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 raised his head, not looking in very good spirits. The dust-up the night before at such a high pitch of agitation, together with having to study the materials about all the Heaven's Wings projects, had left him pretty exhausted. Still, when he saw Bu Qiangdong enter, Chen Mu pulled himself together.</p>

<p>As he was studying the Heaven's Wings materials, he found something very strange. Nearly all of the work they had was closely related to the Lewin family. No matter how he looked at it, Heaven's Wings was entirely supported by the Lewins. And, when he connected that to the fancy-pants he'd let go the day before, Chen Mu finally understood what Heaven's Wings was really for.</p>

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