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>Looking at the jungle outside the window, Chen Mu had finally gotten a little time to relax. He had just turned over the result of his experimenting to Bogner, and the items needed to undergo testing before there would be any definite results. He would soon find out if the scheme could work.</p>

<p>Chen Mu was glad to have free time, which was so hard to come by. Although he was essentially a motivated person, most of the time he was still passive. It was life forcing him incessantly forward that had gotten him to that point. If things hadn't happened when he was making "A Chance Encounter" or "The Legend of Master Shi," he would probably still have been in Eastern Shang-Wei City passing a simple and peaceful life.</p>

Preparing for War (V)