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R. A. Lafferty

Born: 7 November 1914

Died: 18 March 2002

Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914 – March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, Lafferty also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, a history book, and several novels of historical fiction. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._A._Lafferty)

Born: 7 November 1914

Died: 18 March 2002

Books by R. A. Lafferty (50 max)

Shadows

1978

Charles L. Grant, Charles L. (edited by) Grant, Avram Davidson, Ramsey Campbell, William Jon Watkins, Thomas F. Monteleone, R. A. Lafferty, Robert Bloch, Dennis Etchison, Raylyn Moore, Bill Pronzini, Michael Bishop, John Crowley, Stephen King

The Seventh Galaxy Reader

1964

Frederik Pohl, Algis Budrys, Ray Bradbury, Avram Davidson, Robert Bloch, Lester del Rey, Frederic Brown, R. A. Lafferty, Zenna Henderson, Cordwainer Smith, Judith Merril, Keith Laumer, Fritz Leiber, Margaret St. Clair, Damon Knight

Past master

1968

New dimensions 1: fourteen original science fiction stories

1971

Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin, Harlan Ellison, R. A. Lafferty, Thomas M. Disch, Edited by Robert Silverberg with stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Harlan Ellison , R.A. lafferty , Thomas M. disch and others

Masterpieces of fantasy and wonder

1993

David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, John M. Ford, Suzette Haden Elgin, Robin McKinley, Ursula K. Le Guin, Osbert Stiwell, Johannes Bobrowski, Anne McCaffrey, Rudy Rucker, Avram Davidson, Jack Finney, Margaret St. Clair, Murilo Rbiao, Harlan Ellison, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Patricia A. McKillip, Peter Beagle, J. G. Ballard, R. A. Lafferty, James Tiptree, Jr., E. T. A. Hoffmann, Graham Greene, John Brunner, Jack Vance

The Reefs of Earth

1968

Young extraterrestrials

1984

Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Keith Laumer, Lloyd Biggle Jr, Piers Anthony, Eric Frank Russell, Frank Belknap Long, R. A. Lafferty, Jesse F. Bone, Edward D. Hoch, Zenna Henderson, Murray Leinster, James E. Gunn

Nine Hundred Grandmothers

1970

The Devil is Dead

1971

Election day 2084: a science fiction anthology on the politics of the future

1984

Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Hebert, John Jakes, Frederik Pohl, Michael Shaara, Barry N. Malzberg, Randall Garrett, Christopher Anvil, Robert A. Heinlein, Ward Moore, Sam Sackett, R. A. Lafferty, Stanley Schmidt, Wyman Guin, Larry Eisenberg, Elma Wentz

The Fantasy Hall of Fame

2002

Robert Silverberg, H. L. Gold, L. Sprague De Camp, C. L. Moore, Jorge Luis Borges, Anthony Boucher, Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson, Robert A. Heinlein, James Blish, Jack Vance, Margaret St. Clair, Theodore Sturgeon, Avram Davidson, Poul Anderson, Robert Bloch, Fritz Leiber, Peter S. Beagle, J. G. Ballard, R. A. Lafferty, Philip K. Dick, Clifford D. Simak, Tanith Lee, Harlan Ellison, Gene Wolfe, Roger Zelazny, Lucius Shepard, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ted Chiang

Fourth Mansions

1969

The flame is green

1971

Arrive at Easterwine: the autobiography of a ktistec machine

1971

Does anyone else have something further to add?: Stories about secret places and mean men

1974

The Hugo winners, vol. 3.

1977

Isaac Asimov, Fritz Leiber, Theodore Sturgeon, Poul Anderson, Larry Niven, Ursula K. Le Guin, Frederik Pohl, Cyril M. Kornbluth, R. A. Lafferty, James Tiptree, Jr., Harlan Ellison, George R. R. Martin

Galaxy, thirty years of innovative science fiction

1980

Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Fritz Leiber, Damon Knight, William Tenn, Robert Sheckley, William Morrison, Jerome Bixby, Margaret St. Clair, Alan Arkin, Zenna Henderson, Cordwainer Smith, Judith Merril, Algis Budrys, Jim Harmon, Allan Danzig, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Larry Niven, James Tiptree, Jr., Theodore Sturgeon, R. A. Lafferty, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Cyril M. Kornbluth, John Varley, Alfred Bester, H. L. Gold, Genevieve Collins Linebarger

Speculations

1982

Isaac Asimov, Alice Laurance, Scott Baker, Alan Dean Foster, Phyllis Gotlieb, Zenna Henderson, Joe L. Hensley, R. A. Lafferty, William K. Carlson, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Roger Lovin, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg, Mack Reynolds, Joanna Russ, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, Gene Wolfe

It's down the slippery cellar stairs

1984

Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 23 (1961)

1991

Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Randall Garrett, Brian W. Aldiss, Poul Anderson, Jesse F. Bone, Anne McCaffrey, Arthur C. Clarke, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl, Jack Vance, Cordwainer Smith, R. A. Lafferty, Algis Budrys, T. R. Fehrenbach

The Hugo Winners: Volume 3, Book 2

1962

Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. Le Guin, Poul Anderson, Frederik Pohl, Cyril M. Kornbluth, R. A. Lafferty, James Tiptree, Jr., Harlan Ellison, George R. R. Martin, Larry Niven

Past Master

1968

The Reefs of Earth

1970

New dimensions II: eleven original science fiction stories

1972

Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Joanna Russ, James Tiptree, Jr., Barry N. Malzberg, Edward Bryant, R. A. Lafferty, Gardner R. Dozois, George Alec Effinger, Gordon Eklund, Miriam Allen De Ford

Orbit 10

1972

Damon Knight, Gene Wolfe, Carol Emshwiller, Edward Bryant, Alexei Panshin, Jack Dann, Gardner R. Dozois, Albert Teichner, George Alec Effinger, R. A. Lafferty, Richard E. Peck, Kate Wilhelm

Okla Hannali

1972

Arrive at Easterwine

1973

Not to mention camels: a science fiction fantasy

1976

The Annals of Klepsis

1983

Half a sky: the Coscuin chronicles, 1849-1854

1984

Ringing Changes

1984

More than Melchisedech

1984

My Heart Leaps Up (Chapters 3 and 4 Booklet Series No 26)

1987

Serpent's Egg

1987

Sindbad: the thirteenth voyage

1989

Sinbad: The Thirteenth Voyage

1989

Tales of midnight: more than Melchisedech

1992

Third Annual Best Fantasy Stories of the Year (Molded Vinyl Binding)

1992

Orson Scott Card, Martin H. Greenberg, Steve Rasnic Tem, John Morressy, Delia Sherman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Ian Watson, Terry Bisson, Susan Palwick, R. A. Lafferty

Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 24 (1962)

1992

Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, J. G. Ballard, James White, R. A. Lafferty, Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber, Mark Clifton, Theodore L. Thomas, Mack Reynolds, Harry Harrison, Theodore Sturgeon, Cordwainer Smith, Christopher Anvil, Gordon R. Dickson

More Fantastic Stories

2009

R. A. Lafferty, Clifford D. Simak, Frank Herbert, Andre Norton

The Six Fingers of Time by R. A. Lafferty, Science Fiction, Adventure

2011

Science Fiction Super Pack #1

2013

Philip K. Dick, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Jose Farmer, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, Jack Williamson, Alfred Bester, Frederik Pohl, Harry Harrison, Michael A Burstein, Carole McDonnell, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Warren Lapine, John Teehan, Nelson S. Bond, M. Turville Heitz, Edward J. McFadden III, Cynthia Ward, Jay O'Connell, Gerri Leen, Edmond Hamilton, Lou Antonelli, James S. Dorr, Poul Anderson, Ann Wilkes, William R. Eakin, Brenda W. Clough, C. L. Moore, Mack Reynolds, H. Beam Piper, Edgar Pangborn, Emil Petaja, R. A. Lafferty, Alan Edward Nourse, Walter M. Miller Jr., Leigh Brackett

Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #2

2016

Fritz Leiber, Philip K. Dick, Stanley R. Lee, Edgar Pangborn, R. A. Lafferty, Clifford D. Simak, James Stamers, Jim Harmon, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Ron Goulart, Wallace West, Algis Budrys, Con Blomberg, F. L. Wallace, Tom Purdom, Bill Doede, George Oliver Smith, Richard Sabia, Walter M. Miller Jr., Laurence Janifer, Herbert D. Kastle, Jack Sharkey, Richard R. Smith, Sydney Van Scyoc

Fantastic Stories Presents the Worlds of If Super Pack #1

2016

Philip K. Dick, Harry Harrison, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber, Keith Laumer, Mari Wolf, R. A. Lafferty, Alan Edward Nourse, Fontenay, Charles L., George H. Smith

Fantastic Stories Presents the Worlds of If Super Pack #2

2016

Kurt Vonnegut, R. A. Lafferty, Horace B. Fyfe, Lester del Rey, Frank M. Robinson, Jr. James McKimmey, Milton Lesser, Keith Laumer, Mark Clifton, Mari Wolf, Charles L. Fontenay, Kenneth O'Hara, Charles V. De Vet, Don Thompson, Lynn Venable, Winston Marks, Arnold Castle, Tom Godwin, Sam Merwin Jr., Kris Neville, Jr. Ed M. Clinton, M. C. Pease, Jim Harmon, Robert J. Shea, Frank W. Coggins, Albert Teichner, William Campbell Gault, Charles E. Fritch, Edward E. Smith, E. Everett Evans, Albert Hernhuter, Gene Hunter, Arthur G. Hill, Richard O. Lewis, John Sentry, Tom Leahy

Worlds of If: Super Pack #3

2017

H. B. Fyfe, Milton Lesser, Arthur Dekker Savage, August Derleth, Alan Edward Nourse, James Blish, Jr. James McKimmey, Keith Laumer, Mari Wolf, Boyd Ellanby, Alvin Heiner, Don Berry, Mack Reynolds, Kenneth O'Hara, Dave Dryfoos, Jim Harmon, Mark Clifton, R. A. Lafferty, R. R. Winterbotham, Richard Wilson, Alex Apostolides, Alfred Coppel, Frank M. Robinson, Ralph Sholto, Russell Burton, Robert Moore Williams, Charles Fontenay, Winston Marks, Jerome Bixby, Andersen Horne, L. Major Reynolds, Jesse F. Bone

One Hundred Stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

2020

Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Andre Norton, C. L. Moore, Alfred Bester, Frederik Pohl, Edgar Pangborn, Barbara Constant, Emil Petaja, Alan Edward Nourse, Therese Windser, Clark Ashton Smith, William F. Nolan, T. D. Hamm, Sonya Dorman, Robert E. Howard, Evelyn E. Smith, Robert F. Young, H. Beam Piper, Walter M. Miller Jr., Keith Laumer, Lilith Lorraine, R. A. Lafferty, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Fritz Leiber, Milton Lesser, Helen M. Urban, Jerome Bixby, Kurt Vonnegut, Charles L. Fontenay, Lester del Rey, Ann Warren Griffith, Frank W. Coggins, Harry Harrison, L. Taylor Hansen, Louis Trimble, Gordon R. Dickson, Helen Huber, Henry Kuttner, Miriam Allen deFord, Dorothy Quick, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson, Edgar Wallace, Algis Budrys, Robert Sheckley, Mari Wolf, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Frank M. Robinson, Richard Matheson, Anne Walker, James Blish, August Derleth, Rhoda Broughton, Frank Herbert, Tom Godwin, Edmond Hamilton, John D. MacDonald, Katherine MacLean, Judith Merril, Clifford D. Simak, Carl Jacobi, E. C. Tubb, Manly Wade Wellman, William Tenn, Lynn Venable, Florence Verbell Brown, Jack Williamson, Ben Bova, Philip José Farmer, Ron Goulart, Dean Ing, Laurence M. Janifer, Robert Silverberg, Hal Clement, Steve Rasnic Tem, Melanie Tem, L. Ron Hubbard, Mary Carlson, Annie Proulx, Ted White, Terry Carr

Best of R. A. Lafferty

2020

R. A. Lafferty Super Pack

2020

The Best of R. A. Lafferty

2021