The Post-Magic Era
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Summary
One day in this flourishing magical world, magic and the fantasy races suddenly vanish without warning. Spells no longer take effect, magic crystals become worthless stone, dragons and demons disappear without a trace… Amid disaster and chaos, stories are unfolding.
This is a collection of standalone stories set against the backdrop of “a magical world that has lost its magic.”
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who love fantasy premises and want anti-formula stories
- Short-fiction lovers who prefer an anthology structure and segmented reading
- Readers interested in the motif of “how to live after order collapses”
- Fantasy readers who want standalone stories for the commute or bedtime
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting a single mainline, long epic narrative
- Genre readers who only want magical combat and leveling-up thrills
- Those unaccustomed to standalone stories that frequently switch characters and settings
Reading tips
- Read in anthology order, pausing after each piece to note changes in the world's rules.
- While reading, record the alternative means of survival people adopt after magic disappears, piecing together the overall picture.
- Don't force yourself to remember every character; treating each piece as a standalone short story makes for easier reading.
- Read alongside classic fantasy works to appreciate the differences brought by the premise reversal.
About the publisher
Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. is a cultural enterprise focused on planning and publishing literature and social science books. Public information is limited, and the available details come mainly from its in-house catalogue. Its publishing areas cover prose and essays, foreign literature, social science classics, mystery and detective fiction, and history books, with attention to reissues and boxed sets of classic works. Representative titles include Wang Zengqi's essay collection Renjian Youwei, Wanwu Youqu, The Little Prince, a boxed set of Western philosophical classics, Mao Dun's classic works, a collection of Yasunari Kawabata's award-winning works, Cai Lan's essays, and the Eddie Flynn courtroom mystery series. Its authors include Chinese and foreign names such as Wang Zengqi, Mao Dun, Yasunari Kawabata, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Plato, and Marcus Aurelius, reflecting a publishing profile that brings together Chinese prose, foreign literature, and philosophical and social science classics.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第1章 红山茶旅馆与奇闻异事
- 第2章 朝闻道
- 第3章 被遗忘的人
- 第4章 教堂钟声
- 第5章 银白王
- 第6章 图书馆密室中的谈话
- 第7章 恶魔的长途跋涉
- 第8章 Bye Bye Baby Blue
- 第9章 一个怪人
- 第10章 烈火
- 第11章 艺术已死？
- 第12章 刀剑无眼
- 第13章 黑泉与旅途
- 第14章 唉，小孩儿！
- 第15章 星辰往事
- 第16章 虫子飞进了她的耳朵
- 第17章 离别诅咒
- 第18章 愚弟
- 第19章 长兄
- 第20章 别向烟霞许愿
- 第21章 人鱼的读书会
- 第22章 一把钥匙的前世今生
- 第23章 魔女大发明
- 第24章 偷月者·上
- 第25章 偷月者·下
- 第26章 和桃乐茜在一起
- 第27章 阿兰若
- 第28章 通灵者的烦忧
- 第29章 当你书写时，你不知道
- 第30章 前世读者
- 第31章 在这片流血的大地上
- 第32章 由一只狗说开去
- 第33章 灯塔使者
- 第34章 不爱我的神父
- 第35章 乌鸦
- 第36章 春去也
- 第37章 日记一则
- 第38章 在编死灵法师的职业生涯
- 第39章 海盗女王的遗愿
- 第40章 命运剧团
- 第41章 雅各布之家·上
- 第42章 雅各布之家·下
- 第43章 歌
- 第44章 黄金雨
- 第45章 亲爱的莉莉玛莲
- 第46章 龙心
- 第47章 毁灭之毁灭
- 第48章 预言家的安排
- 第49章 最后的魔法师
- 第50章 红山茶旅馆与过客归人
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About the author
Muen Shi is an author about whom limited public information is available. The records currently held show five works, including Ursula's Conjecture, The Post-Magic Era, A Deathbed Talk, Professor, What Is Love?, and A Certain Page Written Before We Met. These titles span social fiction, premium fiction, time-travel and alternate-world stories, science fiction, and youth literature, indicating a wide range of subjects. They reflect attention to real social life and human relationships as well as narratives with fantastical premises, and they touch on youthful emotions and questions of life. Judging from the titles and categories, the writing moves between imagination and realism and often uses speculative settings and dialogue to explore emotional and ethical questions. Because the author's dates, nationality, and English name are unknown, biographical details cannot be given; this introduction is based solely on the works recorded here and is intended as a preliminary view of the author's writing.
