<![CDATA[Write More with Simon K Jones: The Mechanical Crown]]>https://simonkjones.substack.com/s/the-mechanical-crownhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQNU!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d7209e9-17ed-4dfd-a410-d6178aaf4420_256x256.pngWrite More with Simon K Jones: The Mechanical Crownhttps://simonkjones.substack.com/s/the-mechanical-crownSubstackSat, 18 Jul 2026 10:27:20 GMT<![CDATA[The Mechanical Crown: coming soon]]>https://simonkjones.substack.com/p/the-mechanical-crownhttps://simonkjones.substack.com/p/the-mechanical-crownWed, 08 Jul 2026 19:43:50 GMT

A lost explorer. A child slave. A princess.
An ancient shame to be kept secret.
A society on the edge of collapse.

From the author of Tales from the Triverse: Subscribe to receive a new episode every Friday

The Mechanical Crown takes you to Lagonia, a huge valley hidden within a ring of impassable mountains. Cut off from the rest of the world, it is about to receive its first visitor for centuries.

How this works: This weekly serial is free to read or listen to. Subscribe to receive new episodes to your email inbox or within the Substack app. The reading experience is closer to watching a television show or reading a comic than it is to the classic novel. Episodes are accompanied by behind-the-scenes author notes and you get to witness the story coming together in real time.

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About the author

Hi! I’m Simon and I’ve been writing serial fiction since 2015. That means I publish my stories week-by-week, to your inbox. Previous works include A Day of Faces, No Adults Allowed and Tales from the Triverse. I publish the weekly Write More newsletter about writing, productivity, technology and others bits and pieces.

This is the Reforged edition of The Mechanical Crown. If you’ve read an earlier version, if you think you know the story…expect the unexpected.

Season 1: ‘Harbinger’

  1. Survival / Relics: 2-episode premiere, 7 August 2026

  2. Before the drop

  3. Machinery of state

  4. Cry of the worker

  5. Ring of chalk

  6. The city on the hills

  7. Appearances

  8. Promises and favours

  9. Melt

  10. All seasons end

  11. The Ice Runner

  12. Blind Faith

  13. Harbinger

  14. Rumours and lies

  15. Arranging the board

More of my stories

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