
The Primal Hunter
Start of The Primal Hunter seriesby Zogarth
Why you'll love it:
This fantasy shares a darkly optimistic tone that will resonate with Dungeon Crawler Carl fans.
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When Earth becomes a reality show dungeon crawl and most of humanity is eliminated, Carl must navigate deadly floors with his rescued cat Princess Donut to survive the galactic entertainment system
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| The Primal Hunter📚 Series starter | Zogarth | 4.6 | 2022 | 714 | Start a new series |
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The most similar books to Dungeon Crawler Carl are The Primal Hunter, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits, He Who Fights with Monsters.
After finishing Dungeon Crawler Carl, readers most commonly pick up The Primal Hunter next. Alternatively, you might enjoy more books by Matt Dinniman, such as Operation Bounce House.
Authors similar to Matt Dinniman include John Scalzi.
Dungeon Crawler Carl is a Fantasy novel by Matt Dinniman, published in 2020. It features elements of LitRPG, Post-Apocalyptic, Dark Comedy.
Dungeon Crawler Carl is 446 pages long.
Dungeon Crawler Carl has a spice level of 1/5. This book has light romantic elements.
When Earth becomes a reality show dungeon crawl and most of humanity is eliminated, Carl must navigate deadly floors with his rescued cat Princess Donut to survive the galactic entertainment system. Dinniman delivers addictive LitRPG that combines video game mechanics with apocalyptic survival and dark comedy about entertainment culture. A breakout success in the LitRPG genre featuring innovative worldbuilding, this series explores themes of survival, exploitation, and finding humanity in inhuman circumstances while featuring RPG-style progression, creative monsters, and surprisingly emotional depth beneath the gaming mechanics and humor.