What a year it's been, 'troopers. And what a collection of short stories we've got for you this time 'round!
Nine brand-new stories from the nine sub-genres we did in 2020, all written by nine of your favourite Tevun-Krus contributors!
Scared, astonished, and amazed at all the talent on display in Best of 2020, mothertroopers?
Don't know what to do with yourself?
Want to know what's coming up next?
December 20th - A Very Merry Dystopian Christmas
The "Merry" is back, and so is the Ooorah Crew's take on Dystopian SF (with that Christmassy twist we know and love!) We haven't touched this sub-genre by itself—because loads of -Punk and non-Punk sci-fi stories happen to be dystopian—since Tevun-Krus #8. Man, that's a long time ago!
Dystopian SF is the opposite of Utopian SF. Where those are paradise, these are hellish and mean. Dystopians typically feature some form of oppressive government, but not always. The oppression can also come from the environment, as in post-apocalyptic dystopians, from the self, or from any other imaginable source.
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2021 is Officially the Year of Punk!
February 7th, 2021 - International V: LovePunk
Love...Punk...? That's right, mothertroopers, we've invented another sub-genre out of our asses! Love makes the world go round, love brings people from all walks of life together, love knows no colour, no creed. Love can conquer anything.
In times like these, it's only fitting LovePunk is the theme for TK International V.
Imagine a world where love has been outlawed, and soulmates are forced to meet in secret lest they be punished. Or maybe somehow someone's created love-based technology, and the world literally runs on the power of our hearts and souls. Or maybe— This is a brand-new sub-genre. The possibilities are endless!
Like recent International Editions of Tevun-Krus, TKIEV: LovePunk accepts sub-genre-relevant stories and articles from any and all languages!
March 7th, 2021 - SnowPunk
2020 saw the sandy dunes of DesertPunk, now it's time for the icy tundra of SnowPunk. It's fairly self-explanatory. In a world of perpetual blizzards, ice, frigid temperatures and generally pretty snowy atmosphere—whether that's because of apocalyptic reasons or not—and still, somehow, civilization has survived. Technology maybe makes use of water's ability to freeze? I dunno. This is a pretty new sub-genre, too, 'troopers. Amaze and astound us.
But hey, woah, hold on. Snow doesn't have to be snow, does it? It can look like snow in a world that is below freezing, but not be H2O. Why the hell not? Write those stories, too. They sound clever.
Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness is set on a frigid world called Winter, with indigenous intelligent humanoids who are ambisexual in nature.
