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>There was not a single soul in Pomelo, which was all ruins. It had already become a new territory for wild beasts. The formerly bustling city was now overgrown with weeds, along with the occasional small animal. There hadn't been enough time for tall trees to grow, but it was heaven for rapidly growing things like weeds. They were tall enough to reach a grown person's knees.</p>

<p>A man with tattered clothes and pieces of grass in his wild hair was walking along the streets of Pomelo. He had a square face with inky, black, thick eyebrows and swarthy skin, though his eyes were as bright as stars. But his eyes were a little dazed as he looked around, muttering to himself, "How could this be? How could this be?"</p>

The Strong One Returns