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>Without knowing whether it was because of the explosion that time, Chen Mu's reputation among the crowd of children had become unassailable. Guiding the crowd of kids in the exercise gymnastics went extremely smoothly. Compared to himself before, the physical constitutions of the youth from the Moqi line were a lot better. They took to the set of exercise gymnastics very readily with a speed that surprised Chen Mu. Wei-ah kept his calm expression all along.</p>

The Good and the Bad