# Dungeon Crawler Carl

Carl is a Coast Guard veteran having a dreadful day. His girlfriend has left him with her prize-winning show cat, Princess Donut, and then aliens destroy every man-made structure on Earth. The survivors are driven into a trap-filled fantasy dungeon that runs like a video game, and every level they clear is broadcast as a reality show to viewers across the galaxy. Carl's only ally is the cat, who has firm views on her sudden fame.

Expect exploding goblins, magical potions and drug-dealing llamas, all handled with a sharp sense of the absurd and a steady grudge against the cruel game show running the whole thing. This is the opening book in Matt Dinniman's series, issued by Penguin in 2026, and it suits anyone who likes their apocalypse loud, funny and peculiar.

## Books in this series (1)

- Vol. 1 — [Dungeon Crawler Carl](https://mybookbandits.com/books/9781405989411) (ISBN 9781405989411)

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