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'''Matthew Theron Ruff''' is an American author of a small, but very diverse collection of novels. All of them feature (sometimes quite dark) humor and somewhat fantastic elements.
 
Matt is definitely [[One of Us]], as anyone who follows his blog can attest. [http://www.bymattruff.com His website] contains a lot of interesting and funny details about the creation of his works.
 
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He has written, inIn chronological order:
 
''[[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 & 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.
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''[[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.
 
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