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
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Year
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1
Alita
2018
2
Iron City
2018
Artificial Reality Division Books
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Title
Year
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1
Dervish is Digital
2001
2
Tea From An Empty Cup
2005
Jason X Books
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Year
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1
Jason X
2005
2
The Experiment
2005
The Twilight Zone Books
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Title
Year
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1
Upgrade / Sensuous Cindy
2004
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
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Mindplayers
1987
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Synners
1991
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Home by the Sea
1992
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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)
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Year
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My Brother's Keeper
1988
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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
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Year
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Patterns
1991
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Dirty Work
1993
Non-Fiction Books
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Year
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1
Making of Lost in Space
1998
2
Resurrecting the Mummy
1999
The Web - 2028 Books
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Webcrash
1998
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Cydonia
1998
3
Spindrift
1998
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Computopia
1998
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Avatar
1998
6
Walkabout
1998
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The Web: 2028
1999
Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books
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Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction
1980
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Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
1981
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Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own
1983
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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
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Isaac Asimov's Utopias
2000
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Isaac Asimov's Father Day
2001
19
Isaac Asimov's Halloween
2001
Zombie Apocalypse! Books
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Year
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The Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback
2012
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Zombie Apocalypse! Horror Hospital
2014
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Zombie Apocalypse! Washington Deceased
2014
4
Zombie Apocalypse! End Game
2014
5
Zombie Apocalypse! Acapulcalypse Now
2015
Pat Cadigan Anthologies
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Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction
1980
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The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 4
1981
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Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
1981
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The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 24
1982
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Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own
1983
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Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
1985
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The Sixth Omni Book of Science Fiction
1985
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Mirrorshades
1986
9
The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction
1987
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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
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
1989
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The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction
1989
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Second Annual Collection
1989
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Third Annual Collection
1989
17
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
1990
18
Isaac Asimov's Aliens
1991
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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1991
1991
20
A Whisper of Blood
1991
21
Isaac Asimov's Robots
1991
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Storming the Reality Studio
1991
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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
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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
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Isaac Asimov's Camelot
1998
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Isaac Asimov's Detectives
1998
43
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9
1998
44
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves
1999
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Isaac Asimov's Solar System
1999
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Isaac Asimov's Utopias
2000
47
Isaac Asimov's Father Day
2001
48
Isaac Asimov's Halloween
2001
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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