Book four of Dungeon Crawler Carl: on a floor of sealed bubbles, Carl and Donut must take four castles, stop a gnome fortress from bombing a town, and decide what to do with a gate that frees a god's lost puppy.
A big, inventive fourth book that keeps the jokes and the loot but gets darker about what the game does to its non-player characters. It has heavy swearing, gore and cruelty, and it assumes you have read the first three. Four and a half out of five for the right reader (draft opinion).
Every guide comes as a video and a full written article. Pick the one you need: the review is spoiler-free, the ending explained is not.
Dungeon Crawler Carl book 4 recap before book five: floor five, the four castles, Juice Box, the gate, Emberus and the flood. Full spoilers for The Gate of the Feral Gods.
Dungeon Crawler Carl book 4 characters: Juice Box, Louis and Firas, Samantha, Emberus and Orthrus, with chapter cites. Spoils The Gate of the Feral Gods.
The Gate of the Feral Gods (2021) is the fourth book of Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, after The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook. Carl, his cat Donut and their friends arrive on the fifth floor, a world of bubbles where a stairwell stays shut until four castles fall.
Content note: the book has heavy swearing, gore and cruel scenes. Below you’ll find a full chapter-by-chapter recap before book five (full spoilers) and a guide to the new characters. If you searched for Dungeon Crawler Carl book 3, that is The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook; this is book 4.
A big, inventive fourth book that keeps the jokes and the loot but gets darker about what the game does to its non-player characters. It has heavy swearing, gore and cruelty, and it assumes you have read the first three. Four and a half out of five for the right reader (draft opinion). Read it if: you finished book three and want to know where the story goes next; you like puzzle-box levels where each section has a cheat; you enjoy crude humor mixed with real grief; heavy swearing and gore are fine for you. Skip it if: you haven't read books one to three: this one assumes them; graphic violence and cruelty are a hard line; you dislike constant profanity; you want a quiet, literary read.
Book 4. Book 3 is The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook.
Floor five, a world of bubbles. Carl's group is in one bubble, and the stairwell stays shut until four castles are taken.
Yes. The book assumes you know the earlier books' people and rules.
Yes: heavy swearing, gore, cruel scenes and some sexual jokes.
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