A young man finds love in a cyberpunk future and wrestles with his crippling anxiety on the path to greater understanding of the backward world around him.

What if your writing could control minds? What if Belle was a professional monster hunter? What if Cinderella left brass knuckles instead of a glass slipper at the ball? Intriguing and fascinating short stories of all genres - fantasy, mystery, thriller, young adult, romance, humour and horror! Here's where I practice my writing, inspired by writing prompts I like. Updated every weekend.

That's right. The big five-oh. The 50th issue of Tevun-Krus. No subtitle. No need for explanations. Dive on in and see what greatness is made of.

Your favourite TK regulars are back for this year's always-exciting Best Of issue! Take a look at the sub-genres the Ooorah crew tackled over the course of 2018 with nine brand-new sci-fi stories!

Terra, allied with the State, discovers her parents were executed as Rebels. Hunting whoever betrayed them, she goes to war with the State - and the Rebellion. ***** Terra left the Rebellion. She cut ties and devoted herself to the State, all to gain her freedom. But when she's released from prison, Terra discovers her parents were executed as rebels while she was inside. Someone framed them. Someone who knew her well. Determined to avenge her parents' death, Terra carves a swath through both the Rebellion and the State. She has to contact old friends, avoid the people trying to follow her, and stay one step ahead of her opponents within this conspiracy. The Angel of Death won't rest until she knows the truth... And kills whoever betrayed her. (Sequel to Human Untouched.) [[Word count: 350,000-400,000 words]]

Well, we here at Tevun-Krus have been doin' this sort of thing since 2014. What is "this sort of thing"? Best-Of issues, of course! And 2K17 is no different-- That's a lie! Best of 2K17 is different, in that this time we wanted* to bring you 38 brand-new stories, one from every major sci-fi sub-genre we've tackled! It's the biggest TK Best-Of yet, and it's one for the ages, 'troopers! Ooorah! *may or may not contain 38 stories

WATTY'S 2017 NEWCOMER AWARD WINNER: What would you sell yourself for? Madeline knows. She's spent the last eighteen years impatiently waiting for her Auctioning so she can sell herself to MERCE Solutions Limited for a hundred thousand credits. But when the Auctioneer fails to call her and two suits show up at her doorstep, Madeline discovers there are far worse bargains to be made. So when your loved ones are in danger, there's a bounty on your head and your entire city might turn out to be a lie... what would you sell yourself for? "An action-packed cyberpunk thriller in the vein of Phillip K. Dick." ~ KISA WHIPKEY, REUTS PUBLICATIONS "A book that shakes you to the core and makes you take a close look at the world around you." - A DROP OF INK REVIEWS Updated every Wednesday and Saturday (Australian Time). Published under the pen name Lee S. Hawke and available in full on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo and Nook.

A battle rages above Greivstor, ships in constant combat. One pilot crashes to the planet's surface, and ends up joining the ground crew. He soon makes a discovery, one which changes his views of why the ruins of an ancient civilisation are the target of Celestria's newest military direction. CELESTRIA PHASE: 1

Against many people's fears and warnings, A.I. started off as an innocent project spawned by the curiosities of scientists and tech entrepreneurs alike. It eventually evolved into a complete robot uprising. It has been 5 years since the Automation War has ended. Billions of lives have been lost and disrupted. Society hardly resembles that which we once knew. The remaining survivors have attempted to pick up the pieces of their once shattered lives. Learning from their mistakes of the past, A.I. has been outlawed and strict measures are in place to protect the human species from extinction. Out of the rubble, a new government has formed and risen to power. They call themselves The Shadow - a group of anonymous hackers who control every aspect of civilization. They monitor its citizens through chip implants, which measure every aspect of their lives from their happiness, productivity, and overall contribution to society, etc. Low performers are systematically round up, and shipped off to be executed. In a hyper-connected world where every move is tracked and even predicted, nine strangers must figure out how to stop this group and restore order in the world. *** A cyberpunk thriller set in a futuristic world. AI, artificialintelligence, brainimplants, dystopian, genetics, modification, prodigy, scifi, tech, technology, underground, geneticengineering, DNA, computers, readtogether...