Edward M. Lerner

Edward M. Lerner
Born	1949 (age 74–75) United States
Occupation	Writer, novelist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Period	1991 – present
Genre	Science fiction, techno-thriller, popular science, hard science fiction
Notable awards	Canopus Award (2015)
Website
edwardmlerner.com

Edward M. Lerner (born 1949) is an American author of science fiction, techno-thrillers, and popular science.

As of 2019 he has twenty published books: ten solo novels (three in his InterstellarNet universe), four collections, five novels co-authored with Larry Niven in the Known Space universe, and one popular-science book. The majority of Lerner's shorter works were originally published in Analog and (until it ceased publication) in Jim Baen's Universe.

His 2001 short story "Grandpa?" was made into a short film, The Grandfather Paradox, and shown at the 2006 Balticon Science Fiction convention where it won the Best Film Award. It was also a semi-finalist at the 2006 Science Fiction Short Film Festival.

Biography

For over thirty years Edward M. Lerner worked in the aerospace and information technology industries while writing science fiction part-time. He held positions at numerous companies such as Bell Labs, Hughes Aircraft, Honeywell, and Northrop Grumman. In February 2004, after receiving a book deal for Moonstruck, he decided to write science fiction full-time.

Recognition

Lerner's novel InterstellarNet: Enigma won the inaugural (2015) Canopus Award for long-form fiction (i.e., novels) "honoring excellence in interstellar writing." He also won the annual "Anlab" (Analog Readers Poll) for nonfiction in 2013, for "Faster Than a Speeding Photon: The Why, Where, and (Perhaps the) How of Faster-Than-Light Technology" and for short story in 2018, for "Paradise Regained"," among his many Anlab nominations. His fiction has also been nominated for Locus, Prometheus, and Hugo awards.

Bibliography

Novels

• Probe, 1991, ISBN 978-0595011391.
• Moonstruck, 2005, ISBN 978-0743498852.
• Fools' Experiments, 2008, ISBN 0765319012.
• Small Miracles, 2009, ISBN 978-0765320940.
• Energized, 2012, ISBN 978-0765328496.
• Dark Secret, 2016, ISBN 978-1612423227.
• The Company Man, 2019, ISBN 978-1948818537 (novelization of four stories previously published in the Grantville Gazette).

Fleet of Worlds series (with Larry Niven)

• Fleet of Worlds, 2007, ISBN 978-0765318251.
• Juggler of Worlds, 2008, ISBN 978-0765318268.
• Destroyer of Worlds, 2009, ISBN 978-0765322050.
• Betrayer of Worlds, 2010, ISBN 978-0765326089.
• Fate of Worlds, 2012, ISBN 978-0765331007.

InterstellarNet series

• InterstellarNet: Origins, 2010, ISBN 978-0981848747.
• InterstellarNet: New Order, 2010, ISBN 978-0981848754.
• InterstellarNet: Enigma, 2015, ISBN 978-1936771646.

Short fiction

Collections

• Creative Destruction, published 2006, Wildside Press, ISBN 978-0809557479.
  • "The Day of the RFIDs"
  • "Survival Instinct"
  • "What a Piece of Work Is Man"
  • "By the Rules"
  • "Iniquitous Computing"
  • "Catch a Falling Star"
  • "Settlement"
  • "Creative Destruction"
• Countdown to Armageddon / A Stranger in Paradise, published 2010, Wildside Press, ISBN 978-1434406743.
• Frontiers of Space, Time, and Thought: Essays and Stories on The Big Questions, published 2012, FoxAcre Press, ISBN 978-1936771370.
• Muses & Musings: A Science Fiction Collection, published 2019, Phoenix Pick, ISBN 978-1612424408.

List of stories

Title	Year	First published	Reprinted/collected	Notes
The Matthews Conundrum	2013	Lerner, Edward M. (November 2013). "The Matthews Conundrum". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (11): 73–103. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |authormask= (help)		Novella; InterstellarNet
Championship b'tok	2014	Lerner, Edward M. (September 2014). "Championship b'tok". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (9): 80–103. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |authormask= (help)		Novelette; InterstellarNet

• "What a Piece of Work is Man". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. February 1991. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• "Unplanned-for Flying Object". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. September 1994. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• "Settlement", Analog, January 2001.
• "Grandpa?", Analog, July/August 2001.
• "Presence of Mind", Analog, February 2002.
• "Iniquitous Computing", Analog, July/August 2002. Also contained in the collection Creative Destruction.
• "Survival Instinct", Analog, October/November 2002. Also contained in the collection Creative Destruction. This story is a sequel to Presence of Mind.
• "By the Rules", Analog, June 2003.
• "A Matter of Perspective", Artemis, Winter 2003.
• "Moonstruck", Analog, September – December 2003. Published in book form in 2005.
• "The Day of the RFIDs", Future Washington (2005).
• "Great Minds", Jim Baen's Universe, October 2006.
• "RSVP", Darker Matter, March 2007.
• "Chance of Storms", Jim Baen's Universe, April 2007.
• "Copywrong", Darker Matter, June 2007.
• "At the Watering Hole", Jim Baen's Universe, August 2007.
• "Countdown to Armageddon", Jim Baen's Universe, October 2007 through October 2008. Published in book form in 2010.
• "Inside the Box", Asimov's, February 2008.
• "The Night of the RFIDs", Analog, May 2008.
• "Where Credit is Due". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 128 (10): 74–75. October 2008.
• "Small Business". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 129 (1&2): 84–95. January–February 2009.
• "No GUTs, No Glory", Jim Baen’s Universe, August, 2009.
• "A Time for Heroes". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (6): 73–77. June 2010.
• "Blessed Are the Bleak", Analog, April 2011.
• "Energized", Analog, June – October 2011. Published in book form in 2012.
• "Unplanned Obsolescence". Probability Zero. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (1&2): 104–105. January–February 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• "Time out". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (1&2): 152–179. January–February 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• "Dark Secret – part I of IV". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (4): 8–38. April 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help) Published in book form (all four parts) in 2016.
• "Dark Secret – part II of IV". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (5): 66–103. May 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• "Dark Secret – part III of IV". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (6): 72–104. June 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• "Dark Secret – part IV of IV". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (7&8): 158–184. July–August 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• "Tour de Force", Impossible Futures (2013).
• "There's an App for That", Sci Phi Journal, July 2015.
• "I Clink, Therefore I Am", Sci Phi Journal, November 2015.
• "Judy Garland Saves the World (And I Don’t Mean Oz)", Deco Punk (2015).
• "Soap Opera", Analog, April 2016.
• "Turing de Force", Science Fiction by Scientists (2016).
• "The Torchman's Tale", Galaxy's Edge, January 2017.
• "Nothing to Lose?", Galaxy's Edge, May 2017.
• "A Visit to the Network Control Center", Sci Phi Journal, May 2017.
• "Too Deep Thought", Galaxy's Edge, July 2017.
• "My Fifth and Most Exotic Voyage", Analog, September/October 2017.
• "The Pilgrimage", Analog, November/December 2017.
• "Harry and the Lewises", Analog, September/October 2018.
• "Clockwork Cataclysm", Analog, January/February 2019.
• "I've Got the World on a String", Galaxy's Edge, January 2019.

InterstellarNet stories

(Following are the original short-fiction and serial appearances; see above for subsequent novelizations.)

• "The Science Behind the Story: InterstellarNet", non-fiction piece.
• "Dangling Conversations", Analog, November 2000.
• "Creative Destruction", Analog, March 2001. Also included in the collection Creative Destruction.
• "Hostile Takeover", Analog, May 2001.
• "Strange Bedfellows", Artemis, Science and Fiction for a Space-Faring Age, Winter 2001.
• "A New Order of Things", Analog, May–September 2006.
• "Calculating Minds", Jim Baen's Universe, April 2009.

Company Man stories

• "The Company Man", Grantville Gazette (Universe Annex), May 2017.
• "The Company Dick", Grantville Gazette (Universe Annex), September 2017.
• "The Company Mole", Grantville Gazette (Universe Annex), November 2018 thru January 2019.
• "The Company Bane", Grantville Gazette (Universe Annex), March 2019 thru May 2019.

Paradise stories

• "A Stranger in Paradise", Jim Baen's Universe, February 2007.
• "Paradise Regained", Analog, January/February 2017.
• "The Gates of Paradise", Analog, May/June 2019.
• "Paradise Unbound", Analog, September/October 2019.

AI PI stories

• "A Case of Identity", Analog, December 2015.
• "The Satellites of Damocles", Future Science Fiction Digest, June 2019.
• "The Adventure of the Meat Interpreter", Grantville Gazette, January 2020.

Non-fiction

Books

• Trope-ing the Light Fantastic: The Science Behind the Fiction, 2018, ISBN 978-1612424019.

Articles

• "Beyond This Point Be RFIDs", Analog, September 2007.
• "The Old Gray Goo, It Ain't What It Used To Be", The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Fall 2007.
• "Follow the Nanobrick Road", Analog, September 2008.
• "Rock! Bye-Bye, Baby", Analog, November 2009.
• "Say, What? Ruminations about Language, Communications, and Science Fiction", Analog, March 2011.
• "Lost in Space? Follow the Money", Analog, October 2011.
• "Faster than a Speeding Photon", Analog, January/February 2012.
• "Alien Aliens: Beyond Rubber Suits", Analog, April 2013.
• Lerner, Edward M. (May 2013). "Victory lapse". Guest Editorial. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (5): 4–7. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• Lerner, Edward M. (October 2013). "Alien worlds: not in Kansas any more". Science Fact. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (10): 23–32. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
• Lerner, Edward M. (December 2013). "Hacked off". Guest Editorial. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (12): 4–7, 104. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Lerner, Edward M. (April 2014). "Alien dimensions : the universe next door". Science Fact. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (4): 24–30. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Lerner, Edward M. (May 2014). "Are we there yet?". Guest Editorial. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (5): 4–7. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Lerner, Edward M. (June 2014). "Alternate abilities : the paranormal". Science Fact. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (6): 19–28. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• "Alien AWOLs: The Great Silence", Analog, October 2014.
• "Alien Altercations: Star (Spanning) Wars", Analog, July/August 2015.
• "Alien Adventures: Rising to the Challenge", Analog, October 2015.
• "Human 2.0: Being All We Can Be (Part I)", Analog, January/February 2016.
• "Human 2.0: Being All We Can Be (Part II)", Analog, March 2016.
• "A Certain Uncertainty", Analog, April 2016.
• Lerner, Edward M. (May 2016). "The Dread Question". Guest Editorial. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (5). {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• "Here We Go Loopedy Loop: A Brief History of Time Travel (Part I)", Analog, May 2016.
• "Here We Go Loopedy Loop: A Brief History of Time Travel (Part II)", Analog, June 2016.
• "A Mind of Its Own (Part I)", Analog, September 2016.
• "A Mind of Its Own (Part II)", Analog, October 2016.
• Lerner, Edward M. (November–December 2018). "Dystopic? Or Myopic?". Guest Editorial. Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 138 (11–12): 4–7. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)

External links

• Official website
• Edward M. Lerner's page at Macmillan.com
• Bibliography at SciFan
• Edward M. Lerner at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• SF and Nonsense Edward M. Lerner's weblog