Fang Xiang

This is both a work of science fiction and an exploration of the meaning of life, love, literature and art. Brainpower is no longer the main ingredient for being human in this far distant future world.  Spirituality, physical balance, and diligence all come together as integrity for Chen Mu, the Card Apprentice.  The cards which Chen Mu masters in his own scrappy way, distill all the powers of the cosmos –  human and nonhuman –  into something that is not a book, not technology, and neither art nor magic, but is these and more.  Learn about these strange cards, which can embody everything you might imagine for the future of technology, but also a future beyond technology which promotes the best, and sometimes the worst, from mankind’s past.

The Card Apprentice

<p>The scene was pandemonium. The bombshell that the Aminia Group had tossed out clearly knocked dizzy the mixed but generally not so well-off crowd of low-grade card masters. The rest of the company leads were just then looking at Wu Tuan with a mixture of admiration and jealousy, since they all knew that they were destined to fall into a supporting role that day.</p>

<p>The lead for the Victoria Company, Pei Hang, was also feeling very unfortunate. His experience was much richer than that of Wu Tuan, and he knew that those there were the most professional low-level card masters if you were considering the ability levels of low-grade card masters. The card masters among the firms may have been able to make higher level fantasy cards, but if you wanted to make the most gorgeous, dazzling, and inexpensive fantasy card, that place was the best choice.</p>

Surrounded by Peaks on a Winding Road