Dungeon Crawler Carl: A LitRPG Novel About Survival in a Televised Alien Apocalypse
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Summary
Dungeon Crawler Carl is a sci-fi/litRPG novel by Matt Dinniman about Coast Guard veteran Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, who must survive a televised alien invasion where Earth's survivors are forced into a deadly, gamified dungeon for the entertainment of an intergalactic audience. The book blends humor, survival, and RPG mechanics in a post-apocalyptic setting.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledYou 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.
The apocalypse will be televised!
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