What kind of hard SF do I write? Everything from near-future, Earth-centric techno-thrillers to far-future, far-flung interstellar epics. Edward M. Lerner centricearthepic Change image and share on social
Readers and viewers will differ about what's totally standalone, what's totally serially dependent, and what's merely enriched by reading/viewing in a particular order. Edward M. Lerner dependentdifferenrich Change image and share on social
I have to believe SF writers will continue to inspire the public to have faith in - to demand! - a future that is at least as big and bold as the past. Edward M. Lerner bigboldcontinue Change image and share on social
The medical nanobots in my novel 'Small Miracles' tap the energy sources that the patient's own body provides. That is, they can metabolize glycerol and glucose, just as the cells in our bodies do. Edward M. Lerner bodycellenergy Change image and share on social
One of the bedrock principles of physics is the conservation of energy. In this universe, energy can be neither created nor destroyed. Edward M. Lerner bedrockconservationcreate Change image and share on social
I'm a physicist and computer scientist by training. I worked in high tech for thirty years as everything from engineer to senior vice president - for many of those years, writing SF as a hobby - until, in 2004, I began writing full time. Edward M. Lerner begincomputerengineer share on social
Authors like reading. Go figure. So it's not surprising that we sometimes bog down in the research stage of new writing projects. Edward M. Lerner authorbogfigure Change image and share on social
The biggest fatal flaw in most fictional portrayals of nanotech - what sends those books arcing across the room - is ignoring that the nanobots need energy to do... anything. Edward M. Lerner arcebigbook Change image and share on social
Time travel offends our sense of cause and effect - but maybe the universe doesn't insist on cause and effect. Edward M. Lerner effectinsistoffend Change image and share on social
I like to think readers appreciate a well-drawn near-future as well as a well-drawn far-future. Edward M. Lerner drawfuturereader Change image and share on social
