A Concrete World Without Distance

This is a "pseudo-apocalyptic" novel.

--Is "the loss of distance" a sign that the world is about to end? Or are these changes merely a temporary setback, something people will chat about over tea in the future?

Those in the story naturally have no way of knowing for sure. It looks like the apocalypse, yet it also looks like an era of peace and prosperity. The abnormal and the normal blend together. Civilization reaches its peak, and the future is within reach.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.