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...
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podcaster R. A. Lafferty (1914–2002), science fiction and fantasy writer Sam Lafferty (born 1995), American ice hockey player Stephen W. Lafferty (born 1949)...
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"Shattered Like a Glass Goblin" by Harlan Ellison "This Corruptible" by Jacob Transue "Animal" by Carol Emshwiller "One at a Time" by R. A. Lafferty "Passengers"...
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G.R.R.M. is an American author, television writer, and television producer. He is best known as the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song...
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Snyder (a poem) Part one: "Statements of desire" Bears Discover Fire, Terry Bisson In the Abode of the Snows, Pat Murphy Boomer Flats, R. A. Lafferty Part...
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List of fantasy story collections (section R)
R. A. Lafferty et al. Apocalypses (two novellas) by R. A. Lafferty The Avram Davidson Treasury by Avram Davidson The Back Door of History by R. A. Lafferty...
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Marcia Martin "Greenslaves", Frank Herbert "Encased in Ancient Rind", R. A. Lafferty "Occam's Scalpel", Theodore Sturgeon "The Spirit Who Bideth by Himself...
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"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (/ˈoʊməˌlɑːs/) is a 1973 short work of philosophical fiction by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. With deliberately...
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Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels. A work of fiction is considered a novel by the organization if it is 40,000 words or longer;...
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Past Master (novel) (category Works by R. A. Lafferty)
Past Master is a science fiction novel by American writer R. A. Lafferty, first published in 1968. The novel follows the attempt of a future Utopian society...
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Editorial, by Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker "The Cliff Climbers", by R. A. Lafferty "The Sound of Muzak", by Gardner R. Dozois "A Trip to the Head",...
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Samuel R. "Chip" Delany (/dəˈleɪni/, də-LAY-nee; born April 1, 1942) is an American writer and literary critic. His work includes fiction (especially...
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Great Horses" is a short story by R. A. Lafferty from Harlan Ellison's science fiction anthology Dangerous Visions. The story takes a broad view of the...
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novelette, and novella categories. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction", and "the best known literary award...
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established; the award was defined only as a work "of less than novel length" that was not published as a stand-alone book. In addition to the regular...
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Aurelia (novel) (category Works by R. A. Lafferty)
Aurelia is a novel by R. A. Lafferty published in 1982. Aurelia is a novel in which Aurelia is a 14-year old who goes to another world. Dave Langford...
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Serpent's Egg (novel) (category Works by R. A. Lafferty)
Serpent's Egg is a novel by R. A. Lafferty published in 1987. A gathering of young, intelligent beings, some humanoid, some not, is threatened by violence...
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List of short-story authors (section O–R)
(1777–1811) R. A. Lafferty (1914–2002) Geoffrey A. Landis (born 1955) Jhumpa Lahiri (born 1967) Lori L. Lake (born 1960) Helen Langworthy (1899–1991) Joe R. Lansdale...
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"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a post-apocalyptic short story by American writer Harlan Ellison. It was first published in the March 1967 issue...
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SF Masterworks is a series of science fiction novel reprints published by UK-based company Orion Publishing Group, a subsidiary of Hachette UK. The series...
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in End Zone depicted Teresa as a saint who eats from a human skull to remind herself of final things. R. A. Lafferty was strongly inspired by El Castillo...
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Neil Gaiman (redirect from God and a Half)
science fiction writer, R. A. Lafferty, requesting advice on becoming an author and including a Lafferty pastiche he had written. Lafferty sent Gaiman an encouraging...
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"'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" is a dystopian science fiction short story by American writer Harlan Ellison that was published in 1965. First...
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Gordon R. Dickson. Works by Gordon R. Dickson at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Gordon R. Dickson at the Internet Archive Works by Gordon R. Dickson...
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Readercon science fiction convention since 2002. Olaf Stapledon, 2001 R. A. Lafferty, 2002 Edgar Pangborn, 2003 Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore, 2004 Leigh...
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Dangerous Visions (redirect from Encounter with a Hick)
"Encounter with a Hick" by Jonathan Brand "From the Government Printing Office" by Kris Neville "Land of the Great Horses" by R. A. Lafferty "The Recognition"...
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co-winner of the 1973 Hugo Award for Best Short Story; it tied with R. A. Lafferty's "Eurema's Dam." Almost all of Kornbluth's solo SF stories have been...
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mentioned in the story "Among the Hairy Earthmen" by R. A. Lafferty, where it is depicted as one of a series of Renaissance battles provoked by extraterrestrial...
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Fourth Mansions (category Works by R. A. Lafferty)
Fourth Mansions is a science fiction novel by American author R. A. Lafferty, first published as an Ace Science Fiction Special in 1969. A UK hardcover was...
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heavy machine gunner at the Battle of the Bulge (The Space Merchants) R. A. Lafferty, 1st Sgt., United States Army Pacific Theatre (Fourth Mansions) Alistair...
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