Pauli Kidd

Pauli Kidd also known as Patpahootie, is an Australian writer of fantasy fiction.
==Career==
Before pursuing a career in writing, Kidd 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 since released six more standalone novels, wrote a two-book series, and contributed to two of Dungeons & Dragons novel series, Forgotten Realms: The Nobles and Greyhawk. Her novel releases include White Plume Mountain (WotC), Descent into the Depths of the Earth (WotC), A Whisper of Wings (Vision), The Rats of Acomar (Vision), The Fangs of K'aath (United Press UK), Lilith (Vision), Petal Storm (Vision), Neue Europa (Vision), 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.
==Works==
* The Council of Blades
==Appendix==
===External Links===
* Linkedin profile page
Category:Writers