The Gate of the Feral Gods

#55 in Fantasy

The Gate of the Feral Gods

Matt Dinniman

First published 2021Original language EN

8.88.8 / 10
Score out of 101,902 ratingsConfidence 93%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#55 of 200 in Fantasy ahead of 73% of the category
608
Pages
about 11 h
Reading time

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Our view

The fourth Dungeon Crawler Carl book keeps doing what the series does best: quick, loud, funny action, with the back-and-forth between Carl and the cat Princess Donut as its heart. It reads easily, a welcome break between heavier books, and it saves its strongest material for an ending that sends readers straight to the next volume. Not a place to start, though, since it relies on everything the earlier floors have set up.

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About the book

Follow Carl, Princess Donut, and Mongo as they fight their way to the next level in the fourth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition! New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure. You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent. Surviving in a multilevel dungeon that also happens to be the set of the galaxy’s most watched game show has taught Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, that there’s only one thing they can count on apart from each other: they never know what’s coming next. And this floor is no exception. A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked. Here's the thing. It's never easy. Going it alone is not an option this time, so Carl and his team must rely on the help of the low-level, I-can't-believe-these-idiots-are-still-alive crawlers trapped in the bubble with them. But can they be trusted? Welcome, Crawlers. Welcome to the fifth floor of the dungeon.

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 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  4. The Gate of the Feral Gods
    The Gate of the Feral Gods2021 · 1,902 ratingsThis book
    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 · 945 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.8 across 1,902 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 93% of the weight and the score stays at 8.8 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover8.81.9K 100%

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How long is The Gate of the Feral Gods?

It has 608 pages — longer than 60% of the ranked books in Fantasy.

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