 The arrangement lasted for over 30 years.Raven is remembered for his ten-novel sequence "Alms for Oblivion" and its baroque, supernatural sequels "The Roses of Picardie" and "September Castle"; as well as the exploratory early army novel dealing with homosexuality between officers and "other ranks", "The Feathers of Death".Several popular TV series, for which he wrote the scripts (including "The Pallisers" (1974) and "Edward & Mrs. Simpson" (1978)) are also occasionally recalled.