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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister
R A Lafferty: his fantasy has no resemblance to Tolkein in the slightest. Lafferty was predominantly a short story writer, but wrote a series of novels such as Fourth Mansions, and The Devil is Dead trilogy (which includes a sub-trilogy Melchisedech).
To get the flavour of his short stories, try Nine Hundred Grandmothers.
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Just expect to spend thousands of dollars buying up old editions of his work.
Every couple of years people make a big noise about reprinting his stuff but (aside from the occasional small run which sells out instantly) nothing ever happens.