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Publisher: Ace
Title: A Parade of Horribles: A Dungeon Crawler Carl Novel
Author: Matt Dinniman
On Sale Date: May 12, 2026
EAN: 9798217190065
Format: Hardcover
Retail Price: $32.00
BISAC: Science Fiction / LitRPG
Page Count: 704
Dimensions: 6 in W | 9 in H
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Matt Dinniman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which he began with a simple premise: he likes cats, and he likes explosions. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, and is famously a "pantser" who writes without an outline, relying on extensive spreadsheets to track the sprawling world he's built. Princess Donut, the series' scene-stealing feline, was inspired by a real Persian cat he encountered while attending cat shows as an artist. When he's not writing, Dinniman plays bass in a band and works closely with audiobook narrator Jeff Hays, whose performances have become inseparable from the series' devoted fanbase.
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Readers are calling A Parade of Horribles one of the best entries in the series yet:
Reviewers praised the book as "a wild ride (literally) from the start," pointing to the vehicle-race sequences as some of the most inventive set pieces in the series.
Fans highlighted the deepening bond between Carl and Donut, saying their partnership carries even more emotional weight as the stakes escalate.
Readers loved how earlier planted details finally pay off, calling the eleventh-floor twist satisfying rather than gimmicky.
The series' signature blend of sharp humor and genuine danger continues to land, with several reviewers noting they couldn't put it down once the race began.
This book is for you if
You're caught up on Dungeon Crawler Carl and need to know what's waiting on floor eleven.
You love LitRPG action with genuinely funny dialogue and real emotional stakes.
You're hooked on Carl and Donut's partnership and want to see it tested again.
You appreciate a series that pays off small details planted chapters earlier.
You want vehicle-race chaos, dark humor, and a cliffhanger built into a floor no one's supposed to know about.
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