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>There were a lot of tatters hanging in the brush in front of them, which lit up Bo Wen's eyes, "They're his!" But the two of them stared at each other since the brush in front of their eyes was quite dense. What surprised the two of them was the thorns on the overgrown branches which were so dense. Judging from the location of the rags, Chen Mu must have gone into the brambles right there.</p>

Bo Wen’s Promise