A Concrete World Without Distance

This is a “pseudo-apocalypse” novel.

Is “the loss of distance” a sign that the world is about to end? Or are these strange changes merely a temporary setback, something to chat about over tea in the years to come?

Those caught up in the story naturally have no clear answers. It seems both like the apocalypse and like an age of peace and prosperity. The abnormal and the normal blend together, civilization reaches its peak, and the future is within reach.