Oleg Nikitin’s novel “Separation from the Network” is dedicated to the topic of virtuality and its relationship with the real world, which is relevant for modern science fiction. However, its action takes place not only in cybernetic universes. It all starts with the fact that teenager Tim, who violated one of the laws of virtuality, is excommunicated from her for 10 whole days. And, leaving the threshold of his apartment, he finds himself in the real world, very reminiscent of a living dystopia...