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Carl and Donut’s Guide to Dungeon Crawling as Reality TV

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

February 8, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’ve had Dungeon Crawler Carl on my TBR for a while (picked it up as retail therapy not too long ago, but it’s been on a list for good bit longer), and then there was a spike of reviews on here, so now here’s my take. I kind of do get the hype; there’s humor but it’s kind of dark by necessity, there’s hope in the midst of tragedy and chaos, and it’s mostly pretty entertaining. The basic story feels kind of like a mish-mash […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, apocalyptic, Cats, D&D, deadliest game, dungeon crawl, Dungeon crawler Carl, dungeons, dystopia, Matt Dinniman, sci-fi, speculative

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, apocalyptic, Cats, D&D, deadliest game, dungeon crawl, Dungeon crawler Carl, dungeons, dystopia, Matt Dinniman, sci-fi, speculative ·
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The book, "The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook" by Matt Dinniman is standing behind an assortment of miniature figures used in roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons.

If you like wildly imaginative and clever sci-fantasy this series is the one for you

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

January 8, 2025 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook is the third book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Review for book one Dungeon Crawler Carl Review for book two Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Carl and Princess Donut have descended to the fourth level of the dungeon and into the Iron Tangle.  An entire level that exists exclusively in subways but has trains of all types from steam engines to monorails.  There is no map, there are colored lines (yes, zomp actually is a color) and named lines (like the Nightmare Express), trains […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr17, Dome'Loki, dungeon crawl, dungeon crawling, Fiction, Matt Dinniman, sci-fantasy, SciFi

Dome'Loki's CBR17 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr17, Dome'Loki, dungeon crawl, dungeon crawling, Fiction, Matt Dinniman, sci-fantasy, SciFi ·
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A German shepherd mix curled up in a chair with the book, "Carl's Doomsday Device" by Matt Dinniman resting on the dog's hindquarters.

Silly gags abound but questions are building faster than goblins on meth

Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

January 5, 2025 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

You know how sometimes the next book in the series isn’t as good as the one before it? Carl’s Doomsday Device does not fit in that category.  It continues to be uproariously fun ala Carl having to remove all magic items and running around naked because even his boxers are magic.  However, the questions continue to build.  Why are some NPCs aware and others not?  How mentally stable are the previous crawlers that become NPCs? What is going on in the broader universe that is impacting […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr17, Dome'Loki, dungeon crawl, dungeon crawling, Fiction, Matt Dinniman, SciFi

Dome'Loki's CBR17 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr17, Dome'Loki, dungeon crawl, dungeon crawling, Fiction, Matt Dinniman, SciFi ·
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I’m not sorry this one’s almost over

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life (Vol. 4) by Usata Nonohara, Ox (illustrator)

December 26, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’m pretty sure I’m only going to finish this series because the premise had potential at the beginning and several of the side characters were interesting. I’m kind of glad that the main storyline ends with the next installment which apparently just came out. I saw that novel may not be the end of the story, but I mostly don’t care anymore. So, in The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life (part 4), we get a new character who I was […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, alchemist, alchemy, dungeon crawl, light novel, ox, the alchemist who survived now dreams of a quiet city life, usata nonohara, Usata Nonohara, Ox (illustrator), volume 4

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:87 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, alchemist, alchemy, dungeon crawl, light novel, ox, the alchemist who survived now dreams of a quiet city life, usata nonohara, Usata Nonohara, Ox (illustrator), volume 4 ·
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