Pat Cadigan
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Pat Cadigan (born 1953) is an American-born science fiction author, whose work is sometimes described as part of the cyberpunk movement, although she does not classify herself in that way.
She was born in Schenectady, New York, and grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. she was educated at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Kansas, graduating in 1975. Cadigan then went to work as a writer for Hallmark Cards. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cadigan edited the small press magazines Shayol and Chacal. She was first published in 1981; success as an author encouraged her to write full time from 1987. She emigrated to England in 1996.
She has won a number of awards, including the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1992 and 1995 for her novels Synners and Fools.
[edit] Novels
- Mindplayers (1987)
- Synners (1991)
- Fools (1992)
- Tea from an Empty Cup (1998)
- Dervish is Digital (2001)
- Cellular (2004) (novelisation of the movie Cellular)
- Jason X (2004) (novelisation of the movie Jason X)
- Jason X: The Experiment (2005)
[edit] Short-story collections
- Patterns (1989)
- Dirty Work (1993)
- Home By The Sea (1993)
- Letters From Home (1991)
One of her stories appeared in Rock On (1981).
