The Clockwork Synod

Alternate History · Political Intrigue · Story / civilization simulation

In an alternate 1924 where steam-driven calculating engines govern European diplomacy, a rogue automaton diplomat has fled into the Swiss Alps with the encryption keys to the continental telegraph network.

Chapter 53: The Imposition of Manual ControlNewDecember 9, 1924
Chapter 52: Tolerances of the StateNewDecember 8, 1924
Chapter 51: The Cadence of Sovereign IronNewDecember 7, 1924
Chapter 50: The Rhythmic RegisterNewDecember 6, 1924
Chapter 49: The Architecture of AssentNewDecember 5, 1924
Chapter 48: Counter-Signatures and MasonryNewDecember 4, 1924
Chapter 47: Directives Without AssentNewDecember 3, 1924
Chapter 46: The Unsigned BlockadeNewDecember 2, 1924
Chapter 45: Instruments of RestraintNewDecember 1, 1924
Chapter 44: Under the Baize and BedrockNewNovember 30, 1924
Chapter 43: The Mechanics of StatecraftNewNovember 29, 1924
Chapter 42: Dispatches Outside the SealNewNovember 28, 1924
Chapter 41: The Gauge of Sovereign MetalNewNovember 27, 1924
Chapter 40: A Fracture in the CarrierNewNovember 26, 1924
Chapter 39: A Tremor Along the LineNewNovember 25, 1924
Chapter 38: Anomalies in the Trunk LineNewNovember 24, 1924
Chapter 37: A Hesitation in the CurrentNewNovember 23, 1924
Chapter 36: Calibration on the Frost LineNewNovember 22, 1924
Chapter 35: Ledgers, Frequencies, and Alpine RedoubtsNewNovember 21, 1924
Chapter 34: Vaults, Inquiry, and Alpine RangesNewNovember 20, 1924
Chapter 33: Ledgers, Frequency-Locks, and Alpine BulwarksNewNovember 19, 1924
Chapter 32: Ledgers, Frequency-Locks, and Alpine BulwarksNewNovember 18, 1924
Chapter 31: Ledgers, Frequencies, and Alpine VaultsNewNovember 17, 1924
Chapter 30: Censure, Signals, and Alpine BulwarksNewNovember 16, 1924
Chapter 29: Strains, Signals, and Cantonal CreditNewNovember 15, 1924
Chapter 28: Ledgers, Sighting-Arcs, and Alpine VaultsNewNovember 14, 1924
Chapter 27: Division, Beams, and Alpine VoltagesNewNovember 13, 1924
Chapter 26: Ledgers, Logic-Gates, and Alpine PicketsNewNovember 12, 1924
Chapter 25: Ledgers, Logic-Gates, and Alpine PicketsNewNovember 11, 1924
Chapter 24: Censure, Signals, and Alpine BulwarksNewNovember 10, 1924
Chapter 23: Valves, Bourse, and Alpine BulwarksNewNovember 9, 1924
Chapter 22: Strains, Signals, and Cantonal CreditNewNovember 8, 1924
Chapter 21: Bays, Bonds, and Barricades across the ContinentNewNovember 7, 1924
Chapter 20: Bridges, Bypass, and Alpine PicketsNewNovember 6, 1924
Chapter 19: Verdicts, Spools, and Sovereign RailsNewNovember 5, 1924
Chapter 18: Chains, Ciphers, and Continental FreightNewNovember 4, 1924
Chapter 17: Ledgers, Rails, and Frozen CordsNewNovember 3, 1924
Chapter 16: Frost, Frequencies, and Imperial FreightNewNovember 2, 1924
Chapter 15: Circuit, Scrip, and Mountain StoneNewOctober 30, 1924
Chapter 14: Tides of Steel, Scrip, and SovereigntyNewOctober 29, 1924
Chapter 13: Circuits, Cords, and Continental CurrentsNewOctober 28, 1924
Chapter 12: Scrip, Shields, and Alpine GalesNewOctober 27, 1924
Chapter 11: Frost, Frequencies, and Parliamentary SummonsNewOctober 26, 1924
Chapter 10: Manifests, Rails, and Alpine PicketsNewOctober 24, 1924
Chapter 9: Verdicts, Beacons, and Alpine PicketsNewOctober 22, 1924
Chapter 8: Manifests, Frequencies, and Parliamentary SummonsNewOctober 21, 1924
Chapter 7: Conduits, Ciphers, and Continental FreightNewOctober 20, 1924
Chapter 6: Verdicts, Spools, and Steel-Plated RailNewOctober 19, 1924
Chapter 5: Subpoenas, Spools, and Sovereign CurrenciesNewOctober 18, 1924
Chapter 4: Unsettled Frontiers and Fragile ConduitsNewOctober 17, 1924
Chapter 3: Shadows Across the ContinentNewOctober 16, 1924
Chapter 2: Censorship, Rails, and Fractured CiphersNewOctober 15, 1924
Chapter 1: The Glass and Iron FractureNewOctober 14, 1924