http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/ "Welcome to my Blog. If you have any comments or questions about the books, me, Mongolia or anything else, feel free to post them or e-mail me. A writer's life tends to be fairly isolated so feedback is always welcome. Sit back, grab a cup of tea (or a glass of airag...) and enjoy... Sincerely, - Michael Walters" en-US Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:08:00 GMT Michael Walters's Blog BP Blog 7.0 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=359 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=359 I've discussed previously the very harsh winter that Mongolia has endured this year, and its devastating impact on people and lifestock. Here's a piece from the Economist blog about the immediate and longer term impact on the nomadic herdsmen who... Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:08:00 GMT Mongolia http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=358 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=358 Just a brief addendum to the posting below to let you know that today is the official release date for the new US mass market edition of The Shadow Walker. Available in all good bookshops and, I hope, quite a few not-so-good ones too. And I'll be... Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:28:03 GMT Books http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=357 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=357 Apologies for the lack of posts over the last couple of weeks - unfortunately, I've had one or two other distractions to contend with. For the moment, just a brief interruption of the radio silence to let you know that those good people at Berkley... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:28:53 GMT Books http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=356 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=356 I reported recently that Mongolia was currently suffering from a winter which, even by local standards, is proving disastrously severe. This report from Mongolia-Web indicates that the situation remains critical, particularly for those in the most... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:44:42 GMT Mongolia http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=355 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=355 Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-GBX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4Many of you will no doubt be familiar with the television channel Alibi which, uniquely, devotes itself entirely to crime drama. I've been impressed by the channel, not only because... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:01:58 GMT Blogs http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=349 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=349 According to one of those fatuous pieces of non-research that marketing companies generate every now and then, last Monday was supposedly 'blue Monday' - the midwinter point when our collective spirits are at their lowest. I don't know about that... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:57:29 GMT Crime Fiction http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=348 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=348 A few days of snow recently brought the UK to a predictable halt, and in this neck of the woods we had temperatures of -17 degrees C, which seemed more than cold enough for me. Spare several thoughts, then, for Mongolia which is currently experiencing... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:21:02 GMT Mongolia http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=347 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=347 So far, most of my Mongolian murderers have managed to evade criminal justice, one way or another. However, I'm delighted to see that President Tsakhia Elbegdorj has announced a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Mongolia. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:22:06 GMT Mongolia http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=346 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=346 Technology is a wonderful thing. It means, for example, that I can update this blog from pretty much wherever I am. Unfortunately, it also means that where I currently am is sitting on a stationary train somewhere outside London because of a snow-inspired... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:05:40 GMT Mongolia http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=345 http://www.theshadowwalker.com/blog_7.0/template_permalink.asp?id=345 I am, in the literal sense, a child of the 1960s. But the 1970s was really the formative decade for me. Even now, much of my taste - in books, films, music - seems to have its roots in that decade. I was intrigued, therefore, by Francis Wheen's new... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:32:09 GMT Books