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>Bu Qiangdong had pretty outstanding management capability. He rented a new office building, which had only had five stories and looked rather shabby among the surrounding buildings. But it was more than adequate for the sparse numbers of Heaven's Wings employees. The building belonged to a card appliance company. They hadn't wanted to rent it, but they immediately agreed when they heard the renter was the great Heaven's Wings company. They anxiously begged Bu Qiangdong, hoping to get Heaven's Wings to make them a fantasy card advertisement for a negotiable fee.</p>

An Invitation