Darkness Between the Stars — J. Edward Neill

3,000 years from today, Earth is unrecognizable. Stark cities made of black towers and white houses dot the planet. Tiny robots and powerful dream-inducing software keep humanity entertained. Nearly everything is automated. But on one rural farm, a lone family lives a remarkably old-world lifestyle. They harvest wheat. They repair their machines by hand. They drive the only combustible engine car left on Earth. At night, the family's youngest member watches the stars and dreams of one day flying between them. And when he sees them begin to disappear, he knows what will happen... The beginning of the end. From A Door Never Dreamed Of author - J Edward Neill