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>Thunder! Shriek! Their sight was completely covered in blue. The face of Chen Mu, who was taking shelter inside the cave, changed. From the cave's entrance, he saw huge blue hailstones falling from the sky, one after another, hitting on the ground mercilessly like meteorites. He could feel quakes from the stones beneath him after every hit. Stone debris rained endlessly from the ceiling of the cave. Chen Mu could not hear anything besides the deafening sound of crashing. </p>

A Choice