The Dungeon Anarchist’s CookbookMatt Dinniman

#14 in Popular science

The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook

Matt Dinniman

First published 2021Original language EN

8.58.5 / 10
Score out of 102,198 ratingsConfidence 92%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#14 of 45 in Popular science ahead of 70% of the category
545
Pages
about 10 h
Reading time
  • NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list

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About the book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Welcome to the Iron Tangle! Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, have to team up with other contestants not just to survive, but to solve a deadly puzzle in this third, mind-twisting novel in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition. Earth has been transformed into the set of the galaxy’s most watched game show: Dungeon Crawler World, a nightmarish, multilevel, video game–like dungeon filled with traps, monsters, and mind-bending puzzles. Carl and Donut have survived so far, but this fourth level is unlike anything they could imagine. The Iron Tangle: an impossibly complicated subway system tied together into a knot of trains of all kinds, from classic steam engines to sleek modern cars. Up is down. Down is up. Close is far. The cars are filled with monsters, the railway stations aren’t always what they seem, and the exit is perpetually just a few stops away. The top ten list is populated, and Carl and Donut have made it. But that popularity comes with a price. They each now have a bounty on their head. They must work with other crawlers to solve the puzzle of the floor, but how can they do that when they don’t know who to trust? The secret to unraveling it all may be hidden in the pages of a seemingly useless book. Welcome, Crawlers. Welcome to the fourth floor of the dungeon. Includes part three of the exclusive bonus story “Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.”

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 ratingsStart here
    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 ratingsThis book
    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 8.6 across 2,198 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 92% of the weight and the score stays at 8.5 — the Popular science average of 8.0 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover8.62.2K 100%

Frequently asked

What is The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook rated?

8.5 out of 10, from 2,198 reader ratings across 1 independent sources.

Is The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook worth reading?

Readers give it 8.5/10 from 2,198 ratings, which puts it ahead of 70 % of the Popular science shelf.

How long does it take to read The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook?

About 10 hours at an average reading pace — 545 pages.

Where does The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook rank?

#14 in Popular science on the current snapshot.

Was The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook a bestseller?

Yes — 1 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #15. Sales are shown here but never scored.

Which volume of the series is The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook?

Volume 3 of 8 in Dungeon Crawler Carl. The full reading order is one tap away above.

How long is The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook?

It has 545 pages — longer than 59% of the ranked books in Popular science.

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