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
- Mus of Kerbridge
- The Council of Blades
- A Whisper of Wings
- White Plume Mountain
- Descent into the Depths of the Earth
- Lace & Steel
- The Rats of Acomar
- Queen of the Demonweb Pits
- Fey
- Dreamscape
- Lilith
- Petal Storm
- Neue Europa
- Tiamat
- Halls of Orpheus
- Mission
- Red Sails in the Fallout: A D&D Gamma World Novel
- Those Who Are Left
- Infinite Seas
- ''Earth-Kin''
''Effectuators''
- Effectuators Book 1: Horrors of the Night
- Effectuators Book 2: Green and Pleasant Land
- Effectuators Book 3: To Foreign Shores
- ''Effectuators Book 4: Sweet Albion!''
''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''
- City in the Sky
- ''Fort Dandelion''
''Infinite Seas''
- Infinite Seas - Part One
- ''Infinite Seas - Part Two''
Short fiction
- "By The Job" in Dragon Magazine, May 2000 - Issue #271
- "Keoland Blues" in Dragon Magazine, December 2000 - Issue #278
Non-fiction
- ''Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? - The Official Strategy Guide''