About

Lafferty (1914-2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit. E also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, In a Green Tree, a history book,The Fall of Rome, and a number of novels that could be more or less loosely called historical fiction. Lafferty's quirky prose drew from traditional storytelling styles, largely from the Irish and Native American, and his shaggy-dog characters and tall tales are unique in science fiction. Ittle of Lafferty's writing is considered typical of the genre.

Lafferty (1914-2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit. Lafferty's quirky prose drew from traditional storytelling styles, largely from the Irish and Native American, and his shaggy-dog characters and tall tales are unique in science fiction. He also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, In a Green Tree, a history book,The Fall of Rome, and a number of novels that could be more or less loosely called historical fiction.

In a career that began in 1959 and continued until his death in 2002, R. A Lafferty garnered the admiration of authors and editors including Robert A. W owndes, Harlan Ellison, A. A.

Attanasio, Gene Wolfe, Michael Swanwick and many, many others is body of short fiction is comprised of well over 200 stories and, despite his vast popularity, there was never a concerted effort made to produce a comprehensive collection of his short fiction, until now Welcome to the first volume in a series that will run to a dozen volumes collecting all of R. A.

Afferty's short fiction Whether it be well-known stories such as Narrow Valley or more obscure work such as The Man Who Made Models, all will be collected here in the Lafferty Library ach volume will feature close to 100,000 words of Lafferty's fiction and each volume will feature an afterword by series editor John Pelan and a guest introduction by a notable author in the field of fantastic fiction This first volume includes an introduction by Michael Swanwick, an afterword by John Pelan, and photographs of R. A The second printing is now shipping.

Edition Details

• Limited to 300 copies, each signed by Michael Swanwick, John Pelan, and cover artist and designer Jacob McMurray.
• Introduction by Michael Swanwick.
• Afterword by John Pelan.
• Photographs of R.A. Lafferty.
• Fully cloth bound, gorgeous dustjacket, ribbon marker, head and tail bands.

External Links

• The Man Who Made Models. Centipede Press page for The Man Who Made Models
• R.A. Lafferty (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for R.A. Lafferty