Storm Leopard

by Martyn Murray

Highly acclaimed; an alchemic blend of travel and nature writing that explores the conflict of modern lifestyles with the natural environment

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Martyn Murray is an author and scientist with a love of nature. For many years, he lived and worked in the wilds of Africa, first in the Zambezi Valley and then in the plains and woodlands of Serengeti whilst Nuffield Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Martyn’s concern is with the relationship between humans and wild nature which he sees as intensely complicated, controversial and yet vital to our common future. His passion is writing and he has distilled his thoughts into a debut adventure-travel book, The Storm Leopard, which is a journey across Africa and into the heart of the environmental crisis. He followed it up with Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species: Bite Sized which is a short adaptation of the 1859 First Edition, and ideal for those without much time who need to grasp the essence of this profoundly important book. He has recently completed a second adventure-travel book, Beyond the Hebrides: A Voyage in Search of Freedom. Whilst journeying by boat, Martyn turns the spotlight on humans. What makes us free spirits? Is it related in some way to wild nature and is it too under threat?

Martyn now lives in North Berwick a few miles along the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh. In the summer he migrates west to sail in the Hebrides.