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Simon Raven
(Simon Arthur Noël Raven)
(1927 - 2001)Simon Raven was born in London in 1927 and educated at Charterhouse and King's College Cambridge, where he read Classics. Afterwards he served in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. In 1957 he resigned his commission and turned to book reviewing. His first novel The Feathers of Death, brought instant recognition and his popular First Born of Egypt series encompasses seven volumes. His TV and radio plays, of which Royal Foundation is the best known, are classics. He also wrote the scripts for the Pallisers series and Edward and Mrs Simpson.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Alms for Oblivion
1. The Rich Pay Late (1964)
2. Friends in Low Places (1965)
3. Sabre Squadron (1966)
4. Fielding Gray (1967)
5. The Judas Boy (1968)
6. Places Where They Sing (1970)
7. Sound the Retreat (1971)
8. Come Like Shadows (1972)
9. Bring Forth the Body (1974)
10. The Survivors (1976)
1. The Rich Pay Late (1964)
2. Friends in Low Places (1965)
3. Sabre Squadron (1966)
4. Fielding Gray (1967)
5. The Judas Boy (1968)
6. Places Where They Sing (1970)
7. Sound the Retreat (1971)
8. Come Like Shadows (1972)
9. Bring Forth the Body (1974)
10. The Survivors (1976)
First Born of Egypt
1. Morning Star (1984)
2. The Face of the Waters (1985)
3. Before the Cock Crow (1986)
4. New Seed for Old (1987)
5. Blood of My Bone (1989)
6. In the Image of God (1990)
7. Troubadour (1992)
1. Morning Star (1984)
2. The Face of the Waters (1985)
3. Before the Cock Crow (1986)
4. New Seed for Old (1987)
5. Blood of My Bone (1989)
6. In the Image of God (1990)
7. Troubadour (1992)
Novels
Brother Cain (1959)
The Feathers of Death (1959)
Doctors Wear Scarlet (1960)
Close of Play (1962)
They Made Their Name (1968)
An Inch of Fortune (1980)
The Roses of Picardie (1980)
September Castle (1983)
Islands of Sorrow (1994)
The Feathers of Death (1959)
Doctors Wear Scarlet (1960)
Close of Play (1962)
They Made Their Name (1968)
An Inch of Fortune (1980)
The Roses of Picardie (1980)
September Castle (1983)
Islands of Sorrow (1994)
Collections
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Simon Raven
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Four (2020)
(Valancourt Book of Horror Stories, book 4)
edited by
Ryan Cagle and James D Jenkins
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Three (2018)
(Valancourt Book of Horror Stories, book 3)
edited by
Ryan Cagle and James D Jenkins
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