Welcome to QuantumPunk - a step beyond CyberPunk or NanoPunk, we encounter a world where quantum theory is applied in everyday life. Sending a person through time and space atom by atom? Switching between the different planes of the multiverse? Or seeing your own quantum ghost still hanging around a place you like to go?Welcome to a world beyond our imagination!…
The opposite of SolarPunk, LunarPunk brings us the secrets of the night under the light of the moon. Rooted in pagan mysticism and the occult, LunarPunk shows us the darker side of what might have been and of worlds beyond our imagination. Think we're lunatics? You might be right.…
From the Neanderthals to the Sumerians, Babylonians, Romans, Greeks, First Nations, Aboriginals, Africans, Germanics, Inca, Toltecs, whatever-AncientPunk reimagines a culture or group and their actual technology with the scope only science fiction can provide.Roman legionaries conquering space.Mayan time-travel cults.Discover AncientPunk with us!…
What would it have been like if Samurai warriors had used something akin to lightsabers? Yeah, writing in this sub-genre could well be like writing Star Wars in Feudal Japan.The time period doesn't have to be way back, of course, nor does the technology utilised have to be anything at all to do with the weaponry the legendary warriors used... But hey, who's to say there aren't Samurai warriors wandering the streets of Tokyo, doling out whatever justice they see fit from the shadows?…
First you have CyberPunk, then CyberPunk goes through some spectacular changes in itself and becomes Post-CyberPunk! Wow!Seriously.Post-CyberPunk is a sort of utopian's vision of CyberPunk. Like seeing CyberPunk through the eyes of an optimist with big ideas about how to change the gritty, blood-spattered, computer-mainframe streets, and turn it into a sleek, streamlined society. There's less of an anti-corporate bent, or at least the hackers aren't always the good guys.…
Welcome to Snowtown, USA, mothertrooper! SnowPunk is an exciting subgenre in a similar vein to DesertPunk, SkyPunk, OceanPunk and SpacePunk. Imagine a world covered in ice. Maybe our world, maybe an alien one! How would the technology on such a world develop? What strange, new technologies would we see?…
Welcome to the fifth International Edition of Tevun-Krus! This time around we're dealing with LovePunk, which is a sort of romantic -Punk sub-genre!Because it's an International issue, there are stories from countless languages, all submitted by Wattpad's diverse science-fiction community! Ooorah!…
You have no freedom. You will obey. You are a slave. You will serve. You will smile. You will live to die. Welcome to Dystopia, mothertroopers.Merry Christmas!…
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!…
It's hard to imagine now, but once upon a time the zombie was not in the public nomenclature like it is today. The Walking Dead and Resident Evil have helped popularize the modern zombie, taking it to hellishly new heights.But what about a science-fictional cause for the outbreak...?…
Imagine a world that's nothing but desert!A big advantage to setting a sci-fi world in a desert is that it's easy to conceptualize, compared to a geographically and culturally diverse world like Earth. That's not to say you can't include diversity, but DesertPunk strives to make the most of little, with technology tailor-made for such harsh conditions.…
DreamPunk, contrary to the name, doesn't necessarily have to involve dreams. They can also be visions, drug-induced or otherwise. DreamPunk is surreal sci-fi, often merging with the fantastical.…
Wattpad is wattching.60 issues ago, we invented a brand-new sub-genre: WattPunk. Imagine, if you will, that Wattpad--and writing--rules the world. Now we're doin' it again!Scary, huh?…
Exactly as it says on the tin!Coinciding with Pride Month, we're tackling LGBTQ+ SF, which focuses on themes of alienation, equality, love, the concept of masculinity and femininity, and so much more!…
So what is Utopian SF?Is there an objective definition?Or will we inevitably be accused of political bias for saying free healthcare, education, a health-based approach to drug use and rehabilitation, universal basic income for everybody, art is beautiful, no more crime, no more war, peace, love, success for everybody, that's our Utopia!…
BioPunk focuses on biotechnology -- technology that alters the genetics of an organism. Broadly, this can even refer to selective breeding, but for the purposes of BioPunk fiction, it tends to refer to things like bioengineering, or biomods, which are programmed to enhance or alter the abilities of an individual.…
Combining traditional African culture with the endless possibilities that is our science-fiction future, AfroFuturism is one of sci-fi's most unique and little-known contributions. Dive on in!…
One sun, one planet, one people.Welcome the fourth International Edition of Tevun-Krus, where you can find excellent sci-fi in all sorts of non-English languages! (Don't worry, there's some English, too!)This time around, we tackle the little-known eco-sci-fi sub-genre known as SolarPunk.…
He sees you when you're sleeping... He knows when you're awake...No, we're not talking about Santa Claus, mothertroopers. We're talking about Superman! Dude's got game, baby! Much like all the other supes you'll find in this year's Christmas issue of Tevun-Krus. It's all about the superheroes, 'troopers! Ooorah!…
We should all know by now what a TK Best Of issue is all about, 'troopers. For those just joining us: Some of Tevun-Krus' favourite writers return to each write one brand-new story for 2019's various sub-genres and themes.And this one's the last of the teens!…