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The Survivors is Volume X of the novel sequence ''Alms for Oblivion'' by Simon Raven, published in 1976. It was the tenth and last novel to be published in The ''Alms for Oblivion'' sequence and is also the tenth novel chronologically. The story takes place in Venice in 1973. ==Characters, in the order of appearance== Captain Detterling – MP and former Captain. Partner of publisher Gregory Stern. Inherits the title of Lord Canteloupe after the death of his distant cousin. Appeared in Fielding Gray, Sound The Retreat, The Sabre Squadron, The Rich Pay Late, Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy, Come Like Shadows and Bring Forth The Body. Fielding Gray – Successful writer. Major or minor character in Fielding Gray, The Sabre Squadron, Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy, Places Where They Sing, Come Like Shadows, and Bring Forth The Body. Gregory Stern – Publisher for Fielding Gray and partner of Captain Detterling. Happily married to Isobel. Appeared in Fielding Gray, The Rich Pay Late, Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy, Places Where They Sing and Come Like Shadows. Isobel Stern – Wife of Gregory Stern and the mentally insane Patricia Llewyllyn. Appeared in Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy and Places Where They Sing. Lord Canteloupe – Minister of Commerce. Loves food, drink and sex. Dies by his desk and is succeeded by Peter Morrison (as minister) and Captain Detterling (as lord). Appeared in Sound The Retreat, The Sabre Squadron, Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy, Places Where They Sing and Come Like Shadows. Peter Morrison – New minister of commerce at the death of Lord Canteloupe. A major character in Fielding Gray, Sound The Retreat, The Rich Pay Late and Friends in Low Places. Carton Weir – MP and right-hand man of Lord Canteloupe. Stays put under Peter Morrison. Appeared in The Rich Pay Late, Friends in Low Places and The Judas Boy. 'Baby' (Tullia) Llewyllyn – 13-year-old daughter of Tom Llewyllyn. Very mature for her age. Has taken a liking to Captain Detterling. Appeared in Places Where They Sing and Bring Forth The Body. Tom Llewyllyn – Writer and Fellow of Lancaster College in the field of history. Appeared earlier in The Rich Pay Late, Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy, Places Where They Sing, Come Like Shadows and Bring Forth The Body. Daniel Mond – Mathematician and Fellow of Lancaster College. Dying. Protagonist of The Sabre Squadron and major character in Places Where They Sing. Max de Freville – Casino owner, businessman and much more. Appeared in The Rich Pay Late, Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy, Come Like Shadows and Bring Forth The Body. Stratis Lykiadopolous ("Lyki") – Casino owner, businessman and much more. Appeared in Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy and Come Like Shadows. Piero – A young sicilian. Friend of Lykiadopolous. Hugh Balliston – Franciscan friar. A major character in Places Where They Sing. Jude Holbrook – Businessman and former printer. Lives outside Venice with his old mother. Major character in The Rich Pay Late and appeared in Friends in Low Places. Leonard Percival – Former employee of secret intelligence ('Jermyn Street'). Becomes right-hand man of Captain Detterling. Appeared in The Sabre Squadron, The Judas Boy and Bring Forth The Body. Robert Constable – Provost of Lancaster College. Still a man of high moral standing. Appeared in Fielding Gray, The Sabre Squadron, The Rich Pay Late, Friends in Low Places, The Judas Boy, Places Where They Sing and Bring Forth The Body. Jacquiz Helmut – Fellow of Lancaster College in the field of history. The Sabre Squadron och Places Where They Sing. Balbo Blakeney – Fellow of Lancaster College in the field of biochemistry. Appeared in Places Where They Sing. Alfie Schroeder – Famous journalist. Appeared in The Sabre Squadron, The Rich Pay Late, Friends in Low Places and Places Where They Sing. Tom 'Corpy' Chead – Soldier. Once guardian of Daniel Mond for a week, in The Sabre Squadron. Basil Bunce – Soldier. Once guardian of Daniel Mond for a week, in The Sabre Squadron. Earl Restarick – American intelligence spook. Appeared in The Sabre Squadron, The Judas Boy and Come Like Shadows. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Survivors (Raven novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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