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A parade of horribles / Matt Dinniman.

Dinniman, Matt, (author.).

Summary:

"It's off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series--featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition. As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they're forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon. Races. Get from point A to point B, and don't come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple. Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don't listen to those whispers about what's happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it "a coming-out party for the ages. "Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine." Carl hates that it's business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do. So Carl is planning a party of his own. It's a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can't even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it's not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they've ever been." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798217190065
  • Physical Description: 688 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First Ace hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ace, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2026]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes part eight of the exclusive bonus story "Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret."
Subject:
Cats > Fiction.
Survival > Fiction.
Video games > Fiction.
Prisons > Fiction.
Contests > Fiction.
Artificial intelligence > Fiction.
Voyages and travels > Fiction.
Genre:
Apocalyptic fiction.
LitRPG (Fiction)
Science fiction.
Novels.
Subterranean fiction.
Survival fiction.

Available copies

  • 44 of 77 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Warren County Memorial Library System.

Holds

  • 16 current holds with 77 total copies.
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Accessibility Features

Summary: "It's off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series--featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition. As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they're forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon. Races. Get from point A to point B, and don't come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple. Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don't listen to those whispers about what's happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it "a coming-out party for the ages. "Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine." Carl hates that it's business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do. So Carl is planning a party of his own. It's a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can't even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it's not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they've ever been." --