The fourth in the First Born of Egypt series has Lord Canteloupe wanting a satisfactory heir so that his dynasty may continue. Unfortunately, Lord Canteloupe is impotent and his existing heir, little Tully Sarum, is not of sound mind. His wife Theodosia is prepared to do her duty when a suitable partner is found. Finding the man and the occasion proves somewhat tricky however, and it is not until Lord Canteloupe goes up to Lord’s for the first match of the season that progress is made. ‘Raven’s unique vision of our times – classes battling, corruption raging, ideas flashing – is not only valid, but valuable. He spins webs of chance, intrigue and wit to ensnare civilised values and trap the truth’ – Mail on Sunday

New seed for old: A novel (The First-born of Egypt)

RAVEN, Simon

Frederick Muller

Raisley Conyngham, Classics teacher at a large school, exerts a powerful influence over Marius Stern, but his young pupil is no defenseless victim. Marius has a ruthless streak and an ability to sidestep tests and traps that are laid for him. Which is just as well because everybody is after something from him...

In the Image of God: The First Born of Egypt Vol VI

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Century Hutchinson (A Division of Random House Group)

Sound the retreat

Blond

The Old School A Study in the Oddities of the English Public School System

The old school: A study in the oddities of the English public school system

Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

This is the third volume in Simon Ravenâ€™s First Born of Egypt saga. The story opens with Lord Canteloupeâ€™s strange toast to â€˜absent friendsâ€™. His wife Baby has recently died and Canteloupe has been left her retarded son, Lord Sarum of Old Sarum. This child is not his, but has been conceived by Major Fielding Gray. In Italy there is an illegitimate child with a legitimate claim to the estate, whom Canteloupe wants silenced. The plot also sees young Marius Stern and his school friend, Tessa Malcolm, drawn into Milo Hedleyâ€™s schemes and into a dramatic finale orchestrated by Raisley Conyngham, Miloâ€™s teacher.

Before the cock crow: A novel (The First-born of Egypt)

Literary

Muller, Blond & White

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Friends in Low Places

HarperCollins, Publishers

Sabre Squadron

Judas Boy

This first volume in Simon Raven’s ‘First Born of Egypt’ saga opens with the christening of the Marquess Canteloupe’s son and heir, Sarum of Old Sarum. The ceremony, attended by the godparents and the real father, Fielding Gray, is not without drama. The christening introduces a bizarre cast of eccentric characters and complicated relationships. In Morning Star we meet the brilliant but troublesome teenager Marius Stern. Marius’ increasingly outrageous behaviour has him constantly on the verge of expulsion from prep school. When his parents are kidnapped, apparently without reason, events take a turn for the worse.

The Morning Star

Panther

Fielding Gray: A novel

Beaufort Books

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