregor is fighting to keep his clan safe from the malevolent queen Kate. When an attack comes after years of stalemate, he is shocked to discover who is leading it...and who else is conspiring against him.Wolfsbane, the third novel in Gillian Philip's Rebel Angels series is enthralling and suspenseful, with a range of characters appealing to every age.