I've posted Chapter 4 of The (new) Quantum Rose on my patreon. I'm revising the whole book in preparation for its re-release. It's here:
patreon.com/posts/46884976The picture below is similar to the palace in the book, though that one is in the mountains.
Art Credit:
deviantart.com/marcmons007/art/Palace...The palace in this picture is a real place. The first time I went there, during a trip to San Francisco, I couldn't stop being amazed. It was like seeing a place out of a fantasy I'd imagined come to real life. The palace I describe in TQR is based on the ancient Maya palaces, but with changes to fit the thousands of years evolution in the story. This actually comes fairly close, though it doesn't have the Maya influence. Also, the water in this picture would be a plaza in the story.