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This week on Voices of Taos, assistant editor Ellen Miller-Goins talks with author Michael H. Ritterhouse about his new novel, "The Long Walk Home: When the Power Dies."

Ritterhouse describes his novel as “optimistic post-apocalyptic.” The story centers around a young man named Tommy returning home to California from a summer camp in Texas. While en route, a disaster referred to as The Event occurs, and anything that uses electricity to run is now out of commission. Tommy has to try and make his way home while navigating a new world and using his skills from camp to survive. The book is the first in what is to be a trilogy.

Mike and Ellen discuss the books that inspire him, how his lifelong experience in the outdoors informs his writing, and the real-world implications of such a catastrophic event. The novel is now available wherever books are sold online.

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