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Dungeon Crawler Carl #8
A Parade of Horribles
It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.
As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.
Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.
Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.”
Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.
Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.
So Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.
As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.
Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.
Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.”
Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.
Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.
So Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.
704 pages, Hardcover
First published May 12, 2026
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Matt Dinniman
69 books33k followersMatt Dinniman is the best-selling writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the published author of dozens of short stories and a gaggle of books. In addition, his art publications—from greeting cards to stationery kits to calendars—can be found in boutique and stationery shops around the world. Also, he strongly feels like a pretentious twat when he writes about himself in third person.
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September 17, 2026
Nagi nagi, praėjo šiek tiek laiko ir mes vėl susitinkame su Carlu ir Donut dungeon žaidime (tuo kas liko iš žemės, kai ją sunaikino ateiviai). 10as ir 11as žaidimo lygiai, tad su žaidimu jau esame gerokai susipažinę. Kas mane nustebino, kad ši knyga pagrinde visiškai koncentravosi į patį žaidimą ir mėginimai jį sugriauti vyko pačiame žaidimo viduje. Beveik nebuvo pokalbių šou ar kokių kitų būdų viską destabilizuoti.
Kaip visada, knygos pradžioje veiksmas rutuliojosi gan lėtokai, žaidimas nebuvo įdomus, tačiau vėliau viskas išsivystė, strategijos ir visa kita tikrai įtraukė. Man patiko, kad šioje knygoje nemažai laiko skiriama žmogiškumui, tam kaip žmonės jaučiasi ir, kad ir kokios sunkios būtų sąlygos, vis tiek galima surasti draugų, net ir šeimą, ir atrasti prasmę beprasmybėje.
Kaip visada, knygos pradžioje veiksmas rutuliojosi gan lėtokai, žaidimas nebuvo įdomus, tačiau vėliau viskas išsivystė, strategijos ir visa kita tikrai įtraukė. Man patiko, kad šioje knygoje nemažai laiko skiriama žmogiškumui, tam kaip žmonės jaučiasi ir, kad ir kokios sunkios būtų sąlygos, vis tiek galima surasti draugų, net ir šeimą, ir atrasti prasmę beprasmybėje.
May 28, 2026
Kaip visada: daug veiksmo /nuotykių/atradimu ir praradimų. Žaidimo elementai dingę bet santykiai ne.
Priešpaskutinė knyga. Laukiam pačios paskutinės su kulminacija.
Priešpaskutinė knyga. Laukiam pačios paskutinės su kulminacija.
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