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> [What kind of hard SF do I write? Everything from near-future, Earth-centric techno-thrillers to far-future, far-flung interstellar epics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/what-kind-of-hard-sf-do-i-write-everything-from-near-future-earth/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

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## More by Edward M. Lerner

> [Time travel offends our sense of cause and effect - but maybe the universe doesn't insist on cause and effect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/time-travel-offends-our-sense-of-cause-and-effect-but-maybe-the/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [Some books are serials, not to be mistaken for anything else. 'The Two Towers,' for example, ought never to be read in isolation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/some-books-are-serials-not-to-be-mistaken-for-anything-else-the-two/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [“Examining the new assailants, the predator inferred something of vital importance: These creatures had been crafted specifically to attack it. The predator had no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/examining-the-new-assailants-the-predator-inferred-something-of-vital/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [Authors like reading. Go figure. So it's not surprising that we sometimes bog down in the research stage of new writing projects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/authors-like-reading-go-figure-so-it-s-not-surprising-that-we/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [In mainstream literature, a trope is a figure of speech: metaphor, simile, irony, or the like. Words used other than literally. In SF, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/in-mainstream-literature-a-trope-is-a-figure-of-speech-metaphor/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [I have to believe SF writers will continue to inspire the public to have faith in - to demand! - a future that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/i-have-to-believe-sf-writers-will-continue-to-inspire-the-public-to/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [Lots of science fiction deals with distant times and places. Intrepid prospectors in the Asteroid Belt. Interstellar epics. Galactic empires. Trips to the remote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/lots-of-science-fiction-deals-with-distant-times-and-places-intrepid/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [One doesn't just wander unvetted into someone else's epic interstellar future history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/one-doesn-t-just-wander-unvetted-into-someone-else-s-epic/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/readers-and-viewers-will-differ-about-what-s-totally-standalone-what/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [What SF author or fan isn't interested in human space travel? I've yet to meet one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/what-sf-author-or-fan-isn-t-interested-in-human-space-travel-i-ve-yet/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [The scope of what I have to say determines the length of what I write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/the-scope-of-what-i-have-to-say-determines-the-length-of-what-i-write/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [Science works as a way to make sense of life and the universe. Hard SF as my preferred fictional genre just feels natural.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/science-works-as-a-way-to-make-sense-of-life-and-the-universe-hard-sf/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [History buffs expect historical background in historical fiction. Mystery readers expect forensics and police procedure in crime fiction. Westerns - gasp - describe the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/history-buffs-expect-historical-background-in-historical-fiction/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [It would help if human experts agreed on the meaning of such basic terms as intelligence, consciousness, or awareness. They don't. It's hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/it-would-help-if-human-experts-agreed-on-the-meaning-of-such-basic/)

[Edward M. Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-m-lerner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-m-lerner/i-m-a-physicist-and-computer-scientist-by-training-i-worked-in-high/)

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