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''[[Fool On The Hill]]'' (1988) - his debut novel, inspired by his time (and set at) Cornell University. A [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] about a young writer caught between Greek gods, talking animals, the fair folk, and monkeys with typewriters.

''[[Sewer Gas ~~and~~ Electric ~~(Literature)~~|Sewer Gas and Electric]]'': The Public Works Trilogy (1997) - a [[Post Cyber Punk]] novel, according to [[The Other Wiki]]. Set in the near future after a pandemic has wiped out (nearly) all black people, it features mutant sharks in [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer|Absurdly Spacious Sewers]], androids, eco-pirates, and [[Ayn Rand]] in a bottle.

''[[Sewer, Gas & Electric|Sewer Gas and Electric]]'': The Public Works Trilogy (1997) - a [[Post Cyber Punk]] novel, according to [[The Other Wiki]]. Set in the near future after a pandemic has wiped out (nearly) all black people, it features mutant sharks in [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer|Absurdly Spacious Sewers]], androids, eco-pirates, and [[Ayn Rand]] in a bottle.

''[[Set This House in Order]]: A Romance of Souls'' (2003) - Ruff's most well-known and critically acclaimed novel. Features [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]. Sort of.

''[[Bad Monkeys]]'' (2007) - a homage to [[Philip K Dick]]. Features a very [[Unreliable Narrator]] and one hell of a [[Twist Ending]].

''[[Bad Monkeys]]'' (2007) - a homage to [[Philip K. Dick]]. Features a very [[Unreliable Narrator]] and one hell of a [[Twist Ending]].

''[[Literature/The Mirage|The Mirage]]'' (2012) - in this [[Alternate History]] novel, the United Arabian States fight [[The War On Terror]] against western fundamentalism in the wake of the 11/9 attacks on the Bagdad Twin Towers.

''[[Literature/The Mirage|The Mirage]]'' (2012) - in this [[Alternate History]] novel, the United Arabian States fight [[The War on Terror]] against western fundamentalism in the wake of the 11/9 attacks on the Bagdad Twin Towers.