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3	Matthew Theron Ruff (born September 8, 1965) 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.
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5	Matt is definitely JustForFun/OneOfUs, 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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7	He has written, in chronological order:
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9	* ''Literature/FoolOnTheHill'' (1988) - his debut novel, inspired by his time in, and set at, Cornell University. A FantasyKitchenSink about a young writer caught between Greek gods, talking animals, the fair folk, and monkeys with typewriters.
10	* ''Literature/SewerGasAndElectric'': The Public Works Trilogy (1997) - a PostCyberPunk novel, according to Website/TheOtherWiki. Set in the near future after a pandemic has wiped out (nearly) all black people, it features mutant sharks in {{Absurdly Spacious Sewer}}s, androids, eco-pirates, and Creator/AynRand in a bottle.
11	* ''Literature/SetThisHouseInOrder: A Romance of Souls'' (2003) - Ruff's most well-known and critically acclaimed novel. Features numerous characters. In a way.
12	* ''Literature/BadMonkeys'' (2007) - a homage to Creator/PhilipKDick. Features a very UnreliableNarrator and one hell of a TwistEnding.
13	* ''Literature/TheMirage'' (2012) - in this AlternateHistory novel, set in a MirrorUniverse in which the United Arabian States fight UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror against western fundamentalism in the wake of the 11/9 attacks on the Bagdad Twin Towers.
14	* ''Literature/LovecraftCountry'' (2018) - a black man in 1950s America gets conscripted into the internal struggles of the American wizarding community.

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