Jack Cady (1932–2004)
Author of The Off Season
About the Author
Jack Cady was born in Ohio and raised in Indiana and Kentucky. He has worked a wide variety of jobs throughout the country, including stints as a tree high climber, an auctioneer, a long truck driver, and has spent time in the Coast Guard. He has held teaching positions at the University of show more Washington, Clarion College, Knox College, the University of Alaska at Sitka, and Pacific Lutheran University show less
Works by Jack Cady
Fog 2 copies
By Reason Of Darkness 2 copies
The Souls Of Drowning Mountain 2 copies
Tinker [short story] 2 copies
Jeremiah 2 copies
Reason Of Darkness 1 copy
The Twenty-Pound Canary 1 copy
Weird Row 1 copy
Kilroy Was Here 1 copy
Associated Works
Nebula Awards 29: SFWA's Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year (Nebula Awards Showcase) (1995) — Contributor — 55 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2000, Vol. 99, No. 3 (2000) — Contributor — 17 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Cady, Jack Andrew
- Other names
- Cady, Jack
Cady, Jack A.
Franklin, Pat (pseudonym) - Birthdate
- 1932-03-20
- Date of death
- 2004-01-14
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Place of death
- Port Townsend, Washington, USA
- Places of residence
- Port Townsend, Washington, USA
- Education
- University of Louisville (1961)
- Occupations
- truck driver
auctioneer
tree climber
sailor
professor (University of Washington, Pacific Lutheran University)
landscaper - Relationships
- Orlock, Carol (wife)
- Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Members
Reviews
Lists
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 38
- Also by
- 24
- Members
- 440
- Popularity
- #55,641
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 56
- Languages
- 2
- Favorited
- 1
The Well, Jack Cady's debut, presents a problem for readers and reviewers alike. Firstly, despite the lurid illustrations on both the hardcover and paperback editions (and the tagline "If you do not believe in evil...you will not know when it takes you"), it's not a horror novel: it's a psychological drama with some of the superficial trappings of a horror novel. That's perfectly fine as long as you know what you're getting into, but a little irksome when you've been led to expect something else. Secondly, it's monotonous: there are, essentially, just two characters (one of whom abruptly disappears from the story without ever being fully developed, only to be dredged up again a page shy of the ending) and a single major setting. Finally, Cady too often sacrifices clarity to indulge in an oblique, circuitous style which seems to have no function apart from filling up space.
On the plus side, Cady's work is characterized by a seriousness of tone and purpose that one rarely encounters in popular fiction; he was writing about difficult, weighty matters and treated them with the proper gravity. The Well is a disjointed effort, but because Cady was so thoughtful and intelligent (and also, perhaps, because I relate to the central character's need to confront his family's singularly dark history), I have a soft spot for it. Two and a half stars.… (more)