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Book 8, Chapters 30 and 31. Tour news.
Hi everyone! Thanks again for your support! I just returned from Lucca Comics and Games, and it was a great time. My time in Italy had no bearing whatsoever on the following chapters. My last event of the year is coming up soon. DragonSteel Nexus in SLC, where I'll be hanging with Brandon Sanderson and Pierce Brown and many other awesome authors. Pierce has challenged me to Street Fighter II, and I'm going to kick his ass with Blanka. I wanted to thank all of you are keeping the Backerki...
Book 8, Chapters 28 and 29. Book 8 release dates.
Hey all! I'm about to head to Lucca, Italy for a few days to hang out with the awesome Italian publisher of DCC, but I thought I'd drop a few more chapters. We are chuggin'. Here's a post I just made on Reddit: So a bit of an update on my last enthusiastic post about the release dates of book 8. I had said simultaneous, which caused a minor case of "Yo, Matt, STFU, we didn't confirm nothing yet. Smack" amongst my friends at Penguin Random House and Audible. I'm pr...
Book 8 Chapters 25, 26, 27
Chapter 25Rend giggled as he rose from the dead.Mordecai had fled back to the crafting room while we gathered around the deceased, idiot Tummy Acher. Mongo stood over him, waving his wings, crying drunkenly in concern.“Carl, your pet dying has upset Mongo! It’s okay, Mongo. Rend is just taking a time out because he didn’t do as we say.”Your Pet has resurrected! As this was the sixth death, your pet will retain his memories and identity.Your pet is now 25% stronger than before!Your pet ha...
Book 8, chapters 23 and 24
Hello, everyone! Reminder! We have the kickstarter for volumes 2 & 3 of DCC going. Thank you for all so much for your support. We are out of the signed and numbered book 1s, but you can still get the Quest Failed Bitchmeat edition of book 1. It's an add-on. If you've already backed and you want that edition, you can edit your pledge to grab it. Or grab it during the surveys. And, of course, the Florin Backerkit is available right now still too. I got to hang out with Brett Bean and the V...
Notice! The Volumes 2 and 3 Kickstarter will go Live in about a half hour.
Campaign goes live at 9 AM Pacific Time. There are lots of neat little add-ons for this one. The pins are cool. The cards will be cool. The extra art is going to be epic. The fact you will (you BETTER) receive this in a timely manner this time is just divine. Also, miss out on book 1? We have some left and we're ONLY ALLOWED TO SELL THEM ON KICKSTARTER. Good thing I have a crack team working on this. This is an actual conversation I had between myself, Upside-Go (the Kickstarter people) and ...
Book 8, Chapters 21 and 22. Title Announcement. NYCC info.
Dungeon Crawler Carl book 8 is officially going to be titled A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 8. It is slated for release on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. That release date is very tentative. Patrons who read the following chapters will know where the title comes from. I will be at NYCC this coming weekend! All the pre-reserved signings are already sold out, unfortunately, but the PRH booth, the Vault booth, and the webtoons booth events are still available. Schedule: 10/94:15 PM - 5:4...
Early Access Link to the Crocodile Campaign
Hey all! The Crocodile graphic novel backerkit campaign kicks off officially in about an hour, and I figured I'd give you guys at the top tier early access. This is a live link. The only super duper extreme limited tier is the Matt box, which includes a tuckerization. AKA you die in a future DCC book. There is only one of these available. The upcoming kickstarter for books 2 and 3 will have six more for even more $. (October 15. I know, I know, two at the same time? WTF are you thinking? Ne...
Book 8, chapter 18, 19, and 20 + Los Angeles Info + More Tour Info
Hi all! I hope to see you tomorrow night in LA or this friday in Tucson! Also, we had some UK dates pop up, but I fear those are selling out fast. We STILL have tickets for LA tomorrow night, so please come if you haven't signed up already! Los Angeles Septermber 22nd and 23rd: Tickets Here! Tucson: Sold Out!UK Multiple dates in March hereNZ: March 27 HereWe will soon be announcing multiple dates in the US in February to support Operation Bounce House. Okay, okay, onto the chapters! ~Praveen...
Operation Bounce House Sample Chapter
Hey folks. We interrupt your regularly* scheduled DCC chapter posts to bring you an announcement. As previously mentioned, my standalone novel Operation Bounce House comes out February 10, 2026. It is now available to preorder wherever fine books are sold. If you are a reviewer with a NetGalley account, you may request to read the whole thing NOW.Attached to this post is an epub and a pdf which includes a wee portion of the book so you can get a quick idea of what to expect. So, what is Operatio...
Book 8, Chapters 16 and 17
Hope to see you guys at WorldCon this weekend!Heat 2 of 8Chapter 16.“What does this button do?” Bucket Boy the crocodilian asked nervously as he sat behind the steering wheel. We’d just both come from the saferoom, and the moment he sat in the driver seat, he started touching things. He reached to press the red, big button.“Stop,” I called. “Don’t touch that unless I say so. That engages the spider legs. We only use those if we have to.”“What about the chair? I gotta push it ba...
Book 8, Chapter 15
Hey folks. Thanks to everyone who came out to see me this past weekend at SDCC. Next up is WorldCon in Seattle where I'll have a packed schedule. Stay tuned for details with a trio of events surrounding the release of This Inevitable Ruin hardcover, namely in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Tucson. And of course we have DragonCon, NYCC, and DragonSteel coming up as well. Chapter 15Entering the Lollipop.Saferoom rules apply to this establishment.A singer howling an off-key rendition of some 80’s...
Book 8, chapters 13 and 14 + Webtoon stuff + Operation Bounce House cover
Hello everyone! The Webtoon comes out today. I don't have a direct link, and it drops at 5 PM Pacific. I am currently in Denver for Litrpg Con and will be at SDCC next weekend. Please let me know if you're there to say hello! Chapter 13The door to garage number three opened, and two creatures strolled out. We just gawked.“Carl, what am I looking at?” Donut asked.“Uh,” I said.The female version of these mantaur things were...different than the male version, at least at first glanc...
Book 8, Chapters 11 and 12
Chapter 11<Entry from Carl’s Book of Boom.>Philomene H. Crawler #12,850,361.Race: Human.Class: Agojie.Final level: 62.I feel ashamed that I am leaving the dungeon, like I am abandoning the fight, like I am giving up, being a coward. But I have no choice, I think. Orou is dead. Moussa is dead. I entered the dungeon with such a strong faith. But how can it be real? How can any of it be real if such a thing as this place exists? Maybe, in time, my belief in Allah will return. It’s like the warm...
Book 8, Chapters 9 and 10
We're back! Chapter 9Donut fell hard to the floor with a yelp as we all jumped back. She hunched, like she was going to leap to my shoulder but then caught herself. She stopped on the floor and held up her right front claw in amazement. The cleaner bot let out a scream at the destruction of the kitchen table. I hadn’t realized we could even hurt the furniture inside the saferoom like this. When Donut extended her claws, the four front claws—but not her fifth dewclaw—glowed brilliantly ...
Book 8, chapters 6, 7, and 8
Chapter 6<entry book="" boom.="" carl="" from="" of=""></entry>Bjorn Lag. Crawler #10,754,418.Race: Human.Class: Pulp Mage.Final level: 60.Carl. You don’t know who I am, but I have been watching your progress this whole time. I am taking a deal on the 10th. I feel guilty about it, about abandoning all of you who have pushed to get here, but I do not feel guilty enough to stay. Milk says I will be going to sleep once I take the deal, and when I wake, it w...
Book eight, chapters 4 and 5
Hey all! No major retcons, though I did learn how to count between this chapter drop and the previous one.Chapter 4The Trauco Triplets have been eliminated due to the expiration of their mount. Eight teams remain in the current heat.Our truck skidded on the road as I leaned on the brakes. Behind me, the sound of pots and pans spilling from a cabinet rattled. The truck stopped just short of the crashed, on-fire minivan, which was completely blocking the road. A second bugbear appeared as I hit re...
Book 8, Chapters 1, 2, and 3. Plus Tour Update
Heat 1 of 8Chapter 1Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the tenth floor.Time to Level Collapse: Level timer has been temporarily suspended for this floor. Please wait for the announcement from that inebriated fish if we can manage to wake her up for the details.Views: 933 septillionFollowers: 3.5 QuintillionFavorites: 971 QuadrillionLeaderboard rank: 3Bounty: 6,000,000 goldCongrats, Crawler. You have received a Platinum Venison Box.Remaining Crawlers: 5,501Entering your garage.Warning: The next heat st...
Update. Plus Webtoon Update. Plus Tour Update. Plus Poll. Plus the Legend of Meatus.
Hey, first off I wanted to apologize for not having the first few chapters ready yet. I know it's been a minute. I had a due date of January 15th with Penguin Random House for the standalone novel, Operation: Bounce House, and I'm still fiddling with the climax of that book. I have been writing my ass off, but in typical Matt fashion, I made the book a lot less linear than it should be. Once that is done (and it IS done, I'm just tweaking now), my writing attention is 100% focused on...
Carl's Book of Boom, Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 8, Prologue. News updates.
Apologies ahead of time. We don't yet get into book 8 just yet. I'm working on it, but it's not quite ready. I want to start this one with a bit of a bang which requires going straight to action before slowing down like we usually do, and I gotta frame it correctly. In the meantime, here's the prologue. Also, the title "Carl's Book of Boom" is just the working title for now. We'll see. Carl’s Book of BoomDungeon Crawler Carl Book 8Prologue.“Hello, Donut,” Pr...
Dungeon Crawler Carl recap of Book 6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Plus NEWS NEWS NEWS
This entire post is book 7 spoiler free. Hey everyone. If you're paid, you've already seen this inside the book file, but since we opened the poll up to the public I figured I'd make this bit public as well. This is the recap of book 6 that appears in the very, very beginning of book 7. If you'd rather have Jeff Hays read it to you and hear a little more about the poll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yth1YfWE9AAlso! Book 7 This Inevitable Ruin is NOW AVAILABLE in paperback. htt...
Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 7, This Inevitable Ruin book file
There are no spoilers in this post. Get it while you can. This post includes an epub and a pdf ahead of the November 11 release. Please don't share this. And if you do download it, please consider leaving an honest review on release day on Amazon as that will be very helpful to the DCC cause. This is NOT the final final version, but it is significantly closer than what was before, and it IS the final version to be sent out on Patreon. It is minus many thousand words and minus over 1,000 typo...
Book 7 Finale Extravaganza. (3 of 3) Chapters 86, 87, Epilogue
STOP. This is part 3 of a 3-part chapter dump. The current stickied chapter is part 1. This is part 3 of 3. Part 1 https://www.patreon.com/posts/114655482Part 2 https://www.patreon.com/posts/book-7-finale-2-114658584Okay folks, this is it. ~~~~~~~~~Chapter 868 Minutes Until the destruction of the 9th Floor.“Okay,” I said to Samantha. Sweat poured down the side of my head. “The moment he grabs you, just answer his questions. Tell the truth. Lie. I don’t care.” I indicated the xistera ...
Book 7 Finale Extravaganza. (2 of 3) Chapters 83, 84, and 85
STOP! This is part 2 of a 3-part post. Have you read part 1 yet? https://www.patreon.com/posts/114655482Make sure you're reading it in order. Part 1 is the stickied one. ~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 83“Okay everyone. We have about an hour left to figure out the issue with Louis before the soldiers take the Dream castle,” Edgar said as they wheeled out Kiwi and her new babies. He stood upon another bed so he was even with Louis. “Let’s work the problem. Juice Box, can you tell if the presence i...
Book 7 Finale Extravaganza. (1 of 3) Chapters 80, 81, 82
START HEREOkay, so I promised you the next dump would be the last. Good news bad news that's really all good news. Bad News: This ain't gonna all fit into one post. It ain't gonna fit in two posts. It's a lot of words. Good News: I am posting it all tonight with an hour or two between dumps. Chapter 87is the last chapter, but there are multiple Epilogue segments as well. Here we go, bitches! Chapter 80“If Louis is trapped in a room like that, how is she going to get him out?”...
Quick Poll. From whose POV should the recap of book 6 be written?
We have a lot of free members on here, so I thought I’d make this one public to all. The book 5 recap in book 6 was written by Donut who wasn’t privy to some info, and there was a bit of unreliable narration in there. With that in mind, who should write the recap of book 6? I will go with the top choice. Multiple choices allowed. The choice may have major implications in the future.
Book 7, Chapters 77, 78, 79
This will be the second-to-last chapter dump for book 7, This Inevitable Ruin. Retcon wise, not much to report. There was an earlier conversation with Ferdinand that now needs to be changed. I'm going to seed a significant amount of conversation throughout the book about two different things. One is the rules about how Celestial Attendants and NPCs in general are protected from the gods on the 12th floor, at least until the Ascendency actually starts, and the other may be a thing or two abou...
Book 7, Chapters 75 and 76. Book preorder available. Audible Studios announcement.
Just a few light chapters before the real climax of the book. Oh, I forgot. A minor retcon. As several of you pointed out, I can't name the spell Heel because of audio. It is now called BijanbiChapter 75Donut didn’t even look at the tattoo on her ass. She stared forward with quiet dignity as Mongo screeched with concern. The moment it was done, Edgar stepped back.The tortoise dropped his tattoo stick. “Did it work?” he asked.Donut’s stoic façade immediately cracked. “Did it work?...
Book 7, chapters 73 and 74. + Audible version cover reveal.
Hello everyone. Only one retcon you need to be aware of. Previous mentions of the War Crime spell described it a little. Throw all that out the window. Chapter 73<Note added by Crawler Carl, 25th Edition>There’s a dictionary sitting here in the main room of the guildhall. It’s a large, old book. It’s from the 1800’s, which is a long time ago. Florin, of all people, had it in his inventory. There’s a bullet hole right in the center of the book that goes almost all the way through. I kee...
Book 7, chapters 71 and 72
I am deep, deep in editing of the book which is why some of these chapters are a little slow. Sorry about that. Several little changes, mostly to game rules, timing of spells, etc, to fit the narrative. The end is nigh. When it happens, it's gonna come quick. Chapter 71Over the past few months, I’d experienced so many moments of pure, unadulterated terror, I’d lost count. I’d become pretty good at examining a situation and immediately reacting to it. I’d gotten so good at it, in fact...
Book 7, chapters 69 and 70
Coming hard and fast now. Lots of a little retcons you probably don't need to know about. Minor one... Team retribution still has changelings in the Dream throne room. Like always at the end, this is an asshole tier cliffhanger. Chapter 69Remaining Teams:The Princess PosseTeam Retribution (castle occupied by War Mage Rebellion forces)The Dream (castle occupied by Team Retribution forces)The ReaversThe War Mage Rebellion.Time until the War Mage Rebellion wins the castle: 5 hours, 57 minutes...
