Dungeon Crawler Carl

#12 in Popular science

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman

First published 2020Original language EN

8.78.7 / 10
Score out of 103,741 ratingsConfidence 95%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#12 of 45 in Popular science ahead of 75% of the category
444
Pages
about 8 h
Reading time
  • NYT bestseller · 32 weeks on the list, peaked at #4

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About the book

The apocalypse will be televised! A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible. In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth--from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds--collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. A dungeon so enormous, it circles the entire globe. Only a few dare venture inside. But once you're in, you can't get out. And what's worse, each level has a time limit. You have but days to find a staircase to the next level down, or it's game over. In this game, it's not about your strength or your dexterity. It's about your followers, your views. Your clout. It's about building an audience and killing those goblins with style. You can't just survive here. You gotta survive big. You gotta fight with vigor, with excitement. You gotta make them stand up and cheer. And if you do have that "it" factor, you may just find yourself with a following. That's the only way to truly survive in this game--with the help of the loot boxes dropped upon you by the generous benefactors watching from across the galaxy. They call it Dungeon Crawler World. But for Carl, it's anything but a game.

Reading order · Dungeon Crawler Carl

Full order & progress →
Score per volume8 volumes on a timeline, 2020 to 2024 · Best-rated volume: This Inevitable Ruin
  1. Dungeon Crawler Carl
    Dungeon Crawler Carl2020 · 3,741 ratingsThis book
    8.78.7 / 10
  2. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
    Carl’s Doomsday Scenario2021 · 2,620 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  3. The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook
    The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook2021 · 2,198 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  4. The Gate of the Feral Gods
    The Gate of the Feral Gods2021 · 1,902 ratings
    8.88.8 / 10
  5. The Butcher's Masquerade
    The Butcher's Masquerade2022 · 1,681 ratings
    9.09.0 / 10
  6. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
    The Eye of the Bedlam Bride2023 · 1,440 ratings
    8.98.9 / 10
  7. This Inevitable Ruin
    This Inevitable Ruin2024 · 1,240 ratings
    9.09.0 / 10
  8. A Parade of Horribles
    A Parade of Horribles · 740 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.7 across 3,741 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 95% of the weight and the score stays at 8.7 — the Popular science average of 8.0 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library9.312 0%
Hardcover8.73.7K 100%

Frequently asked

What is Dungeon Crawler Carl rated?

8.7 out of 10, from 3,741 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.

Is Dungeon Crawler Carl worth reading?

Readers give it 8.7/10 from 3,741 ratings, which puts it ahead of 75 % of the Popular science shelf.

How long does it take to read Dungeon Crawler Carl?

About 8 hours at an average reading pace — 444 pages.

Where does Dungeon Crawler Carl rank?

#12 in Popular science on the current snapshot.

Was Dungeon Crawler Carl a bestseller?

Yes — 32 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #4. Sales are shown here but never scored.

Which volume of the series is Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Volume 1 of 8 in Dungeon Crawler Carl. The full reading order is one tap away above.

How long is Dungeon Crawler Carl?

It has 444 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Popular science.

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