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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books
  • First Book:
    December 1989
  • Latest Book:
    February 2023
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Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • From the author of Lovecraft Country: Myth and reality collide on a college campus “in a comic fantasy of wonderful energy, invention, and generosity of spirit” (Alison Lurie).   Stephen Titus George is a young writer-in-residence at Co...



  • As the world's wealthiest man, Harry Gant, erects a sky-high building, bizarre life forms wage a war in the city's ever-expanding sewer systems, led by Joan Fine, Gant's ex-wife, who is working incognito as a heroic commando. Tour....



  • A satire of a surreal technocratic future by the national-bestselling author of Lovecraft Country: “Dizzyingly readable” (Thomas Pynchon).   High above Manhattan, android and human steelworkers are constructing a new Tower of Babel...



  • “This story of a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder is a masterful blend of horror and romance” (Guardian, UK).Not long after Andy Gage was born, his stepfather subjected him to a level of torture and abuse that killing his soul -...



  • Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder. She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons--"Bad Monkeys" for short...



  • A mind-bending novel in which an alternate history of 9/11 and its aftermath uncovers startling truths about America and the Middle East 11/9/2001: Christian fundamentalists hijack four jetliners. They fly two into the Tigris & Euphrates World Tra...



  • Critically acclaimed cult novelist Matt Ruff makes visceral the terrors of life in Jim Crow America and its lingering effects in this brilliant and wondrous work of the imagination that melds historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror and...



  • The critically acclaimed author of Lovecraft Country returns with a thrilling and immersive virtual reality epic -- part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy -- that transports you to a world where identity is fluid and nothing can be taken at...



  • “Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.” -- Publishers WeeklyIn this thrilling adventure, a blend of enthralling historical fiction and fantastical horror, Matt Ruff returns to the world of...





Award-Winning Books by Matt Ruff

Bad Monkeys
2008 Alex Award -- Adult/For Young Adults
2008 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award -- Regional Book
2008 Washington State Book Award -- Fiction
Set This House in Order
2004 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award -- Regional Book
2004 Washington State Book Award -- Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Matt Ruff has published 9 books.

Matt Ruff does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Destroyer of Worlds, was published in February 2023.

The first book by Matt Ruff, Fool on the Hill, was published in December 1989.

No. Matt Ruff does not write books in series.