Quarantine

by Greg Egan

“Taut, suspenseful, darkly powerful . . . Egan is on his way, and with considerable velocity!” —Gardener Dozois, editor, The Year's Best SF In 2034, the stars went out. Riots and religions break out after an unknown agency surrounds the solar system with an impenetrable barrier, now leaving the universe in darkness. While some see this act as revenge from God, others see it as protection. The only thing known is that for now and forever, Earth and the universe shall never be connected again. Or ...