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A Parade of Horribles

Matt Dinniman

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 4.4 (700 on Hardcover)

705 pages · Released May 12, 2026

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A Parade of Horribles is the eighth book in an adult-oriented LitRPG comedy series with action-adventure elements. While marketed with humor and described as lighthearted, the dungeon setting involves combat encounters and stakes described as potentially catastrophic, making it more suitable for mature teens than younger readers. The series is known for mixing comedy with genuine peril and darker moments, and this installment references "faction wars" and mysterious threats, suggesting sustained tension alongside the comedic tone.

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AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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, whe... AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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. Includes part eight of the exclusive bonus story “Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.”

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  • Fiction
  • Diverse Characters
  • Loveable Characters
  • A mix driven
  • Strong Character Development
  • Weak Character Development
  • Plot driven
  • Audible
  • Genre: LitRPG-Comedy
  • LitRPG (Literary Role-Playing Game)
  • Action & Adventure
  • Adventurous

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ISBN 9798217190065 · Penguin Group