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Welcome, Crawler. You have been designated Crawler #4,122,” Carl”. You are assigned the race of Human. You are currently level 1.

New achievement! You’ve entered the World Dungeon.

Reward: None! Haha. You are so dead.

Meet Carl, he’s recently found himself in a bit of a situation… and while this may be some kind of wild fever dream, the consequences seem all too real. As aliens have taken over Earth and subsequently destroyed all surface structures in a matter of moments, everyone that survived the collapse is given the choice to enter stairways down to the “World Dungeon”. A bit ominous, but if you were standing outside in the freezing cold with nothing but your boxers, a leather jacket, and a pack of cigarettes to your name, you’d probably enter the stairwell too. What ensues is a witty, irreverent story of survival and friendship, as former coast guard mechanic Carl, and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, become the unwilling participants in a deadly game. It’s like if Running Man was orchestrated by Aliens, and all of Earths survivors were now the entertainment for entire galaxies. With the entire game being supervised and facilitated by an AI that just might have a bit of a foot fetish. At times devastatingly funny, and at others poignant, this action packed story will leave you immediately putting the next book on your holds list.

Part Dungeons and Dragons, Hunger Games, and Ready Player One, this epic tale is just the beginning. Dungeon Crawler Carl is book one in Matt Dinniman’s series of (so far) eight novels.

Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl: A Novel. Crown. 2024.