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>The intense cold made Chen Mu's mind surprisingly clear. He was so close to Butchie that he could reach out and touch her. He was too close; he saw the terror in her gaze clearly through the mask, though he felt no satisfaction in his heart. Chen Mu brandished his fists almost unconsciously!</p>

<p>A light green glow enveloped his right hand and formed into a green energy cone around his fist. Because the ice wing, which he had originally had no way to deconstruct, was now so near, it finally appeared complete in fine detail in his black and white world. Chen Mu's fist crashed hard to block the blue ice wing in front of Butchie.</p>

Danger