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Matt Dinniman is the best-selling writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the published author of dozens of short stories and a gaggle of books. In addition, his art publications—from greeting cards to stationery kits to calendars—can be found in boutique and stationery shops around the world. Also, he strongly feels like a pretentious twat when he writes about himself in third person.

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Average rating: 4.51 · 1,685,898 ratings · 156,283 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 439,116 ratings — published 2020 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) 4.49 avg rating — 289,059 ratings — published 2021 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 235,533 ratings — published 2021 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4) 4.54 avg rating — 193,467 ratings — published 2021 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5) 4.69 avg rating — 165,115 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6) 4.65 avg rating — 140,846 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #7) 4.68 avg rating — 116,029 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #8) 4.66 avg rating — 57,702 ratings — published 2026 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Bounce House 3.92 avg rating — 29,854 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon 3.86 avg rating — 5,772 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dungeon Crawler Carl (8 books)
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Dominion of Blades (2 books)
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Dungeon Crawler Carl Season 2 (7 books)
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Justin Thomas James (Narrator),

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“Goddammit Donut!”
― Matt Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl

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“Mana Toast. This is toast. It refills your mana. That’s it. Nothing more. Fuck you.”
― Matt Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl

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“Cats are assholes. I get it. But do you know why people like cats, despite their asshole-ness? It’s because they don’t fucking talk. If they did, and they were all like you, they’d all be extinct because we’d have killed you all by now.”
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“Lulu had asked "How can you tell when they're right or wrong?"
He'd Chuckled. "That's easy. Usually if the party they're blaming is weaker than them, then they're making it all up. If the party they're blaming is stronger...well, that's when you really gotta pay attention to why they're complaining.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

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