New Releases by Paul Kidd

Diversity is survival In the centuries since the exodus from a dying earth, humanity has changed and grown. Survival meant treasuring the surviving strains of life. It demanded adaptation. Known space became a cosmos of neo-humans, of gene-modified intelligent animals, and immense diversity. *** At the outer edge of known space, the salvage vessel "Mud Puppy" discovers clues to a lost cache of ancient technology. Artefacts from the near-mythical "Unity" government: The regime that oversaw the migration from Earth and the birth of whole new species of intelligent life. For a colourful crew of adventurers, the discovery leads to the quest of a lifetime. But to others, the lost technologies could change the balance of power in the Successor Kingdoms. But the ancient cache could be much more. It could be the gateway to encountering true alien life. The first encounter between the creatures born of Earth, and beings from alien worlds.

A divided future society. A family torn apart. One girl who must fight for the future. Another who will stop at nothing to silence the past.The poverty-ridden southern provinces. Home to fourteen year-old Ayla and her younger brother, Jed. Two members of the so-called genetic underclass. Just two victims of the southern provinces' human scrapheap where every day is a struggle and a fight for survival.The ruling northern provinces. The home of those deemed worthy and the genetic 'elites'. The home of Selene. A cruel and unstable girl whose agenda is to right a wrong that threatens to derail the plans of the North. To eliminate the child that slipped through her master's hands fourteen years ago, a genetic anomaly who must die at all costs.As secrets from the past are inadvertently revealed, the safety of Ayla and her family is put in dire jeopardy. And as Ayla fights to stay alive, her path and that of Selene begin to converge. The hunter and the hunted - both fighting for the future and for those they love the most.

1937: When an ancient artefact is recovered from a river in Western Australia, a dangerous race begins. The object is from an unknown source, from an unknown technology - and it has links to the very roots of sorcery. To a small group of esoteric scholars, the artefact represents a revelation. To others ? it may open the gates to unspeakable power. As the hunt for knowledge suddenly spills onto distant worlds, ancient terrors awaken: Terrible enemies that have waited, hungering to feast upon the souls of worlds. As the Devourers threaten to breach the storm-gates and flood onto the Earth, a small team of explorers are all that stands in their way. The last, great artefact of a lost civilisation may be the only hope for countless living worlds. ----------------------- This is part two of the ""Infinite Seas"" novel.

"As Colonel of the Spark Town Cavalry, Snapper finds herself handed tough new assignments. Tasked with raising a fort to protect settlers, Snapper leads an expedition out into deadly territory. But Snapper and her friends are given a special assignment. The abrasive scholar, Arduin Raymond, believes that an ancient power source is hidden beneath a ruined city. But there are things sleeping in the dark spaces of the weird-lands. Things that were better left forgotten"--Back cover.

The Sacred Islands: A medieval land of noble samurai and animal spirits. Of scheming nobles, of magic and ancient mystery. Kitsune Sura, a wandering fox priestess, assembles a group of would-be monster hunters. Penniless and carefree, they travel from palaces to villages, seeking out dangerous mysteries. A fox, two samurai and a shy and gracious rat go forth on a career of bizarre adventures. The Spirit Hunters battle ghosts, tangle with magic and delve into terrifying puzzles. They must even survive the horrors of kitsune cuisine. These are the first three adventures of the Spirit Hunters saga. Bright, funny and exciting - these are tales of cunning monsters, flashing swords, stalwart samurai, faithful rats - and the rather dodgy antics of a fox. Spirit Hunters: Delightful romps in a gorgeous magical Japanese otherwhen. "Trust me - I'm a fox!"

A remorseless ranger. A sentient hell hound pelt with a penchant for pyromania. An irksome pixie who sells intrigue and information. Three companions who find themselves trapped in a city filled with warring priestly factions, devious machinations, and an angry fiend. To save the city, they must find three weapons of power, which lie in the most trap-laden, monster-infested place this side of Acererak's tomb: White Plume Mountain.

Queen of the Demonweb Pits was one of the most popular adventures ever created for the Dungeons & Dragons game. This novelization appeals to those who have played through the adventure, as well as to those who have an interest in drow elves--one of the most popular races in the game.

A deadly new weapon may change the nature of war forever in this fifth installment in the Nobles series War cares little for the troubles of the aristocracy—as a motley crew of nobles and commoners, humans and other creatures are about to find out. Though the city states of Sumbria and Colletro, warring regions of the Blade Kingdom, have reached a truce, the battle is not yet over. As a terrible new weapon obliterates the age of courtly battle, an intelligent princess with burgeoning magical powers—along with an addled young inventor and kleptomaniac firebird—finds herself forced into a battle for survival in a world far deadlier than the one she has known.

In the fall of 2012, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, embarked on a series of high-energy experiments. No one knows exactly what went wrong, but in the blink of an eye, thousands of possible universes all condensed into a single reality . . . . Between a desert and a dried up sea lies the town of Watering Hole, the only oasis for miles and the home of our intrepid heroes Shaani and Xoota. After some rather harrowing adventures in the desert, they are followed home by a swarm of empathic earwigs. As if a psychic bug infestation weren't enough, the town's water supply has suddenly died up. Where there was once fresh water to spare, there is only a trickle of brackish sludge. Theorizing that the water came from a source beyond the desert, Shaani proposes an expedition to re-establish the town's water supply. Xoota, of course, is voted to go with her. Crossing the desert has never been done--and with water in short supply, the task seems impossible. But the ever-helpful Shanni appeals to the town patron Benek, and his love of cryogenically frozen brides, to back the project. What follows is the adventure of a thousand lifetimes.

Enter a world of romance and adventure! A world where Centaur ladies flirt with Satyr Musketeers - where rapier and pistol match their powers against ancient sorceries. Where a small brown house-mouse becomes the King's most astonishing new cavalier! Accidentally sprung into intelligence by a brutal spell, Mus the mouse finds himself cast adrift in an astonishing new world. As companion to Miriam, a Half-Horse damsel in distress, Mus must protect his lady fair from sorcery and battle, facing sinister intrigues that seek to overthrow the very throne. When the world seems all but over run by war, Mus proves that a tiny body can hold a lion's heart...

They have always been with us: the children of the Wastelands. The spawn of human dreams. Born of human yearning - born from dreams of lust. Intellects created out of unbridled hunger. The Succubi. Feeding from our love, they walk amongst us, wearing the bodies of our dead. And their love kills as surely as a severed vein. Lilith: Be careful what you wish for.