Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman
more Science Fiction →Dungeon Crawler Carl is the book that got a lot of readers to try LitRPG for the first time: alien game-show apocalypse, a sarcastic cat sidekick, and game-mechanic humor that's more Hitchhiker's Guide than grimdark. It's also one of the most talked-about audiobook performances in the genre, worth knowing if you're choosing between formats.
why track this in moth
It's the first book of a long, still-growing series; Moth's series tracking keeps your place straight as Carl's level count (and body count) climbs across the sequels.
Book facts
- Genre
- Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, LitRPG (Literary Role-Playing Game)
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Published
- August 27, 2024
- Pages
- 464
- Reading time
- 9 hr 13 min · ~22 nights at 25 min/day in Moth
- ISBN
- 9780593820247
- Language
- en
Publisher's summary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The apocalypse will be televised! Welcome to the first book in the wildly popular and addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series, now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition.
You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. That’s what.
Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world, or just get to the next level, in a video game–like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show.
Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the Dungeon. Survival is optional. Keeping the viewers entertained is not.
Includes part one of the exclusive bonus story “Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.”
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