{"product_id":"dungeon-crawler-carl-pre-order","title":"Dungeon Crawler Carl","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER - The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eapocalypse\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewill\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebe televised!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWelcome to the first book in the wildly popular and addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series--now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nYou know what's worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what's worse than\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. That's what.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nJoin Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world--or just get to the next level--in a video game-like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that's actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain't your ordinary game show.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome, Crawler. Welcome to the Dungeon. Survival is optional. Keeping the viewers entertained is not.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIncludes part one of the exclusive bonus story \"Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Dinniman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a writer, artist, and musician (well, he's a bass player) from Gig Harbor, WA. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I'm obsessed...Princess Donut is my queen.\"--Actor, producer and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Felicia Day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dungeon Crawler Carl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is legit awesome.\"--#1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A dangerously addicting tale of chaos and mayhem. I'm thoroughly hooked!\"--#1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author Callie Hart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Welcome to your newest obsession...the highly addictive, hilarious series continues to draw in new fans.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author Scott Lynch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[A] comically cosmic adventure series...often laugh-out-loud funny...Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever...Once you start, you won't put it down.\"--Patricia Briggs, #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDungeon Crawler Carl\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the best start to a series I've read this year. I wish I'd tried it sooner.\"--Will Wight, author of the Cradle series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"When it came time to pick a race, Dinniman and Dungeon Crawler Carl decided he would continue to appear as a human, and that's what this series has blossomed into, something profoundly and endearingly human.\"--Slate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"If there's a better LitRPG than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDungeon Crawler Carl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, I haven't read it.\"--Shirtaloon, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe Who Fights Monsters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDungeon Crawler Carl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is just one big smile all the way through. 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