They determine that the need the Missing to form an army. The friends have been hiding out, staying hidden with the help of Igby and his jury-rigged computer system. They have spent most of their time in a virtual world called Purgatory, but Luka, Molly and Malachai tried to convince them that it was a prison, and they should come back to the world and fight.Īt the start of the book, Luka, Kina and Wren are freed from the Block by their friends. They “live” in cylinders that make them technically dead, but easily revivable. The Missing: scores of people who have somehow managed to disappear. Tyco Roth: Luka’s nemesis, blames Luka for death of his brother now controlled by Happy)ĭr Ortega/Dr Soto: was somehow behind some of the systems at the Loop, also developed part of the system used to keep the Missing “alive” Galen Rye: World Leader, totally supports Happy’s plan Happy (the AI system that is taking over the world, using humans as living batteries the harvesting process is terrifying, and that fear provides the power) Luka’s friends: Kina (love interest), Igby, Pander, Malachi (recently resuced from the Arc, blinded as a result), Wren (former Loop guard, still recovering from Block torture), Sam (who just gave birth), Molly (his sister), Maddox (former Loop inmate, now controlled by Happy) Imprisoned in the Loop when he took the blame when his sister shoved a man (who was about to kill her off the roof)

The Loop by Ben Oliver