Lerner, Edward M
Entry updated 8 July 2024. Tagged: Author.
(1949- ) US scientist involved in aerospace and information technologies such as Bell Labs, and author who began publishing work of genre interest with "What a Piece of Work Is Man" in Analog for February 1991. This debut was followed later in the same year by his first novel, Probe (1991), a Technothriller in which an Alien Spaceship discovered in the Solar System seems to be establishing First Contact with humanity, but may be a hoax. Lerner then concentrated on short fiction for some years, much of this early work being assembled as Creative Destruction (coll 2006). After two further Near Future tales, Moonstruck (2005) – in which First Contact is again established, this time by Aliens who must work out humanity's eligibility for admission to the galaxy at large – and Fools' Experiment (2007) – in which an artificially evolved Computer-related "life"-form threatens civilization – he began to focus his energies on prequels to Larry Niven's main Known Space sequence, all written with Niven (whom see for details of Known Space): Fleet of Worlds (2007), Juggler of Worlds (2008), Destroyer of Worlds (2009), Betrayer of Worlds (2010) and Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld (2012). Further non-series novels and collections have also followed, the latter including The Best of Edward M. Lerner (coll 2022). [JC]
Edward M Lerner
born Chicago, Illinois: 22 June 1949
works
series
Tales of Known Space: Worlds
- Fleet of Worlds (New York: Tor, 2007) with Larry Niven [Tales of Known Space: Worlds: hb/Stephan Martinière]
- Juggler of Worlds (New York: Tor, 2008) with Larry Niven [Tales of Known Space: Worlds: hb/Stephan Martinière]
- Destroyer of Worlds (New York: Tor, 2009) with Larry Niven [Tales of Known Space: Worlds: hb/Stephan Martinière]
- Betrayer of Worlds (New York: Tor, 2010) with Larry Niven [Tales of Known Space: Worlds: hb/Stephan Martinière]
- Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld (New York: Tor, 2012) with Larry Niven [Tales of Known Space: Worlds: hb/Stephan Martinière]
InterstellarNet
- Origins (Takoma Park, Maryland: FoxAcre Press, 2010) [fixup: InterstellarNet: pb/]
- New Order (Takoma Park, Maryland: FoxAcre Press, 2010) [InterstellarNet: pb/N Taylor Blanchard]
- Enigma (Takoma Park, Maryland: FoxAcre Press, 2015) [InterstellarNet: pb/]
individual titles
- Probe (New York: Warner Books, 1991) [pb/Ben Perini]
- Moonstruck (New York: Baen Books, 2005) [hb/Doug Chaffee]
- Fools' Experiment (New York: Tor, 2008) [hb/Denis Chapouillie]
- Small Miracles (New York: Tor, 2009) [hb/]
- Countdown to Armageddon (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2010) [dos: bound with the coll A Stranger in Paradise below: pb/Michael Ransburg]
- Energized (New York: Tor, 2012) [hb/Stephan Martinière]
collections
- Creative Destruction (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2006) [coll: hb/Garry Nurrish]
- A Stranger in Paradise (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2010) [coll: dos: bound with Countdown to Armageddon above: pb/Peter Lecko]
- Frontiers of Space, Time, and Thought: Essays and Stories on The Big Questions (Takoma Park, Maryland: FoxAcre Press, 2012) [coll: pb/]
- A Time Foreclosed (Takoma Park, Maryland: FoxAcre Press, 2012) [coll: chap: pb/]
- Muses & Musings: A Science Fiction Collection (Rockville, Maryland: Arc Manor (Phoenix Pick), 2019) [coll: pb/]
- The Best of Edward M. Lerner (Golden, Colorado: ReAnimus Press, 2022) [coll: pb/Clay Hagebusch]
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