Anonymole reviewed Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge
From the back cover:
"In The Peace War Vernor Vinge introduced the technology of bobbles, …
Review of 'Marooned in Realtime' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Vernor Vinge started writing this in 1983. 25 years ago. It was an amazing view on the future of humankind. I was stunned by the technology he envisioned - none of which has been proven wrong in these last 25 years. That in itself is miraculous.
Read it.