Pat Cadigan

Pat Cadigan is a renowned science fiction author, who was born in New York but spent much of her childhood in Massachusetts. She is often referred to as one of the original cyberpunk writers, with her work exploring the relationship between the human mind and technology. Cadigan's first novel, Mindplayers, introduced the theme of making the human mind a real and explorable place, and her second novel, Synners, expanded upon this idea. Her writing has earned her numerous awards, including the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award twice, in 1992 for Synners and in 1995 for Fools.

Cadigan is currently living in London, England with her family. She has had a successful career as a writer, with her work spanning various genres including fantasy, horror, young adult, and nonfiction. In addition to her original novels, she has also written media tie-in work, such as the novelisation of William Gibson’s unproduced screenplay for what would have been the third Aliens movie. Cadigan is known for her unique storytelling style, which often blurs the line between reality and perception.

In recent years, Cadigan has been keeping a blog about her experiences as a cancer patient, providing dispatches from what she calls “Cancerland.” She has been open about her battle with an inoperable and incurable form of recurrent endometrial cancer, which she was diagnosed with in late 2014. Despite being given a grim prognosis, Cadigan has remained determined and has continued to write, keeping a positive attitude and finding humor in her experiences. She has been recognized for her resilience and her writing, winning the Scribe Award for Best Novelisation for Alita Battle Angel in 2020 and again in 2022 for Alien 3, the novelisation of William Gibson’s unproduced screenplay.
Alita: Battle Angel Books
# Title Year
1 Alita 2018
2 Iron City 2018
Artificial Reality Division Books
# Title Year
1 Dervish is Digital 2001
2 Tea From An Empty Cup 2005
Jason X Books
# Title Year
1 Jason X 2005
2 The Experiment 2005
The Twilight Zone Books
# Title Year
1 Upgrade / Sensuous Cindy 2004
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Mindplayers 1987
2 Synners 1991
3 Home by the Sea 1992
4 Fools 1992
5 Lost in Space 1999
6 Cellular 2004
7 Harley Quinn: Mad Love 2018
8 Gemini Man 2019
9 Ultraman 2023
Short Stories/Novellas (with William Gibson)
# Title Year
1 My Brother's Keeper 1988
2 Fool to Believe (in Asimov's) 1990
3 Dispatches from the Revolution (in Asimov's) 1991
4 True Faces (in F&SF) 1992
5 Death in the Promised Land 2012
6 The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi 2012
7 Chalk 2013
8 The Christmas Show 2013
9 AI and the Trolley Problem 2018
10 Alien 3: The Lost Screenplay by William Gibson 2021
Collections
# Title Year
1 Patterns 1991
2 Dirty Work 1993
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Making of Lost in Space 1998
2 Resurrecting the Mummy 1999
The Web - 2028 Books
# Title Year
1 Webcrash 1998
2 Cydonia 1998
3 Spindrift 1998
4 Computopia 1998
5 Avatar 1998
6 Walkabout 1998
7 The Web: 2028 1999
Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books
# Title Year
1 Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction 1980
2 Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far 1981
3 Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own 1983
4 Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! 1985
5 Isaac Asimov's Aliens 1991
6 Isaac Asimov's Robots 1991
7 Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite 1993
8 Isaac Asimov's War 1993
9 Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams 1994
10 Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep 1995
11 Isaac Asimov's Ghosts 1995
12 Isaac Asimov's Christmas 1997
13 Isaac Asimov's Camelot 1998
14 Isaac Asimov's Detectives 1998
15 Isaac Asimov's Werewolves 1999
16 Isaac Asimov's Solar System 1999
17 Isaac Asimov's Utopias 2000
18 Isaac Asimov's Father Day 2001
19 Isaac Asimov's Halloween 2001
Zombie Apocalypse! Books
# Title Year
1 The Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback 2012
2 Zombie Apocalypse! Horror Hospital 2014
3 Zombie Apocalypse! Washington Deceased 2014
4 Zombie Apocalypse! End Game 2014
5 Zombie Apocalypse! Acapulcalypse Now 2015
Pat Cadigan Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction 1980
2 The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 4 1981
3 Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far 1981
4 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 24 1982
5 Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own 1983
6 Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! 1985
7 The Sixth Omni Book of Science Fiction 1985
8 Mirrorshades 1986
9 The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction 1987
10 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1987 1987
11 Angel (in Asimov's) 1987
12 Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold 1988
13 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection 1989
14 The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction 1989
15 Second Annual Collection 1989
16 Third Annual Collection 1989
17 The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams 1990
18 Isaac Asimov's Aliens 1991
19 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1991 1991
20 A Whisper of Blood 1991
21 Isaac Asimov's Robots 1991
22 Storming the Reality Studio 1991
23 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1992 1992
24 Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992 1992
25 Fifth Annual Collection 1992
26 Omni Best Science Fiction Two 1992
27 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection 1993
28 Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite 1993
29 Omni Best Science Fiction Three 1993
30 Isaac Asimov's War 1993
31 Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams 1994
32 Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep 1995
33 Isaac Asimov's Ghosts 1995
34 Killing Me Softly 1995
35 New Worlds 1 1996
36 Paragons 1996
37 The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection 1996
38 Isaac Asimov's Vampires 1996
39 Dark Terrors 3 1997
40 Isaac Asimov's Christmas 1997
41 Isaac Asimov's Camelot 1998
42 Isaac Asimov's Detectives 1998
43 The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9 1998
44 Isaac Asimov's Werewolves 1999
45 Isaac Asimov's Solar System 1999
46 Isaac Asimov's Utopias 2000
47 Isaac Asimov's Father Day 2001
48 Isaac Asimov's Halloween 2001
49 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women 2001
50 The Ultimate Cyberpunk 2002
51 Live Without a Net 2003
52 The Mammoth Book of New Terror 2004
53 The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction 2006
54 Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition 2006
55 Rewired 2007
56 Poe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe 2008
57 Sideways In Crime 2008
58 Fast Forward 2 2008
59 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction 2010
60 Haunted Legends 2010
61 Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror 2010
62 Zombie Apocalypse! 2010
63 The End of the Line 2010
64 The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5 2011
65 Solaris Rising 2011
66 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection 2012
67 Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology 2013
68 Best New SF 26 2013
69 Handsome Devil: Stories of Sin and Seduction 2014
70 Fearful Symmetries 2014
71 Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox 2014
72 The Doll Collection 2015
73 Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories By Women 2015
74 Horrorology 2015
75 Women of Futures Past 2016
76 Bridging Infinity 2016
77 Blood Is Not Enough 2019
78 Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories 2019
79 Across the Universe 2019
80 Edited By 2020
81 Body Shocks 2021
82 Reports from the Deep End 2023