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This Inevitable Ruin

by Matt Dinniman Publisher: ACE

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A battle for the ninth floor

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A battle for the ninth floor

The seventh Dungeon Crawler Carl book centers on Faction Wars, a contest among nine armies to seize and hold a castle. The battlefield’s usual divisions shift when the crawlers gain an army of their own and the non-player characters form a self-aware team. Death now carries consequences beyond the arena, while Donut and Katia face an additional constraint: only one can leave the level. The setup brings strategy, alliances, and betrayal into a conflict where survival is tied to both the war’s outcome and the characters’ individual stakes. This hardcover edition also includes bonus material exclusive to the print edition.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers following the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, especially from earlier volumes.
  • Readers interested in science fiction action built around armies, battlefield strategy, and alliances.

Themes

Factional conflictSelf-awarenessSurvivalStrategy and alliances

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Book overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Carl and Princess Donut are ready to battle it out in the epic seventh book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series--now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition!

The ninth floor. Faction Wars. Nine armies enter, led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy. The winning team must capture and hold the castle at the very center of the battlefield. Strategy, alliances, pitched battles, betrayal . . . It all makes for great fun and even greater television.

But thanks to Carl, Donut, and Katia, this season is different.

For the first time ever, the crawlers have their own army. The NPCs, who are normally used as nothing but cannon fodder, have become fully self-aware and have formed an unprecedented team of their own. And it's not just the crawlers who are at risk this Faction Wars. Any combatant who dies on the battlefield stays in the ground.

For Donut and Katia, the stakes are even higher. No matter who wins the war, only one of them will be allowed to leave this level. If they all want to survive, they're going to need a little help from a veteran or two.

This is it. This is what they've been fighting toward. This is war.
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