Several hardcover editions of Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl novel series are featured in Amazon’s Buy Two, Get One Free Book Sale. Dungeon Crawler Carl is one of the most popular series in the LitRPG space, a burgeoning subgenre of fantasy and sci-fi that injects video game tropes like stats, health bars, and inventory screens into prose novels. Dinniman’s darkly comedic series has become a mainstream hit over the past few years; the seventh novel in the series, The Inevitable Ruin, is currently in Amazon’s top 10 most-read books of the week.
If you’re interested in checking out Dungeon Crawler Carl or are looking to upgrade from ebook or paperback editions to hardcover, now’s a great time to do it. Penguin Random House imprint Ace began releasing hardcover editions of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series last fall. The newest hardcover, The Gate of the Feral Gods (Book 4), released in hardcover on March 11 and is included in Amazon’s promotion. You can pair Book 4 with the hardcover editions of Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 1) and Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Book 2) to save an additional $20.30 at checkout–you’re getting Book 1 for free.
Three of the four currently available hardcover editions are eligible for Amazon’s B2G1 Free Book sale through March 29. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook (Book 3) isn’t eligible for the promotion. We’ve marked the B2G1 free-eligible Dungeon Crawler Carl hardcovers in the list below. You’ll also find links to preorder the upcoming hardcover editions of Books 5 and 6. For more recommendations, check out our roundup of the best B2G1 free fantasy and sci-fi books in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale.
Dungeon Crawler Carl Series – Hardcover Editions
- Dungeon Crawler Carl (Hardcover) — $20.30 (
$30) | B2G1 Free - Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Hardcover) — $24.25 (
$30) | B2G1 Free - The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook (Hardcover)— $27 (
$30) - The Gate of the Feral Gods (Hardcover) — $22.50 (
$30) | B2G1 Free - The Butcher’s Masquerade (Hardcover) — $30 (
$35) | Releases April 8 - The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Hardcover) — $34 (
$39) | Releases May 13 - The Inevitable Ruin – Only available in Paperback, Audible, or Kindle ebook for now
Note: The Inevitable Ruin is the only Dungeon Crawler Carl novel available to purchase in paperback. The paperback editions of the first six novels are out of print, so the new hardcover books are your only option if you want physical editions.
If you’re new to the series: Dungeon Carl Crawler is a quintessential example of the LitRPG genre. When bored aliens transform Earth into a giant video-game style dungeon, Coast Guard veteran Carl becomes a participant in a life-or-death tournament. Carl is accompanied by a cat named Princess Donut. Throughout the series, the duo squares off against a wide array of monsters and solves puzzles. In case the name Princess Donut didn’t give it away, Dungeon Crawler Carl doesn’t take itself too seriously. Despite the high stakes, the series frequently leans into the ridiculousness of the scenario with darkly humorous dialogue and over-the-top violence.
You can start your journey with Carl and Princess Donut by picking up the hardcover edition of Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 1) for $20.30 (was $30) at Amazon.
The 2025 hardcover releases are following the same release schedule as the first three novels: Ace is publishing one hardcover per month for the next three months. The Gate of the Feral Gods (Book 4) released on March 11 and is discounted to $22.50 (was $30) at Amazon. The Butcher’s Masquerade, the fifth book in the series, will be published on April 8. Book 6, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, is available to preorder for $34 (was $39) ahead of its May 13 release.
If you’re wondering why the retail prices are higher for later books in the series, it’s likely related to page count. Books 1 and 2 were 464 and 384 pages, respectively, whereas Book 5 is 720 pages and Book 6 is the longest book in the series at 832 pages.
Check out the cover art for all six hardcover editions below. Below the hardcovers, you’ll find details about the latest book in the series and alternative formats, including Kindle ebook and Audible audiobook versions. Book