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Alms for Oblivion Books in Order

Alms for Oblivion by Simon Raven contains 10 books, published between 1964 and 1976. The first book is The Rich Pay Late (1964) and the newest is The Survivors (1976). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1964–1976
Pages on record
1,990 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
33–50 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,990 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Alms for Oblivion is a historical sequence of 10 books by Simon Raven, published between 1964 and 1976. Catalogue subjects record the English upper class, the Second World War, and war and military fiction. The Rich Pay Late (1964) opens the run and The Survivors (1976) closes it, taking in Friends In Low Places (1965), The Sabre Squadron (1966), Fielding Gray (1967), The Judas Boy (1968), Places Where They Sing (1970), Sound The Retreat (1971), Come Like Shadows (1972) and Bring Forth the Body (1974). Catalogued editions run to a median of 224 pages.

How many Alms for Oblivion books are there?

Alms for Oblivion has 10 books, released between 1964 and 1976.

Alms for Oblivion Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Alms for Oblivion books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Rich Pay Late by Simon Raven, book 1 of the Alms for Oblivion series (1964)
  2. Cover of Friends In Low Places by Simon Raven, book 2 of the Alms for Oblivion series (1965)
  3. Cover of The Sabre Squadron by Simon Raven, book 3 of the Alms for Oblivion series (1966)
  4. Cover of Fielding Gray by Simon Raven, book 4 of the Alms for Oblivion series (1967)
  5. Cover of Come Like Shadows by Simon Raven, book 8 of the Alms for Oblivion series (1972)
  6. Cover of Bring Forth the Body by Simon Raven, book 9 of the Alms for Oblivion series (1974)
  7. Cover of The Survivors by Simon Raven, book 10 of the Alms for Oblivion series (1976)
  1. 1
    The Rich Pay Late1964 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964250
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  2. 2
    Friends In Low Places1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  3. 3
    The Sabre Squadron1966 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966218
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  4. 4
    Fielding Gray1967 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967176
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  5. 5
    The Judas Boy1968 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968157
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  6. 6
    Places Where They Sing1970 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970224
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  7. 7
    Sound The Retreat1971 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971206
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  8. 8
    Come Like Shadows1972 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972240
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  9. 9
    Bring Forth the Body1974 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974237
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  10. 10
    The Survivors1976 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976282
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Is there a chronological order for Alms for Oblivion?

No separate chronological order is on record for Alms for Oblivion, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Alms for Oblivion books in order?

You should read the Alms for Oblivion books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Alms for Oblivion book also stands alone.

Where to start with Alms for Oblivion

Start with The Rich Pay Late (1964), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alms for Oblivion book?

The Survivors (1976) is the newest Alms for Oblivion book released so far.

Is there a new Alms for Oblivion book coming?

No next Alms for Oblivion book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alms for Oblivion at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Alms for Oblivion title on record dates from 1976, 50 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Alms for Oblivion books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,990 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alms for Oblivion books, 5 of 10, were published in the 1970s.

What the Alms for Oblivion books are about

All 10 Alms for Oblivion books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: upper class is tagged on 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Simon Raven

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.