Good news everyone! I'm finally out of an editing loop and Quantum Proliferation has hit Amazon for pre-order. The release date is scheduled for November 15.
https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B081869GVZ
The finished version got several more reworks since it's been posted here.
As always, I appreciate all of the feedback collected here and I'll give you all a heads up once it's situated for a free day so you all can keep a final copy. (That has to happen a bit after the official release date)
What's new since it was posted here?
* Cleared up call to action in the beginning
* Gave Emily a bit more playtime and a better role to play
* Added VR sex scene (you may have caught that one depending on when you read it)
* Cleaned up a bunch around Alex's headspace during the bank scene
* Moved some content around what Alex is building to book 3 and streamlined the scene
* Added a new angle on the attacking mercs to properly validate why they'd have the data they had and added a whole future hook into it
* Trimmed down Aubrey's scene later
* Added the dinner scene with all of the Black Flags
* Added a few funny shoutouts to a few of my favorite books
* Added Epilogue
* Bunch of general editing for clarity and pacing