Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human mind and technology. Her debut novel, Mindplayers, was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1988.

Early years

Cadigan was born in Schenectady, New York, and grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

In the 1960s Cadigan and a childhood friend "invented a whole secret life in which we were twins from the planet Venus", she told National Public Radio. "The Beatles "came to us for advice about their songs and how to deal with fame and other important matters." She goes on to say: "On occasion, they would ask us to use our highly developed shape-shifting ability to become them, and finish recording sessions and concert tours when they were too tired to go on themselves." The Venusian twins had other superpowers, that they would sometimes use to help out Superman, Wonder Woman and other heroes, she said.thumb|150px|Pat Cadigan in 2018

Health

In 2013, Cadigan announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer. She underwent surgery after an early diagnosis, suffered a relapse some years after, and recovered after extensive chemotherapy.

Bibliography

From the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.

Series

Deadpan Allie

  1. Mindplayers, (Bantam Spectra Aug. 1987)/(Gollancz Feb. 1988); revised and expanded from the following linked stories:
  2. "The Pathosfinder", (nv) The Berkley Showcase: New Writings in Science Fiction & Fantasy, ed. John Silbersack & Victoria Schochet, Berkley July 1981
  3. "Nearly Departed", (ss) Asimov's June 1983; read online
  4. "Variation on a Man", (ss) Omni Jan. 1984
  5. "Lunatic Bridge", (nv) The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra Books April 1987
  6. "Dirty Work", (nv) Blood Is Not Enough, ed. Ellen Datlow, Morrow 1989
  7. "A Lie for a Lie", (nv) Lethal Kisses, ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium Dec. 1996 {aka Wild Justice}

Dore Konstantin (TechnoCrime, Artificial Reality Division)

  1. Tea from an Empty Cup, (Tor Oct. 1998); loosely based on the following linked novellas:
  2. "Death in the Promised Land", (na) Omni Online March 1995 / Asimov’s Nov. 1995
  3. "Tea from an Empty Cup", (na) Omni Online Oct. 1995 / Black Mist and Other Japanese Futures, ed. Orson Scott Card & Keith Ferrell, DAW Dec. 1997
  4. Dervish is Digital, (Macmillan UK Oct. 2000) / (Tor July 2001)

Short fiction

Collections
Patterns (1989)
  • Introduction, Bruce Sterling
  • "Patterns", (ss) Omni Aug. 1987
  • "Eenie, Meenie, Ipsateenie", (ss) Shadows 6, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday 1983
  • "Vengeance Is Yours", (ss) Omni May 1983
  • "The Day the Martels Got the Cable", (ss) F&SF Dec. 1982
  • "Roadside Rescue", (ss) Omni July 1985
  • "Rock On", (ss) Light Years and Dark, ed. Michael Bishop, Berkley 1984
  • "Heal", (vi) Omni April 1988
  • "Another One Hits the Road", (nv) F&SF Jan. 1984
  • "My Brother's Keeper", (nv) Asimov's Jan. 1988
  • "Pretty Boy Crossover", (ss) Asimov's Jan. 1986
  • "Two", (nv) F&SF Jan. 1988
  • "Angel", (ss) Asimov's May 1987; read online
  • "It Was the Heat", (ss) Tropical Chills, ed. Tim Sullivan, Avon 1988
  • "The Power and the Passion", (ss)
Home by the Sea (1992)
  • Introduction, Mike Resnick
  • "Dirty Work", (nv) Blood Is Not Enough, ed. Ellen Datlow, Morrow 1989
  • "50 Ways to Improve Your Orgasm", (ss) Asimov's April 1992
  • "Dispatches from the Revolution", (nv) Asimov's July 1991; read online (Alternate Presidents ed. Mike Resnick)
  • "Home by the Sea", (nv) A Whisper of Blood, ed. Ellen Datlow, Morrow 1991; Read online
  • A Cadigan Bibliography, (bi)
Dirty Work (1993)
  • Introduction, Storm Constantine (in)
  • "Dirty Work", (nv) Blood Is Not Enough, ed. Ellen Datlow, Morrow 1989
  • "Second Comings—Reasonable Rates", (ss) F&SF Feb. 1981
  • "The Sorceress in Spite of Herself", (ss) Asimov's Dec. 1982
  • "50 Ways to Improve Your Orgasm", (ss) Asimov's April 1992
  • "Mother's Milt", (ss) OMNI Best Science Fiction Two, ed. Ellen Datlow, OMNI Books 1992
  • "True Faces", (nv) F&SF April 1992
  • "New Life for Old", (ss) Aladdin: Master of the Lamp, ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1992
  • "The Coming of the Doll", (ss) F&SF June 1981
  • "The Pond", (ss) Fears, ed. Charles L. Grant, Berkley 1983
  • "The Boys in the Rain", (ss) Twilight Zone June 1987
  • "In the Dark", (ss) When the Music's Over, ed. Lewis Shiner, Bantam Spectra 1991
  • "Johnny Come Home", (ss) Omni June 1991
  • "Naming Names", (nv) Narrow Houses, ed. Peter Crowther, Little Brown UK 1992
  • "A Deal with God", (nv) Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Unnameable Press 1992
  • "Dispatches from the Revolution", (nv) Asimov's July 1991; read online
  • "No Prisoners", (nv) Alternate Kennedys, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor 1992
  • "Home by the Sea", (nv) A Whisper of Blood, ed. Ellen Datlow, Morrow 1991; Read online
  • "Lost Girls", (ss)
Chapbooks
  • My Brother's Keeper, (Pulphouse July 1992); novelette, reprinted from Asimov's Jan. 1988
  • Chalk, (This is Horror Nov. 2013); novelette
  • The Web: Avatar, (Dolphin April 1999); novella

Novels

Stand-alone novels

  • Winner of the 1992 Arthur C. Clarke award
  • Winner of the 1995 Arthur C. Clarke award

Tie-ins

  • Lost in Space: Promised Land (HarperEntertainment April 1999/Thorndike Press July 1999; sequel to the film Lost in Space)
  • Upgrade & Sensuous Cindy (Black Flame April 2004; novelization of episodes from The Twilight Zone)
  • Cellular (Black Flame Aug. 2004; novelization of Cellular)
  • Jason X (Black Flame Feb. 2005; novelization of Jason X)
  • Jason X: The Experiment (Black Flame February 2005; sequel to Jason X)
  • Gemini Man (Titan Books, 2018; novelization of the film Gemini Man, credited as "Titan Books")
  • Alita: Battle Angel - Iron City (Titan Books, November 2018; prequel to the film Alita: Battle Angel)
  • Harley Quinn: Mad Love with Paul Dini, (Titan Books, November 2018, novelization the one-shot comic book)
  • Alita: Battle Angel — The Official Movie Novelization (Titan Books, February 2019; novelization of the film Alita: Battle Angel, Winner of the Scribe Award for Best Adapted Novel.)
  • Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay (Titan Books, August 2021; novelization of the unproduced screenplay by William Gibson, Scribe Award winner)
  • Ultraman: The Official Novelization (Titan Books, March 2023; novelization of the series Ultraman,Scribe Award Winner)
  • Ultraman: UltraSeven (Titan Books, July 2025; novelization of the series Ultraseven)

Tie-in nonfiction

  • The Making of Lost in Space (HarperPrism, May 1998; tie-in with Lost in Space film)
  • Resurrecting the Mummy: The Making of the Movie (Ebury Press June 1999; tie-in with 1999 The Mummy film)

References

  • Ceci N'est Pas Une Blog—Pat Cadigan on LiveJournal
  • Story behind Chalk by Pat Cadigan—Online Essay at Upcoming4.me

; Interviews

  • 1993 interview with Cadigan at The Hardcore
  • 2000 interview with Cadigan at SF Site
  • 2006 interview with Cadigan at SF Site
  • 2019 Interview with Cadigan" at Cyberpunks.com
  • "Step Outside: An Interview with Pat Cadigan" at SFsite.com
  • 2009 interview with Cadigan at The Hathor Legacy
  • 2010 video interview with Cadigan at Salon Futura
  • Driving through a Cloud with Pat Cadigan (interview) at Clarkesworld Magazine, January 2014