Books by Pat Cadigan
Born: 1953Pat Cadigan Biography & Notes
Pat Cadigan (b. 1953) is a 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. She was first published in 1981, succcess 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.
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. She was first published in 1981, succcess 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.
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Cellular by Pat Cadigan, Larry Cohen ( 2004)
A young man who has just stolen a car receives a bizarre telephone call from a woman who claims that she has been kidnapped and desperately tries to enlist his help to free her. Original. (A New Line Cinema film, releasing June 2004, starring Kim Basinger & Chris Evans) (Suspense)
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Dervish Is Digital by Pat Cadigan ( 2001)
Detective Lieutenant Dore Konstantin, the heroine of Tea from an Empty, returns to pursue a variety of criminals and identity crime in Artificial Reality.
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Dirty Work Stories by Pat Cadigan ( 1993) |
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Fools by Pat Cadigan ( 1992)
When Marva, a Method actress, awakens in a hologram pool, carrying in her head the memory of a murder, she must think fast to find out whose life she is living and to elude the Escort Service assassins who are pursuing her. Original.
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Home by the Sea by Pat Cadigan, David R. Works ( 1992) |
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Jason X The Experiment by Pat Cadigan ( 2005)
Cryogenically frozen in the act of killing his final victim, the hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees is reawakened by science students in the distant future and once again goes on the rampage, this time enhanced by nanotechnology that has made him nearly indestructible. Original.
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Lost in Space Blueprint The Official Authorized by Pat Cadigan ( 1998)
...a poster-sized, full-color graphic illustration of one of the most fascinating pieces of high-tech hardware in the film--the "Jupiter 2"....it gives tech-hungry fans detailed specs of this exciting futuristic spacecraft and features cut-out views of the bridge, engineering, and other sections of the ship.
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The Making of Lost in Space by Pat Cadigan ( 1998)
The eagerly awaited modern remake of the TV classic Lost in Spaceis a star-studded special effects spectacular, featuring Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers and Heather Graham -- not to mention their cantankerous clanking colleague, the most expensive, most complicated (and most dangerous!) cinematic robot ever permitted to work with live actors.Award-winning SF author Pat Cadigan was on the set from start to finish -- poking, prying and prodding everyone from Director to Star to SFX Wizard to Grip. What she wanted was the inside storyof the of this extraordinary production; and what she got is all here, including:The weirdest, wildest wrap party ever!The set so huge that two studios had to be nailed togetherThe robot that cloned itself Intimate interviews with cast and crewDr. Smith's creepy new lookThe secret wedding of CGI and live action"Will makes new friends!"Three days in the City of the FutureTech notes: from Brazil to Alien to the RobinsonsMeet a table-hopper from Party of Five Inside the "Creature Shop"The Henson connectionFour actors in one bodyAnd much, much more!Visit Pad Cadigan's website at http://www.wmin.ac.uk/~fowlerc/patcadigan.html
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Mindplayers by Pat Cadigan ( 1991)
Caught experimenting with technologically induced psychosis, Alexandra Victoria Haas is given a choice between prison or becoming a pathosfinder.
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New Worlds by Eric Brown, Michael Moorcock, Peter F. Hamilton, Kim Newman, Garry Kilworth, Noel K. Hannan, Andrew Stephenson, Pat Cadigan, Graham Joyce, William Gibson, Brian Wilson Aldiss, Graham Charnock, Christine Manby ( 1997)
New Voices in SF lead us to New Worlds Michael Moorcock's legendary science-fiction magazine of the '60s is now the best anthology series of the '90s, winning critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. "The stories are powerful...well-worth buying". -- Orson Scott Card "The best ever...the range of fiction is impressive...". -- Norman Spinrad The first volume of White Wolfs series of New Worlds presents brilliant speculative fiction by award-winning authors and talented new authors -- including Brian Aldiss, Eric Brown, Pat Cadigan, Graham Charnock, Peter F. Hamilton, Noel K. Hannah, Graham Joyce, Garry Kilworth, Christine Manby, Michael Moorcock, Kim Newman, Andrew Stephenson, Howard Waldrop and Ian Watson. Where Legends are Made In the 1960s Britain's New Worlds magazine was the beginning of the New Wave in SF, a movement that grabbed hold in the United States through the works of writers such as Harlan Ellison and Roger Zelazny. It was in England, however, under the editorialship of Michael Moorcock, that new talents in science fiction like J.G. Ballard and Brian W. Aldiss could shine. New Worlds returns to transport readers with stories by both daring new voices and still-scintillating old ones.
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Patterns Stories by Pat Cadigan ( 1999)
Cadigan has established her reputation as one of the best short story writersin America and as one of the founders of the "cyberpunk" movement. "Patterns"features her best stories from the 1980s.
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Synners by Pat Cadigan ( 1999) |
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Twilight Zone Upgrade/Sensuous Cindy by Pat Cadigan ( 2004)
The novelization of two stories from the popular television series includes Upgrade, in which an overwhelmed mother escapes the turmoil of everyday life by fantasizing about the ideal family, only to awaken to find her real family has been replaced, and Sensuous Cindy, about a man who enjoys the seductive charms of a unique virtual reality program. Original. (A New Line Television series) (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
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The Ultimate Cyberpunk by ( 2002)
Exploring the interface between mind and machine, this collection of short fiction includes a wide range of cyberpunk stories by such renowned authors as Alfred Bester, Samuel R. Delany, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Rudy Rucker, Neal Stephenson, and Lewis Shiner, among others. Original.
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