Matt Dinniman – författare

DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL IS SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARK AWARD

One man. One cat. One alien invasion. Infinite chaos.

Dive into the first explosive Dungeon Crawler Carl adventure - a wild mix of sci-fi, fantasy, and twisted survival comedy.

If there s a better LitRPG than Dungeon Crawler Carl, I haven t read it Shirtaloon, author of He Who Fights Monsters

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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.

And now Coast Guard veteran Carl and his ex-girlfriend s cat, Princess Donut, must 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 TV show with countless viewers across the galaxy. So not only do they have to stay alive, but they also need to earn ratings based on their performance.

Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain t your ordinary game show.

Keeping viewers entertained is essential. Survival, however, is not.

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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

I don t always say nice things about a book just because the writer has compromising pictures of me engaging in some very complicated international crimes, but when I do, I say them about Matt Dinniman s Dungeon Crawler Carl! Also, 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. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night?in their underwear?looking for their cat and wondering What s the worst thing that could happen? Once you start, you won t put it down Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series

One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while Book Riot

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

'Dungeon Crawler Carl is a dangerously addicting tale of chaos and mayhem. I m thoroughly hooked! - #1 New York Times bestselling author Callie Hart

Äntligen på svenska! Dungeon Crawler Carl är första delen i Matt Dinnimans fenomenserie som toppar bästsäljarlistorna världen över.”Välkommen, Crawler. Att överleva är valfritt. Att underhålla publiken är det inte.”En man. Hans ex-flickväns prisbelönta utställningskatt. En sadistisk intergalaktisk gameshow där din överlevnad hänger på att du kan döda ditt byte på ett så underhållande sätt som möjligt.Följ före detta kustbevakaren Carl och katten Princess Donut när de försöker överleva jordens undergång – eller åtminstone ta sig vidare till nästa nivå – i en fantasydungeon full av fällor. En dungeon som i själva verket är inramningen till en realityserie med otaliga tittare runt om i galaxen. Exploderande troll. Magiska brygder. Dödligt farliga, knarklangande lamor. Det här är inget vanligt TV-program.

Äntligen på svenska! Carl’s Doomsday Scenario är andra delen i Matt Dinnimans fenomenserie som toppar bästsäljarlistorna världen över.”Välkomna, Crawlers! Träningsnivåerna är avklarade. Nu kan spelen börja på riktigt.”Utomjordingarna har anlänt – och de har förvandlat jorden till en dungeon i många nivåer. Det är dags för en ny säsong av galaxens mest sedda gameshow: Dungeon Crawler World. Carl och Donut har redan bevisat att en före detta kustbevakare och en tidigare kattkunglighet är ett nästintill oslagbart team. Nu, på tredje nivån, tvingas de slåss hårdare än någonsin i en storstad ödelagd av en gåtfull katastrof. Odöda stryker omkring bland ruinerna. Mördade kvinnor regnar från himlen. Och en uråldrig besvärjelse hotar dem alla. Kan Carl och Donut lösa mysteriet i tid? Och kan Carl till sist hitta ett par byxor?

As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon. Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple. Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.” Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine. Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do. So Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been. Includes part eight of the exclusive bonus story “Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.”

The apocalypse will be televised! Welcome to the first book in the wildly popular and addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinnimannow with bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

You know whats worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know whats 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. Thats what.

Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriends cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the worldor just get to the next levelin a video gamelike, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon thats actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This aint 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.

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.

Attention. Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose. Run, Run, Run. A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking blood. A fallen princess intent on vengeance. A mysterious, end-of-floor celebration for the top crawlers, dubbed 'The Butcher's Masquerade.'                                                                                      The sixth floor. The Hunting Grounds. As the remaining crawlers battle for their lives, a new, terrible threat looms. Outside tourists are finally allowed to enter the game, and they are here and ready to hunt. Among them is Vrah, a famed and veteran hunter, intent on collecting the biggest trophy of her career. But their prey is far from harmless, and this season they are fighting back. Dungeon Crawler Carl and Princess Donut return in book five of the acclaimed litRPG series

Earth has been transformed into the set of the galaxy's most-watched game show: Dungeon Crawler World, a nightmarish, multilevel video-game-like dungeon filled with traps, monsters, and mind-bending puzzles.

Carl and Donut have survived so far, but this fourth level is unlike anything they could imagine. The Iron Tangle: an impossibly complicated subway system tied together into a knot of trains of all kinds, from classic steam engines to sleek modern cars. Up is down. Down is up. Close is far. The cars are filled with monsters, the railway stations aren't always what they seem, and the exit is perpetually just a few stops away. The top ten list is populated, and Carl and Donut have made it. But that popularity comes with a price.

They each now have a bounty on their head. They have to work with other crawlers to solve the puzzle of the floor, but how can they do that when they don't know who to trust? The secret to unraveling it all may be hidden in the pages of a seemingly-useless book. Welcome, Crawlers. Welcome to the fourth floor of the dungeon.

The ninth floor. Nine armies, each led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy. Each team has one objective: to capture and hold the castle at the very centre of the battlefield. Strategy, alliances, pitched battles, and, of course, betrayal...

It all makes for great fun and even greater television. After all, none of these powerful aliens really die when they're playing war. Except this time. This time, winner takes all. Those who fall, stay in the ground. As the AI continues its rapid decline, Carl and company take advantage of the chaos. For the first time ever, the crawlers are fighting back. They are now one of the nine teams.

And this season, there's a tenth army on the playing field. The NPCs, who are normally used as nothing but cannon fodder, have become fully self-aware and formed a team of their own. For Donut and Katia, the stakes are even higher. Only one of them will be allowed to leave this level. If they all want to survive, they're going to need a little help from a veteran or two.

This is it. This is what they've been fighting toward. This is war.

Äntligen på svenska! Carl’s Doomsday Scenario är andra delen i Matt Dinnimans fenomenserie som toppar bästsäljarlistorna världen över.”Välkomna, Crawlers! Träningsnivåerna är avklarade. Nu kan spelen börja på riktigt.”Utomjordingarna har anlänt – och de har förvandlat jorden till en dungeon i många nivåer. Det är dags för en ny säsong av galaxens mest sedda gameshow: Dungeon Crawler World. Carl och Donut har redan bevisat att en före detta kustbevakare och en tidigare kattkunglighet är ett nästintill oslagbart team. Nu, på tredje nivån, tvingas de slåss hårdare än någonsin i en storstad ödelagd av en gåtfull katastrof. Odöda stryker omkring bland ruinerna. Mördade kvinnor regnar från himlen. Och en uråldrig besvärjelse hotar dem alla. Kan Carl och Donut lösa mysteriet i tid? Och kan Carl till sist hitta ett par byxor?

Äntligen på svenska! Dungeon Crawler Carl är första delen i Matt Dinnimans fenomenserie som toppar bästsäljarlistorna världen över.”Välkommen, Crawler. Att överleva är valfritt. Att underhålla publiken är det inte.”En man. Hans ex-flickväns prisbelönta utställningskatt. En sadistisk intergalaktisk gameshow där din överlevnad hänger på att du kan döda ditt byte på ett så underhållande sätt som möjligt.Följ före detta kustbevakaren Carl och katten Princess Donut när de försöker överleva jordens undergång – eller åtminstone ta sig vidare till nästa nivå – i en fantasydungeon full av fällor. En dungeon som i själva verket är inramningen till en realityserie med otaliga tittare runt om i galaxen. Exploderande troll. Magiska brygder. Dödligt farliga, knarklangande lamor. Det här är inget vanligt TV-program.