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A Parade of Horribles

by Matt Dinniman Publisher: ACE

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Racing toward the eleventh floor

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    Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller

AlbakiReads Editorial

Racing toward the eleventh floor

The eighth Dungeon Crawler Carl novel sets its contest on the dungeon’s tenth floor: Carl and Donut face a series of races, upgrading their vehicle between increasingly difficult tracks. The apparent simplicity is unsettled by glitches and rumors about the eleventh floor, while the rules leave Carl feeling that he has lost control. His secret plan gives the competition a wider context, with the publisher description framing the stakes as extending beyond the pair. This installment combines LitRPG competition and escalating dungeon-floor challenges, and the hardcover includes part eight of the bonus story “Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.”

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers following the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, especially from earlier installments.
  • LitRPG fans interested in game-like races, upgrades, and dungeon challenges.
  • Readers who enjoy stories where a structured competition sits alongside a larger looming threat.

Themes

Competition and progressionAgency within imposed rulesEscalating stakes and uncertainty

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Book overview

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - It's off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series--featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they're forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.

Races. Get from point A to point B, and don't come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.

Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don't listen to those whispers about what's happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it "a coming-out party for the ages."

Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.

Carl hates that it's business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.

So Carl is planning a party of his own. It's a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can't even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it's not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they've ever been.

Includes part eight of the exclusive bonus story "Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret."
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