The brilliance of this saga continues unabated., 26 Mar 2001
After the all-change generation of the 1st book of the 1st volume, and from Fielding Gray's soujoun in the sappers, we rapidly discovered his forthcoming friends and enemies in very high places. Here in the 2nd volume of the continuing stories of Lancaster College in general, and the upper ranks of the publishing and ruling class in particular, the international friends and enemies of Major Grey all come in for the Simon Raven treatment, and the inventiveness and bitterness that he can convey is second to none. Simon Raven has struck gold and if readers keep digging, the rewards they will gain from Alms for Oblivion Vol II are immense.

The brilliance of this saga continues unabated., 26 Mar 2001
After the all-change generation of the 1st book of the 1st volume, and from Fielding Gray's soujoun in the sappers, we rapidly discovered his forthcoming friends and enemies in very high places. Here in the 2nd volume of the continuing stories of Lancaster College in general, and the upper ranks of the publishing and ruling class in particular, the international friends and enemies of Major Grey all come in for the Simon Raven treatment, and the inventiveness and bitterness that he can convey is second to none. Simon Raven has struck gold and if readers keep digging, the rewards they will gain from Alms for Oblivion Vol II are immense.

Intelligently written, 19 Oct 2008
This is a well written exploration of an upper class officer's seduction of a solider in a late 1950's army deployment in an African colony.
The perceptions of the army of the time are very believable and the novel is intelligently written in terms of characterisation.

The brilliance of this saga continues unabated., 26 Mar 2001
After the all-change generation of the 1st book of the 1st volume, and from Fielding Gray's soujoun in the sappers, we rapidly discovered his forthcoming friends and enemies in very high places. Here in the 2nd volume of the continuing stories of Lancaster College in general, and the upper ranks of the publishing and ruling class in particular, the international friends and enemies of Major Grey all come in for the Simon Raven treatment, and the inventiveness and bitterness that he can convey is second to none. Simon Raven has struck gold and if readers keep digging, the rewards they will gain from Alms for Oblivion Vol II are immense.

Intelligently written, 19 Oct 2008
This is a well written exploration of an upper class officer's seduction of a solider in a late 1950's army deployment in an African colony.
The perceptions of the army of the time are very believable and the novel is intelligently written in terms of characterisation.

Great ghost stories., 01 Nov 1998
As I would have expected from the author from Alms for Oblivion this book contains chillingly well-told and hauntingly memorable short stories. Be careful about reading them late at night!