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>Chen Mu followed close behind the three of them, closely watching every move of Li Duhong. Bo Wen kept trying to get some good information out of Li Duhong's mouth, not knowing how slick he was. Li Duhong took advantage of being the little one who didn't know anything with his absurd muddled responses. Meanwhile, he was getting a lot of things out of Bo Wen, and Cheng Ying couldn't be counted on at all, since every time the little guy used that innocent tone to ask her something, she would always answer him right away.</p>

<p>That little kid was even more amazing than Chen Mu had been when he was small! Chen Mu was quietly keeping up his guard while betraying nothing with his expression. After Li Duhong kept coming up with nothing he had lost patience with Chen Mu. He wrapped himself around Cheng Ying and Bo Wen instead, asking them about this and that and taking Chen Mu as so much air.</p>

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