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Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman
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Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman
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“Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I'm obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen.”—Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day

“Dungeon Crawler Carl is legit awesome.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson

“A dangerously addicting tale of chaos and mayhem. I’m thoroughly hooked!”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Callie Hart

“Welcome to your newest obsession…the highly addictive, hilarious series continues to draw in new fans.” – USA Today

“This series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight.”—New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch

“[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut.”—The Wall Street Journal

“This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever...Once you start, you won't put it down.”—Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series

“Dungeon Crawler Carl is the best start to a series I’ve read this year. I wish I’d tried it sooner.”—Will Wight, author of the Cradle series

“When it came time to pick a race, Dinniman and Dungeon Crawler Carl decided he would continue to appear as a human, and that’s what this series has blossomed into, something profoundly and endearingly human.”—Slate

“If there's a better LitRPG than Dungeon Crawler Carl, I haven't read it.”—Shirtaloon, author of He Who Fights Monsters

“Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read.”—New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson

“To describe the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and the first book in particular, one must blend the darkest, grittiest science fiction with the humour of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It mixes fun, whimsical absurdity, and serious, dark themes with dire consequences…it is so spectacularly good that I cannot recommend it highly enough.”—Grimdark Magazine

“Dinniman’s Douglas-Adams-but-playing-D&D romp was so much fun that I immediately went out and got the next two books…genuinely joyful.”—LitHub.com

Overall rating: 4.9042554 / 5 from 94 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Dungeon Crawler Carl is a highly engaging and addictive book series praised for its creative, witty, and laugh-out-loud adventure. The fast-paced fiction and compelling story are well-loved by sci-fi fans, with excellent characters and an entertaining start to the series.

Summary topics

  • Series Engagement: 19%
  • Adventure Quality: 7%
  • Pacing: 7%
  • Character Satisfaction: 8%
  • Series Start: 7%

Review topics: ["fun","design","depth","book","read","series","story","characters","adventure","paced","start","fiction","carle","writing","copy","moments","plot","action","donuts","engaging","audiobook","narrative","game","star","text","humour","world"].

Review highlights

  • "A brilliant and super fun book, the characters are clever and the plot line is bonkers." — Vikaclare
  • "My boyfriend loves this series, says this book is “Hilarious and thouroughly entertaining”" — Nicole
  • "Funny book, quick read, nice change from my typical reads" — Brittany

Reviews

Snappy and Fun

"This is a fun book, I feel like it would appeal to a large amount of people. I think that if you were someone who really enjoyed gaming it would mean even more to you."

— laurie b. (4/5)

Quick fun

"Not exactly classical literature, but a fun book for a sunny day outside!"

— Marc (4/5)

Dungeon Crawler Carl is Perfect Modern Pulp Fiction

"Dungeon Crawler Carl is deeply creative story that serves to prove that litRPG can be more than shallow power fantasy. DCC is well-paced between moments of hilarity and serious tension, and manages to balance a tone of absurdity with legitimately compelling dystopian politics. If you are a fan of fast-paced pulp fiction, video-game inspired worlds, or science fantasy in general, then give DCC a read!"

— Benjamin (5/5)

Brain Candy

"Dungeon Crawler Carl is pure happiness. The story makes my inner child beam and there is so much room to expand systems. This book was perfection and I can’t wait to see what comes next for Carl and Donut!"

— Max H. (5/5)

Amazing start to an amazing series

"This is a super silly (and yet also super perceptive) series about a man and his (now) talking cat who get stuck in a LitRPG reality game show as part of, essentially, the apocalypse. It's science fantasy, I suppose. Princess Donut is amazing and you should read it for her alone, but Carl (and the concept of the series and its execution) are also pretty great. My only quibble would be that, while Carl seems mostly kind of progressive (he wouldn't have to be necessarily but he is our singular POV), and the reality game show dimension leans into gore and sexism as ways to critique them, there are a few weird choices here and there."

— John A. (5/5)

Carl and Princess Donut FurEver

"Great series—right from the start!! This instalment (the first) will get you hooked on Carl and Princess Donut and you’ll be out immediately seeking the rest. Hilarious and riveting."

— G D. (5/5)

Dungeon Crawler Carl

"Good mixture of lightheartedness/humour and deeper topics (morality, exploitation, etc. ), entertaining characters, and great, unique setting! (If you've read ORV, the setting of this book might remind you of it)"

— Keira (4/5)

Dungeon Crawler Carl is my new obsession!

"Such an exciting read! Constant humour and action - I couldn’t put it down."

— Hannah T. (5/5)

What a pleasesnt surprise

"Went into this totally blind and boy has this been a incredible book to get me out of a reading slump. Its hilarious, fun, serious and touching. Fantastic read for anyone whos played RPGs or loves science fiction."

— Kyle (5/5)

For every D&D fan casual to serious and all other nerds in between, especially the video game junkies - and cat lovers. Also cat lovers.

"This is the most millenial book I have ever read. Feels like I'm watching the best Netflix series of the decade. Obsessed. So obsessed my husband took it to read too when I took a 10 minute break to feed myself and then hoarded it like an obsessive gremlin. Already bought books two and three, cannot wait to read both with him."

— V. W. (5/5)

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  • Published date: Dec 30, 2025
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 480
  • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9780593820254
  • Dimensions: 5.51" W x 1.04" L x 8.19" H
Matt Dinniman is a writer, artist, and musician (well, he's a bass player) from Gig Harbor, WA. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series.

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