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Best of Edward M. Lerner
Here are the gems! The gateway to the many worlds of Edward M. Lerner!
While you probably know Ed from his SF novels, including the InterstellarNet series and the epic Fleet of Worlds series with Larry Niven—Ed is also a prolific author of acclaimed short fiction. This collection showcases his finest and favorite shorter works.
Faced with the common question of which of his books should someone read first, he has carefully selected these stories to cover his wide range. Now he can answer, "This one!"
Alternate history. Parallel worlds. Future crime. Alien invasion. Alien castaways. Time travel. Quantum intelligence (just don't call him artificial). A (sort of) haunted robot. Deco punk. In this book, you'll find these—and more—together with Ed's reminiscences about each selection and its relationship to other stories, novels, and even series that span his writing career.
These are the best, as determined by awards, award nominations, and the selective tastes of eight top editors and choosy Analog readers.
Each excellent story stands alone—you won't need to have read anything prior—but you'll surely want to read more of Ed's books afterwards.
While you probably know Ed from his SF novels, including the InterstellarNet series and the epic Fleet of Worlds series with Larry Niven—Ed is also a prolific author of acclaimed short fiction. This collection showcases his finest and favorite shorter works.
Faced with the common question of which of his books should someone read first, he has carefully selected these stories to cover his wide range. Now he can answer, "This one!"
Alternate history. Parallel worlds. Future crime. Alien invasion. Alien castaways. Time travel. Quantum intelligence (just don't call him artificial). A (sort of) haunted robot. Deco punk. In this book, you'll find these—and more—together with Ed's reminiscences about each selection and its relationship to other stories, novels, and even series that span his writing career.
These are the best, as determined by awards, award nominations, and the selective tastes of eight top editors and choosy Analog readers.
Each excellent story stands alone—you won't need to have read anything prior—but you'll surely want to read more of Ed's books afterwards.
439 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 23, 2022
About the author
Edward M. Lerner
123 books58 followersI'm a physicist and computer scientist (among other things). After thirty years in industry, working at every level from individual technical contributor to senior vice president, I now write full-time. Mostly I write science fiction and techno-thrillers, now and again throwing in a straight science or technology article.
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June 29, 2022
I liked some of these sci fi stories
"Grandpa?" was an enjoyable time travel short story.
"A Stranger in Paradise" had the evocative ideas, eco-pheromones, biochemical stimulants of behavior, and retroviruses which drew me in. He mentioned biological imperatives which resonated with me as my non-fiction book Neural Almost Gate discusses their importance in our behavior.
"The Company Man" about an auditor visiting an asteroid mine and the devious tricks the company relied on to keep private their property had good potential, but Lerner had too many veers in his story line that were distracting rather than adding depth imo.
This book is on my sampled shelf. I read about a third of it.
"Grandpa?" was an enjoyable time travel short story.
"A Stranger in Paradise" had the evocative ideas, eco-pheromones, biochemical stimulants of behavior, and retroviruses which drew me in. He mentioned biological imperatives which resonated with me as my non-fiction book Neural Almost Gate discusses their importance in our behavior.
"The Company Man" about an auditor visiting an asteroid mine and the devious tricks the company relied on to keep private their property had good potential, but Lerner had too many veers in his story line that were distracting rather than adding depth imo.
This book is on my sampled shelf. I read about a third of it.
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