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The Feedback Loop
The Feedback Loop
Series · 8 books · 2015-2018
By
Harmon Cooper
Books in series
#1
The Feedback Loop
2015
Stuck in a virtual dreamworld called The Loop, a man named Quantum Hughes struggles to free himself from a glitch that forces him to live the same day on repeat. His life changes when a mysterious letter arrives one morning from a woman named Frances Euphoria, the first human player he has made contact with in a very long time. Once Frances appears, members of a murder guild known as the Reapers begin surfacing in The Loop, hoping to capture Quantum or worse—kill him. To further complicate matters, The Loop itself is doing everything it can to stop Quantum from finding the hidden logout point by turning everything in the virtual dreamworld against him. With time running out, will Quantum break free from his digital coma before he's captured or killed by the Reapers? Who is Frances Euphoria, and what does she actually know about how long Quantum has been trapped? The Feedback Loop Series takes place thirty years before the Life is a Beautiful Thing Series. It shares the same world, but is a standalone series that focus on dream-based virtual reality worlds and the people who are trapped in them. The next book in the series will be called Steampunk is Dead, and will be released in the fall.
#2
Steampunk is Dead
2015
The exciting sequel to The Feedback Loop. Adjusting to the real world isn't exactly easy for Quantum Hughes. Instead of focusing on his recovery, he takes an assignment alongside Frances Euphoria to a virtual entertainment dreamworld called Steam, in search of a Proxima Developer. True to his nature, Quantum acts out of turn, causing the entire world to turn against him. This gives him two options: return to The Loop for help, or try and hold his own. There is also the problem of the Reapers, who have appeared in Steam ready to hunt him down or worse, kill him. The real world, The Loop, Steam—three worlds with their own rules, their own enemies. The thin line between dream and reality is pixilated.
#3
High Fantasy
2015
Quantum Hughes and the Dream Team dive to Tritania, an MMORPG fantasy Proxima World filled with dragons, orcs, swords, floating continents, and magic attacks. With the clock ticking, and his problems in the real world growing, including his legal troubles and his blossoming relationship with Frances Euphoria, Quantum is forced to make a decision that could change his life forever. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been. Steam, The Loop, Tritania and the real world – four worlds collide in the third installment of The Feedback Loop Series.
#4
Reapers and Repercussions
2016
Things heat up in Tritania as Quantum Hughes and the Dream Team continue their search for Strata Godsick's son both in the real world and the Proxima Galaxy. An attack in the real world throws a wrench into their plans, as does an event and a key decision that may change the team forever. Expect giants, expect dragons, expect Quantum being as maverick as ever, expect a few twists and surprises as the Dream Team's membership grows by one and Quantum is finally able to use his favorite Loop weapons in Tritania.
#5
The Mechanical Heart
2016
The fifth book in the Feedback Loop series - death, betrayal, new beginnings. This action-packed, litRPG hybrid has it all. Quantum Hughes and the rest of the Dream Team are in for a serious awakening when tragedy strikes the team. Finding Strata Godsick's son isn't as easy it they originally thought it would be, and real world repercussions seem to put a damper on everything they do. This on top of the fact that they're being hunted in both the Proxima Galaxy and the real world only raises the stakes even higher. Ultima Thule, a rebirth, a death, a betrayal, a mysterious Reaper—this is the book that turns hunters to hunted, innocent to guilty, friends to enemies, the expected to the unexpected. The thin line between dream and reality is pixilated. For those needing to catch up on the series, a 3 book box set is available on the author's page at an entry level price! Reading Order: 1. The Feedback Loop (now available as an audiobook narrated by Jeff Hays!) 2. Steampunk is Dead 3. High Fantasy 4. Reapers and Repercussions 5. The Mechanical Heart 6. Cyber Noir Redux 7. Proxima Riven (Pre-order coming soon. To be released Summer 2017!)
#6
Cyber Noir Redux
2017
Quantum makes a grave mistake which places him in a very a sticky situation. A scientific discover sends Aiden to a world he's only imagined, introducing a new angle to the series that shakes the foundation of both the digital and the real world. Doc and Rocket get into a bit of trouble, only to be rescued by the cavalry of Dream Team members and Tritania players. Strata Godsick's empire is on the verge of collapse after a familial betrayal and as the novel progresses, it becomes abundantly clear to all involved that revenge is a dish best served pixelated. Humor, easter eggs, explicit violence, cool weapons, real world consequences and technological musings, Cyber Noir Redux is everything you've come to expect from the Feedback Loop series and more. Return to The Loop, return to where it all started, and who it all started with. The thin line between dream and reality is pixilated.
#7
Proxima Riven
2017
The LitRPG mech-heavy seventh book in the Feedback Loop series! Quantum Hughes should have known better. Stuck again, but this time in a way that even he couldn’t have predicated, Quantum and the Dream Team head to Steam to seek out Ray Steampunk. Their mission? Collect a rare Proxima metal and use it to develop a weapon to free Quantum from the Proxima Galaxy. But things are never as easy as they seem. The Reapers are hot on their tails, and Strata Godsick has a pressing message for Quantum, a message that is especially poignant after something terrible happens to a Dream Team member. It’s time to mech up and finish this once and for all.
#8
Apotheosis Boom
2018
The epic finale of The Feedback Loop series! Quantum Hughes has a near endless inventory list. Years of being stuck in the Proxima Galaxy have honed his fighting abilities and sharpened his wit, but the fight yet to come could be the death of him. With his estranged daughter gone, and his son still on the run, Strata Godsick has decided to end things once and for all, and possibly take the online world known as Tritania with him. Aware of this fact, Quantum and the rest of the Dream Team have to move fast, but coordinating a real life attack at the same time as a digital attack can prove troublesome, especially with all the forces at play. So Quantum does what Quantum always has done: take matter into his own hands. But all decisions come at a cost, and the price to pay may be something Quantum can’t afford.
Author
Harmon Cooper
Author · 79 books