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Literomancer

Literomancer

In this story, a literomancer can tell people's fortunes based on the characters in their names and the characters they pick.

"The Chinese invented writing as an aid to divination, so Chinese characters always had a deep magic to them. From characters, I can tell what's bothering people and what lies in their past and future."

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Ken Liu's Short Stories

Ken Liu's Short Stories

The book is a collection of short stories that combione combine SF and magic, celebrating the wonders of our everyday life with sprinkles of magic.

The influence of Chinese culture that was common in every story, such as the introduction of literomancy that details the history and beauty o...

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Life-long learner. Passionate about leadership, entrepreneurship, philosophy, Buddhism & SF. Founder @deepstash.

A very cool collections of short stories that combine science fiction with Chinese mysticism

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