When gravity fails, George Alec Effinger Part 1 of a trilogy. Absolutely fantastic. I hesitate to say more than "read it." If you don't like it after 30 pages

When gravity fails, George Alec Effinger Part 1 of a trilogy. Absolutely fantastic. I hesitate to say more than "read it." If you don't like it after 30 pages, bail, it's not your cup of tea.