Dungeon Crawler Carl

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Dungeon Crawler Carl is a science fantasy LitRPG book series written by American author Matt Dinniman. Initially self-published by Dinniman via online publisher Royal Road, it and its seven sequels were acquired by Ace Books in 2024. The series follows Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, two of the few survivors of an alien corporation's takeover of Earth for the mining, transporting, processing, and consumption of its resources, as they are forced to compete in a dungeon crawl recreated from those resources for an intergalactic reality show program. The eighth book was released in May 2026, with plans to complete the series with one additional volume split across two books. As of July 2026, the first eight books have sold over fourteen million copies, with its popularity aided by the audiobook, performed by Jeff Hays of Soundbooth Theater. Additionally, a television adaptation has been greenlit for production by Peacock, and there are further plans for graphic novels, a card...

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