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 didn't look at Ru Qiu. Her solid foundation in basic skills was a lot more outstanding than that of her half-baked teacher. To be designated as the next dean of the Origins Academy card making division, what could she possibly lack?</p>

<p>Moreover, he didn't have the leisure to pay attention to Ru Qiu. All of his concentration was on the sky-blue solution in front of him, immersed in which was a card blank made from the bark tannin of the white snow maple.</p>

The Wheel