The first installment in Matt Dinniman’s bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series arrives in a premium collector’s hardcover edition, packed with exclusive design features and bonus content for fans and new readers alike.
This deluxe release showcases a beautifully illustrated cover by acclaimed artist Victo Ngai, along with decorated endpapers and interior jacket artwork. The hardcover case features a fully integrated, solvable maze design, complemented by stenciled page edges and a full-color ribbon bookmark depicting Carl and Princess Donut in a desperate escape. The edition also includes a special author Q&A with Matt Dinniman, hosted by GC, BWR, and NW Princess Donut, the Queen Anne Chonk herself.
In this wildly inventive story, the world ends—not with silence, but with spectacle. After an alien invasion dismantles civilization and transforms Earth into a brutal intergalactic game show, survival becomes part competition, part entertainment.
Former Coast Guard operative Carl is thrust into a deadly, dungeon-like reality alongside his ex-girlfriend’s prize-winning cat, Princess Donut. Together, they must navigate a shifting labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and absurd dangers—all while an entire galaxy watches for entertainment.
From exploding goblins and enchanted potions to chaotic, drug-dealing llamas, nothing about this dungeon follows the rules of reality. Every step is a challenge, every encounter a spectacle, and survival is only part of the game.
Welcome, Crawler. Survival is optional. Entertainment is mandatory.
This edition also includes the first part of the exclusive bonus story: Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.
