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>Two men moved stealthily along the shadows of the crevice. They were swift, yet they excelled in hiding their bodies by staying under the shield of the shadows throughout their operation. They moved agilely and silently, like phantoms. Two more figures were behind them, one of them with a dark golden mask on while the other was a boorish man. </p>

<p>There was a teen, seventeen or eighteen years old, with a petite round face and thick snow-white eyebrows that were especially outstanding. His small eyes were constantly alert as he concealed himself within the shadows. Next to him was a man with an expressionless face who stood still like a rock within the shadows. Little Bu Mo frowned as he showed a sign of confusion. Beside him, Wei-ah remained expressionless. </p>

Feast Before Meeting