Crown & Republic
Alternate history that trades speeches for schedules, and heroes for procedures that actually work.
The Idea: Halifax vs. Entropy
Premise: In 1812, Halifax learns to win with timing instead of theatre—public boards, posted windows, ledgers under glass. “Trap, don’t chase.” The Atlantic notices.
From semaphore arms and Gazette Boards to War Hours and convoy calendars, the method spreads by results: pilots named and paid, rumours nailed to a board at noon, and fines turned into labour. It’s competence fiction where the most dramatic object is a clock—and you’ll cheer for it.
Atlantic Hinge (Halifax)
Where the habit begins: intervals over heroics; calendars over chaos; ten-word rulings that move ships and end arguments.
Fractured Democracy (Washington)
Taking a map is one thing; governing it is another. Orders go out one sentence long, verbs first; reality answers.
Imperial Dispatches (London)
Whitehall adopts municipal seamanship—policy by convoy list and treaty furniture.
Ash & Anvil (Richmond & beyond)
Rivals copy the habit and discover schedules have politics of their own.
Want the long version? See the detailed synopses on the Fiction & Non-Fiction pages.