Pauli Kidd


Pauli Kidd, also known as Patpahootie, is an Australian writer of fantasy fiction.

Career

Before pursuing a career in writing Kidd had worked at Beam Software, an Australia-based game developer. She is credited as, among other things, the writer, director and lead designer of Nightshade, an action-adventure title for the NES. She is also credited as the lead designer for Shadowrun.
Kidd's first book, entitled Mus of Kerbridge, was released in 1995 and received a short-list nomination for the 1995 Aurealis Awards best fantasy novel. She has since released six more stand alone novels, written a two book series and has contributed to two of the Dungeons & Dragons novel series, Forgotten Realms: Nobles and Greyhawk. Her novel releases include White Plume Mountain, Descent into the Depths of the Earth, A Whisper of Wings, The Rats of Acomar, The Fangs of K'aath, Lilith, Petal Storm, Neue Europa, and the Petal Storm graphic novel series. Kidd also has written a non-fiction strategy guide based on the video game Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?, and has written two short stories which were published in Dragon Magazine.
Kidd lives in Perth, Australia.

Novels

''Effectuators''

''Fangs of K'aath''

  • Fangs of K'aath
  • ''Guardians of Light''

''Travellers''

  • Travellers Book 1: The Epsilon Queen
  • Travellers Book 2: The Ryakan Legacy
  • ''Travellers Book 3: The Kimtoa Bequest''

''Spirit Hunters''

  • Spirit Hunters Book 1: The Way of the Fox
  • Spirit Hunters Book 2: The Open Road
  • Spirit Hunters Book 3: Tails High
  • ''Spirit Hunters Book 4: Shadow of the Oni''

''GeneStorm''

''Infinite Seas''

  • Infinite Seas - Part One
  • ''Infinite Seas - Part Two''

Short fiction

Non-fiction