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The Dungeon Crawler Carl companion

Everything about Matt Dinniman's series in one place, built from the books themselves: who's who, every floor, the rules of the game, and a new quiz every day. Set the shield above to the last book you finished and nothing past it gets through.

8books

1,531kwords counted

144characters

18floors

Crawler ID cardPut your own photo on a dungeon crawler ID. The photo never leaves your device Which crawler are you?Eight questions match you to Carl, Donut, Mongo and more. No spoilers Characters144 characters, who they are by book, who's alive, who appears with whom FloorsEvery floor of the dungeon, which book covers it, timers and bosses Daily quizGuess the Crawler: one character a day from six clues. Keep your streak Crawler generatorGet a race, class, stats and a character sheet of your own Achievement makerMake a "New Achievement!" image and share it Races, classes and rulesStats, races, classes, loot boxes, glossary and numbers

Dungeon Crawler Carl books in order

1
Dungeon Crawler Carl
© 2020 · 47 chapters · 130,000 words · about 9 hours to read
Floors 1–2
2
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
© 2021 · 25 chapters · 109,000 words · about 7 hours to read
Floor 3
3
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
© 2021 · 34 chapters · 164,000 words · about 11 hours to read
Floor 4
4
The Gate of the Feral Gods
© 2021 · 34 chapters · 179,000 words · about 12 hours to read
Floor 5
5
The Butcher's Masquerade
© 2022 · 75 chapters · 223,000 words · about 15 hours to read
Floors 6–7
6
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
© 2023 · 72 chapters · 260,000 words · about 17 hours to read
Floor 8
7
This Inevitable Ruin
© 2024 · 87 chapters · 271,000 words · about 18 hours to read
Floor 9
8
A Parade of Horribles
© 2026 · 98 chapters · 196,000 words · about 13 hours to read
Floors 10–11

Chapter and word counts are ours, from the ebooks (front and back matter left out). The floor numbers each book covers are hidden past your shield.

Main characters

Princess Donutfrom book 1 Mordecaifrom book 1 Mongofrom book 1 Imani Cfrom book 1 Elle McGibbonsfrom book 1 Odettefrom book 1 Zevfrom book 1 Carlfrom book 1 Li Nafrom book 1 Katia Grimfrom book 2 Louis Santiagofrom book 2 Prepotentefrom book 2

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Series questions

How many Dungeon Crawler Carl books are there?

Eight as of November 2026. The eighth, A Parade of Horribles, came out in 2026. Matt Dinniman has said the main story will finish with book nine (reported).

What order should I read Dungeon Crawler Carl in?

Publication order: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Carl's Doomsday Scenario, The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook, The Gate of the Feral Gods, The Butcher's Masquerade, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, This Inevitable Ruin, A Parade of Horribles. Each book picks up where the last one stopped.

How long are the Dungeon Crawler Carl books?

About 1,531,000 words for books 1 to 8 by our count, from 109,000 (book 2) to 271,000 words (book 7). That is roughly 102 hours of reading at 250 words a minute.

Is this companion spoiler-free?

It is as spoiler-free as you want. Set the spoiler shield to the last book you finished and everything from later books is blurred until you tap it. The setting is saved on your device.

Book Explained is not affiliated with Matt Dinniman, the publishers, the tabletop game or the Peacock series. Character pages: 110. Read our Dungeon Crawler Carl review.