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>Like a fish in water, those glinting sharp-tipped dark-green wings that exuded a chill seemed to be growing beyond what anyone would expect. And they would automatically avoid Gong Liang. Gong Liang had a very easygoing look in the manner of a dignified ace. He looked at Chen Mu with utter disdain.</p>

<p>The onlookers all realized that Chen Mu was in trouble, which wasn't anything unexpected. As they saw it, that relatively unknown youth hadn't had but a couple of weird killings and wouldn't be considered that powerful himself. Gong Liang's fame was known to quite a few people in the Heavenly Drum Village District, and moreover the ages of the two sides were rather far apart. That would largely determine the depth of their power.</p>

The Eternal Night!