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Dungeon Crawler Carl
A novel by Matt Dinniman & Will Staehle
“The atmosphere of 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' is both exhilarating and absurd, inviting readers into a world where danger lurks around every corner and laughter is just as vital as survival. The blend of dark humor and high-stakes adventure creates a rollercoaster of emotions, leaving you on the edge of your seat while chuckling at the absurdity of it all. It's a wild ride that balances tension with levity, making you feel both the thrill of the chase and the warmth of camaraderie amidst chaos.”
A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible. In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth—from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds—collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. A dungeon so enormous, it circles the entire globe. Only a few dare venture inside. But once you're in, you can't get out. And what's worse, each level has a time limit. You have but days to find a staircase to the next level down, or it's game over. In this game, it's not about your strength or your dexterity. It's about your followers, your views. Your clout. It's about building an audience and killing those goblins with style. You can't just survive here. You gotta survive big. You gotta fight with vigor, with excitement. You gotta make them stand up and cheer. And if you do have that "it" factor, you may just find yourself with a following. That's the only way to truly survive in this game—with the help of the loot boxes dropped upon you by the generous benefactors watching from across the galaxy. They call it Dungeon Crawler World. But for Carl, it's anything but a game.