Dungeon Crawler Carl Novel Series — Penguin Random House

Dungeon Crawler Carl Novel Series — Penguin Random House

The smash-hit novel series is coming soon to PHD, complete with the full series including the brand new book eight, A Parade of Horribles!

The apocalypse will be televised! You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. That’s what.

Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 1)
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Item Code: PRH820247
MSRP: $30
Available May 2026

Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game–like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show. Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the Dungeon. Survival is optional. Keeping the viewers entertained is not.

A Parade of Horribles (Book 8)

It’s off to the races in the explosive series! 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.

Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl- A Parade of Horribles (Book 8)
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Item Code: PRH190065
MSRP: $32
Releases May 12, 2026

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.

All Dungeon Crawler Carl Novels

Code Description MSRP
PRH820247 Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 1) $30
PRH820261 Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Book 2) $30
PRH820285 Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl- Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook (Book 3) $30
PRH955970 Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl- Gate of the Feral Gods (Book 4) $30
PRH955994 Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl- Butcher’s Masquerade (Book 5) $35
PRH956014 Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl- Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Book 6) $39
PRH190041 Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl- This Inevitable Ruin (Book 7) $39
PRH190065 Novel: Dungeon Crawler Carl- A Parade of Horribles (Book 8) $32

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