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Doug J. Cooper

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When he is not writing science fiction novels, Doug fills his day working as a professor emeritus of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at UConn, and as founder and director of Control Station, Inc. His passions include telling inventive tales, mentoring driven individuals, and everything sci-tech. He lives in Connecticut with his darling wife and with pictures of his son, who is off somewhere in the world creating adventures of his own.

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Average rating: 4.33 · 1,152 ratings · 225 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Crystal Deception (Crystal #1) 4.32 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystal Conquest (Crystal #2) 4.42 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lagrange Rising (Cuss Abbott Book 1) 4.24 avg rating — 123 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bump Time Origin (Bump Time Trilogy #1) 4.11 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystal Rebellion (Crystal #3) 4.37 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lagrange Calling (Cuss Abbott, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 77 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystal Escape (Crystal #4) 4.54 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bump Time Meridian (Bump #2) 4.45 avg rating — 40 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bump Time Terminus (Bump Time Trilogy Book 3) 4.45 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystal Horizon: A Short Prequel to Crystal Deception 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Words I wrote for new book Bump Time Origin coming May 7

Words I wrote for new book Bump Time Origin coming May 7

Wringing her hands, Lilah turned back to them. “I’m going to be murdered. I can tell.”
“Why do you think that?” Diesel patted the table in front of her chair. “Come back and talk to us.”
“I’m thinking about the ways I could die,” she said as she retook her seat, “and the list is short. It could be suicide, accident, or murder. I’m excluding ill Read more of this blog post »

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message 10: by Martha

Apr 16, 2016 10:32PM

Hi! Doug,
I am so happy to connect with you!
I love meeting new people.
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message 9: by Lynne

Nov 06, 2015 02:25PM

Hi Doug, a sincere thank you for adding me as a friend on Goodreads.

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Feb 15, 2014 01:25PM

Thanks for the add, Doug!

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Jan 28, 2014 03:40PM

Thanks for the connection, Doug!

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Jan 26, 2014 08:31AM

And why not Doug! :)

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Jan 12, 2014 01:18PM

thanks for the request

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Good to see you here, Doug! :)

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Thank you for connecting.

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Dec 28, 2013 11:36AM

Hi Doug, great idea. I will be more active on social media soon, but I am currently finishing the second book in my series. Got to have it read for the RT Con in New Orleans this May. Happy Writing!

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