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The Gate of the Feral Gods
  • Published: 17 March 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241829912
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 608
  • RRP: $55.00

The Gate of the Feral Gods

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The fourth book in the explosive LitRPG Dungeon Crawler Carl series

New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure.You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent.

Surviving in a multilevel dungeon that also happens to be the set of the galaxy’s most watched game show has taught Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, that there’s only one thing they can count on apart from each other: they never know what’s coming next. And this floor is no exception.

A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps.

It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked. Here's the thing. It's never easy. Going it alone is not an option this time, so Carl and his team must rely on the help of the low-level, I-can't-believe-these-idiots-are-still-alive crawlers trapped in the bubble with them. But can they be trusted?

Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the fifth floor of the dungeon.
  • Published: 17 March 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241829912
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 608
  • RRP: $55.00
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About the author

Matt Dinniman

Matt Dinniman is a writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the author of the best-selling Dungeon Crawler Carl series along with several other books about the end of the world. He doesn’t really hate Cocker Spaniels, and he plays bass in a metal band.

MD

Also by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl
This Inevitable Ruin
The Gate of the Feral Gods
The Butcher's Masquerade
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
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Praise for The Gate of the Feral Gods

- - PRAISE FOR THE DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL SERIES

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Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen

Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day

This series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight

New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch

[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut.

The Wall Street Journal

This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night—in their underwear—looking for their cat and wondering ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’ Once you start, you won’t put it down.

Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series

One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while

Book Riot

If there’s a better LitRPG than Dungeon Crawler Carl, I haven’t read it

Shirtaloon, author of He Who Fights Monsters

Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read.

New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson

Dungeon Crawler Carl is the best start to a series I’ve read this year. I wish I’d tried it sooner

Will Wight, author of the Cradle series

Dungeon Crawler Carl is a dangerously addicting tale of chaos and mayhem. I’m thoroughly hooked!

#1 New York Times bestselling author Callie Hart

To describe the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and the first book in particular, one must blend the darkest, grittiest science fiction with the humour of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It mixes fun, whimsical absurdity, and serious, dark themes with dire consequences…it is so spectacularly good that I cannot recommend it high enough.

Grimdark Magazine

Dinniman’s Douglas-Adams-but-playing-D&D romp was so much fun that I immediately went out and got the next two books…genuinely joyful.

LitHub.com

Dungeon Crawler Carl is legit awesome.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson
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