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

A familiar yet strange feeling filled Chen Mu's consciousness, and there was a stirring in his heart. Almost unconsciously, he made a simple movement—he opened his eyes.

The white ceiling and the eye-piercing hanging light…

A wave of ecstasy welled up in his heart, and he sat right up, unable to believe he could see his own hands. Good lord! He had awoken! There was rebirth of joy surging through every nerve of his body. That familiar yet somewhat strange feeling turned his nose inexplicably sour with emotion.

"Boss!" Sue Lochiro's indescribable scream nearly broke Chen Mu's eardrums. Chen Mu turned around and saw the tears flowing down Sue Lochiro's face, her right hand strongly covering her mouth, and her wet eyes full of the joy of disbelief.

There was a disordered clomping sound from outside the door. The door was then shoved open, and Bogner, Xi Ping, and Wei-ah all burst in.

The New Card Set (I)