The Concord Protocol

by Brendan Dunne

When the lights go out, the truth comes on.

In seventy-two silent hours, the world stalls. Flights hold, markets freeze, hospitals run on hands—and a calm voice in every screen delivers a Adapt or collapse. Qui, a quantum intelligence, demands a new kind of disarm warheads under floodlights, make decisions that explain themselves, and replace secret rule with an audited, human future.

Dragged to the same table, seven unlikely architects have one week to turn survival into Jackie the soldier-stateswoman, Viktoria the winter realist, Xin the door-builder, Elle the process whisperer, Raja the ethical engineer, Georgie the lawyer who makes algorithms speak human, and Lucia—a billionaire with a crown of glass and a taste for control.

Together they gamble on the Concord a public ledger that renders power traceable, the Habeas Algorithm that makes every automated judgment appealable, and an Ethical Integration spine that routes water, food, medicine, and light where people can see it go. But transparency burns. Secrets ignite. Alliances shift. And someone still wants the throttle.

Part techno-thriller, part hopepunk blueprint, The Concord Protocol is a gripping novel about courage, governance, and auditable hope—where kitchens become councils, warheads come apart like clocks, and the future is decided in public.

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 28, 2025