
R.A. Lafferty
Author · 46 books
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty, published under the name R.A. Lafferty, was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit. He also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, a history book, and a number of novels that could be loosely called historical fiction.
Series
Books

Past Master
1968

Nine Hundred Grandmothers
1970

Apocalypses
1977

The Man Underneath
2016

Archipelago
1979

And Walk Now Gently Through the Fire & Other Science Fiction Stories
1972

Dream World
2016

The Weirdest World
2016

Frontiers 1
Tomorrow's Alternatives
1973

Annals of Klepsis
1983

American Science Fiction
Four Classic Novels 1968-1969 (LOA #322)
2019

The Reefs of Earth
1968

Fourth Mansions
1969

Aurelia
1982

R. A. Lafferty
Three Great Novels: Space Chantey, Fourth Mansions, Past Master
2018

Lafferty in Orbit
1991

Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas
2008

The Big Book of Modern Fantasy
2020

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy
1998

The Man with the Aura
2015

Arrive at Easterwine
The Autobiography of a Ktistec Machine
1971

Serpent's Egg
1987

Ringing Changes
1979

The Man Who Never Was
2021

Golden Gate and Other Stories
1982

Space Chantey
1968

Aloys
1961

Slow Tuesday Night
1965

The Devil is Dead
1971

The Best of R. A. Lafferty
2019

It's Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs
Essays and Speeches on Fantastic Literature
1984

Strange Doings
1973

Not to Mention Camels
1976

More Fantastic Stories
2009

The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
2010

Okla Hannali
1972

Sinbad
The Thirteenth Voyage
1989

Iron Tears
1992

The Man Who Made Models
2013

Through Elegant Eyes Stories of Austro and Men Who Know Everything
1983

The Six Fingers of Time
1960

The Fall of Rome
1971

The Man Who Walked Through Cracks
2019

East of Laughter
1988

Does Anyone Else Have Something Further to Add?
1974

Pity About Earth/Space Chantey
1968