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Dungeon Runners #4
Dungeon Runners: Fang Attack
Kit and the Triple Trouble team embark on their fourth adventure in this installment of the action-packed Dungeon Runners series.
Triple Trouble is gearing up for a new Dungeon Running season and the stakes are higher than ever. With the Bottom Feeder league coming to an end, whichever teams don't get promoted to the Tryhard league are done Dungeon Running for good. Armed with their skill, strength, and smarts, Kit, Sandy, and Thorn take on a whole new slate of villains, from a giant fanged snake to a blood-thirsty vampire named Count Vostro, in hopes of emerging from the dungeon victorious.
Does Triple Trouble have what it takes to level up - or are they destined to fade into Dungeon Running obscurity? Only time will tell.
Also in this
· Dungeon Hero Trial
· Dungeon Sky Battles
· Dungeon Ocean Chase
Triple Trouble is gearing up for a new Dungeon Running season and the stakes are higher than ever. With the Bottom Feeder league coming to an end, whichever teams don't get promoted to the Tryhard league are done Dungeon Running for good. Armed with their skill, strength, and smarts, Kit, Sandy, and Thorn take on a whole new slate of villains, from a giant fanged snake to a blood-thirsty vampire named Count Vostro, in hopes of emerging from the dungeon victorious.
Does Triple Trouble have what it takes to level up - or are they destined to fade into Dungeon Running obscurity? Only time will tell.
Also in this
· Dungeon Hero Trial
· Dungeon Sky Battles
· Dungeon Ocean Chase
- GenresFantasy
224 pages, Paperback
Published April 28, 2026
About the author
Kieran Larwood
49 books301 followersKieran Larwood is the author of Freaks, and was the winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2011.
Kieran is one of only two male Reception class teachers on the Isle of Wight.
His days mainly consist of singing nursery rhymes, tying shoelaces, trying to locate who has had an ‘accident’ by sense of smell alone, and vast, endless mountains of paperwork.
Kieran graduated from Southampton University with a degree in English, and also did a foundation year at Falmouth College of Art. Ever since he first read The Hobbit at age six, he has been passionate about stories and storytelling.
Kieran lives with his family on the Isle of Wight. It is his dream to write full time and leave the ‘accidents’ to someone else.
Kieran is one of only two male Reception class teachers on the Isle of Wight.
His days mainly consist of singing nursery rhymes, tying shoelaces, trying to locate who has had an ‘accident’ by sense of smell alone, and vast, endless mountains of paperwork.
Kieran graduated from Southampton University with a degree in English, and also did a foundation year at Falmouth College of Art. Ever since he first read The Hobbit at age six, he has been passionate about stories and storytelling.
Kieran lives with his family on the Isle of Wight. It is his dream to write full time and leave the ‘accidents’ to someone else.
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October 15, 2026
Theee most endearing book series I’ve read in a good long while! I’m considering getting a boxset for my D&D loving friends who just got twins, I think they’d love it 🥹
May 5, 2026
What worked:
The plot moves very quickly, so it will keep the attention of young, emerging, and reluctant readers. The characters face many obstacles and dangerous creatures, although this part of the series offers new twists. This story finds Kit, Sandy, and Thorn on the last leg of the Dungeon Runners competition. They must finish in the top two places to be promoted to the Tryhard League (a new future book series?) or lose their hopes of being Dungeon Runners forever. In addition, this competition will be held in Vostovia, a land of vampires. Thorn is a vegan vampire, and this new setting provides complications for him. A bully from Kit’s past is on the third-place Trogton Terrors, and Kit’s sure the first-place Roost Raiders “earned” their position by cheating.
Kit, Sandy, and Thorn form the team of Triple Trouble, and they’re a stark contrast from the other teams. Kit has the roles of leader and fighter, but he’s gotten this far with limited abilities and questionable bravery. His best assets are intelligence, luck, and compassion. Sandy is the team’s mage, even though she doesn’t know many spells. Plus, the spells she tries to cast rarely work the way she intended. Thorn is the healer, and he’s uncertain about returning to Vostovia. He’s afraid of what will happen if the other vampires find out he doesn’t drink blood anymore. They’ll surely be angry, and the consequences may result in the end of his eternal life. Readers can easily predict that his secret will eventually be revealed.
What didn’t work as well:
The book jumps right into the action, so readers need to have read the previous three books to understand what’s happening. There’s not enough character and plot development to help readers connect with the backstory and featured personalities.
The final verdict:
This is a fun series that features underdogs with admirable qualities. Their kindness and empathy for others make them unpredictable Dungeon Runners when contrasted with their ruthless, selfish, cheating competitors. I recommend this book for a wide range of young readers.
The plot moves very quickly, so it will keep the attention of young, emerging, and reluctant readers. The characters face many obstacles and dangerous creatures, although this part of the series offers new twists. This story finds Kit, Sandy, and Thorn on the last leg of the Dungeon Runners competition. They must finish in the top two places to be promoted to the Tryhard League (a new future book series?) or lose their hopes of being Dungeon Runners forever. In addition, this competition will be held in Vostovia, a land of vampires. Thorn is a vegan vampire, and this new setting provides complications for him. A bully from Kit’s past is on the third-place Trogton Terrors, and Kit’s sure the first-place Roost Raiders “earned” their position by cheating.
Kit, Sandy, and Thorn form the team of Triple Trouble, and they’re a stark contrast from the other teams. Kit has the roles of leader and fighter, but he’s gotten this far with limited abilities and questionable bravery. His best assets are intelligence, luck, and compassion. Sandy is the team’s mage, even though she doesn’t know many spells. Plus, the spells she tries to cast rarely work the way she intended. Thorn is the healer, and he’s uncertain about returning to Vostovia. He’s afraid of what will happen if the other vampires find out he doesn’t drink blood anymore. They’ll surely be angry, and the consequences may result in the end of his eternal life. Readers can easily predict that his secret will eventually be revealed.
What didn’t work as well:
The book jumps right into the action, so readers need to have read the previous three books to understand what’s happening. There’s not enough character and plot development to help readers connect with the backstory and featured personalities.
The final verdict:
This is a fun series that features underdogs with admirable qualities. Their kindness and empathy for others make them unpredictable Dungeon Runners when contrasted with their ruthless, selfish, cheating competitors. I recommend this book for a wide range of young readers.
July 17, 2026
Kit is a half-gnome and half-dwarf, who has entered the Dungeon Runners league. His teammates are a sea hag and a vegan vampire. Kit is supposed to be the fighter in their group, but he keeps dropping his magic sword in training. Everyone laughs, thinking that this team is too small and too young to survive the dangerous competition. In this fourth book of the series, they travel to the vampire's home island, where Kit's friend Thorn is terrified that the other vampires will find out that he is vegan. Can they survive the puzzles and monsters of the dungeon, and avoid being eaten by a crowd of vampires?
I loved this cute chapter book! The illustrations are so adorable, and I liked that the characters have statistic cards that show their combat skills, magic powers, and cleverness points. There is also a cool map at the beginning, and a maze at the end of the book to test your skills.
The whole plot in the Dungeon is so brilliant! I loved all the obstacles and puzzles they have to face, and it was so imaginative how they make it through the Dungeon. A lot of things go wrong, but they never give up! Some of the other teams cheat, but Kit and his team stay true even when it gets tough.
In this book Kit and his team face the ultimate moral dilemma, whether to help the bully who has been making their lives miserable, or let the bully die in the dungeon. They sacrifice their most valuable asset to help the bully, but they feel good knowing that they have done the right thing even at such a cost.
I also really liked that the book does not have any really scary monsters or bad violence. It's age appropriate for kids 6-11. There is a massive vampire that tries to kill everyone, but it's not too scary or violent. Very kid-friendly, but you still get all the fun of the monster stuff without it being too much.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review.
This book has been screened on Screen It First. https://screenitfirst.com/book/dungeo...
I loved this cute chapter book! The illustrations are so adorable, and I liked that the characters have statistic cards that show their combat skills, magic powers, and cleverness points. There is also a cool map at the beginning, and a maze at the end of the book to test your skills.
The whole plot in the Dungeon is so brilliant! I loved all the obstacles and puzzles they have to face, and it was so imaginative how they make it through the Dungeon. A lot of things go wrong, but they never give up! Some of the other teams cheat, but Kit and his team stay true even when it gets tough.
In this book Kit and his team face the ultimate moral dilemma, whether to help the bully who has been making their lives miserable, or let the bully die in the dungeon. They sacrifice their most valuable asset to help the bully, but they feel good knowing that they have done the right thing even at such a cost.
I also really liked that the book does not have any really scary monsters or bad violence. It's age appropriate for kids 6-11. There is a massive vampire that tries to kill everyone, but it's not too scary or violent. Very kid-friendly, but you still get all the fun of the monster stuff without it being too much.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review.
This book has been screened on Screen It First. https://screenitfirst.com/book/dungeo...
March 7, 2026
An easy five stars. This series is amazing and my daughter is obsessed.
I gulped this latest book down like a vampire with a vial of vintage troggle blood.
In this outing, Triple Trouble will enter the (un)deadly dungeon on Vostovia (vampire lands). If they don’t succeed in this round, they’ll lose out on a spot in the Tryhard League, but even worse, they’ll never be able to run another dungeon as the NDL is dissolving the Bottom Feeder League! High stakes indeed- just don’t say that around the vampires!
In the dark depths of the dungeon, Kit, Sandy and Thorn exhibit the progress they have made over the course of the season. Sword skills, courage, healing, team work…compassion. But in the highly competitive, potentially lethal world of dungeon running, is kindness a fatal flaw?
Triple Trouble’s friendship is tested in unprecedented ways. What would you be prepared to give up for your friends? And, the harder question: what would you be prepared to give up for your enemy?
Will the Roost Raiders romp to victory as unimpeded as in previous rounds? Will it all unravel for the Yarn Stormers? Will the Trogton Terrors finally show an ounce of humility? Will Thorn be able to hide his illegal veganism from the terrifying Countess? You’ll have to read it to find out!
Fun, accessible, thrilling, perfectly perilous for its readership! As ever the fangtastic illustrations by Joe Todd Stanton are the perfect complement to the writing.
I gulped this latest book down like a vampire with a vial of vintage troggle blood.
In this outing, Triple Trouble will enter the (un)deadly dungeon on Vostovia (vampire lands). If they don’t succeed in this round, they’ll lose out on a spot in the Tryhard League, but even worse, they’ll never be able to run another dungeon as the NDL is dissolving the Bottom Feeder League! High stakes indeed- just don’t say that around the vampires!
In the dark depths of the dungeon, Kit, Sandy and Thorn exhibit the progress they have made over the course of the season. Sword skills, courage, healing, team work…compassion. But in the highly competitive, potentially lethal world of dungeon running, is kindness a fatal flaw?
Triple Trouble’s friendship is tested in unprecedented ways. What would you be prepared to give up for your friends? And, the harder question: what would you be prepared to give up for your enemy?
Will the Roost Raiders romp to victory as unimpeded as in previous rounds? Will it all unravel for the Yarn Stormers? Will the Trogton Terrors finally show an ounce of humility? Will Thorn be able to hide his illegal veganism from the terrifying Countess? You’ll have to read it to find out!
Fun, accessible, thrilling, perfectly perilous for its readership! As ever the fangtastic illustrations by Joe Todd Stanton are the perfect complement to the writing.
July 5, 2026
This was a lovely conclusion to this series. I think it’s my favorite book so far. It once again showcased the good in the teammates rather than focusing on their flaws nonstop. Each character showed a bit of growth, and I especially liked Pinchy’s character growth.
Depending on how fast they write the next series, my 10YO may want to continue it, and I will continue it with him. He may out grow it though, and that would be fine too.
Depending on how fast they write the next series, my 10YO may want to continue it, and I will continue it with him. He may out grow it though, and that would be fine too.
April 5, 2026
I really enjoy this series! Fang Attack is a brilliant 4th book full of secrets, lies, vampires, snakes, cheating and friends! I’m very much looking forward to the next season of this. Really love Joe Todd Stanton’s illustrations in this!
April 30, 2026
Me and my son loved this series. We loved Mr pinchy saving the day and the vampire themed dungeon. Can't wait for the next one.
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July 23, 2026
The kids love it and gave it 5 stars! I love that they love it.
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