As of 2023 he has twenty-five published books: thirteen solo novels (three in his InterstellarNet universe), six 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, The Grantville Gazette, and (until it ceased publication) Jim Baen's Universe.
[1] 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.