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ⓘ About Pat Cadigan
Pat Cadigan is a young adult fantasy, horror, and science fiction author from London. The author was born in New York even though she spent much of her childhood in Massachusetts. Before she became a bestselling author, she used to make a living writing greeting cards for Hallmark Cards Incorporated in Kansas City. Cadigan was diagnosed with an incurable and inoperable form of cancer known as recurrent endometrial cancer in 2014. At that time, the doctors gave her no more than two years but she surprised most people including her doctors. After palliative chemotherapy the following year, her doctors were forced to revise their diagnosis to give a more rosy picture. Having previously survived a case of severe anaphylactic shock, she believes she was put on earth to do great things.
All Book Series by Pat Cadigan
The Pool Guy / Memphis
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2004 Anthology · Jay Russell
Alien 3: The Lost Screenplay by William Gibson
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2021 Co-authored · William Gibson
Webcrash
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1998 Anthology · Stephen Baxter
The Web: 2028
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 1999 Co-authored · Stephen Baxter,Ken MacLeod,James Lovegrove,Eric Brown,Maggie Furey,Simon Spanton
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 1980 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Alan Dean Foster,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
Book 2 of 19 · published 1981 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own
Book 3 of 19 · published 1983 Co-authored · Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Joan D. Vinge,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mary Gentle,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!
Book 4 of 19 · published 1989 Anthology · Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen
Isaac Asimov's Aliens
Book 5 of 19 · published 1991 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Robots
Book 6 of 19 · published 1991 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite
Book 7 of 19 · published 1993 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford
Isaac Asimov's War
Book 8 of 19 · published 1993 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams
Book 9 of 19 · published 1994 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep
Book 10 of 19 · published 1995 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts
Book 11 of 19 · published 1995 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson
Isaac Asimov's Christmas
Book 12 of 19 · published 1997 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Camelot
Book 13 of 19 · published 1998 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason
Isaac Asimov's Detectives
Book 14 of 19 · published 1998 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves
Book 15 of 19 · published 1999 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Solar System
Book 16 of 19 · published 1999 Anthology · Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Utopias
Book 17 of 19 · published 2000 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Father Day
Book 18 of 19 · published 2001 Anthology · Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois
Isaac Asimov's Halloween
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2001 Anthology · Isaac Asimov
Solaris Rising 1.5
Book 2 of 3 · published 2012 Anthology · Paul Cornell,Tanith Lee,Mike Resnick,Aliette de Bodard,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Ian Whates,Gareth L. Powell,Sarah Lotz,Philip Vine
Solaris Rising 2
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013 Anthology · Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Paul Cornell,Liz Williams,James Lovegrove,Robert Reed,Eugie Foster,Nancy Kress,Nick Harkaway,Norman Spinrad,Vandana Singh,Kim Lakin-Smith,Ian Whates,Paul Cornell, Jr.,Kay Kenyon,Adrian Tchaikovsky,Martin Sketchley,Allan Steele
Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold
Book 9 of 70 · published 1988
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection
Book 10 of 70 · published 1989
The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection
Book 12 of 70 · published 1989
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection
Book 13 of 70 · published 1989
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1991
Book 14 of 70 · published 1991
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1992
Book 17 of 70 · published 1992
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection
Book 25 of 70 · published 1996
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
Book 34 of 70 · published 2005
Poe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
Book 38 of 70 · published 2008
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5
Book 47 of 70 · published 2011
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
Book 49 of 70 · published 2012
Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book 51 of 70 · published 2012
Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology
Book 53 of 70 · published 2013
Nightmare Magazine 25: October 2014. Women Destroy Horror! Special Issue
Book 58 of 70 · published 2014
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Pat Cadigan?
Pat Cadigan is a young adult fantasy, horror, and science fiction author from London. The author was born in New York even though she spent much of her childhood in Massachusetts. Before she became a bestselling author, she used to make a living writing greeting cards for Hallmark Cards Incorporated in Kansas City.
Which Pat Cadigan series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Web - 2028 series, the earliest of Pat Cadigan's multi-book series: it opens with Webcrash (1998) and runs to 7 books across 1998–1999, ending with The Web: 2028 (1999).
How many books has Pat Cadigan written?
Pat Cadigan has 131 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2025. 37 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being The Web - 2028 series with 7 books — and 94 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Pat Cadigan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Pat Cadigan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Web - 2028 (1998–1999, 7 books), Artificial Reality Division (2001–2005, 2 books) and The Twilight Zone (2004, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Pat Cadigan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Pat Cadigan's 131 books into 7 named series and 94 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Web - 2028 (7 books, 1998–1999); Alita: Battle Angel (2 books, 2018); Artificial Reality Division (2 books, 2001–2005); Jason X (2 books, 2005); The Twilight Zone (2 books, 2004), plus 2 further series.