{"product_id":"a-parade-of-horribles","title":"A Parade of Horribles (Pre-Order May 12th 2026)","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"410\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eA Parade of Horribles by\u003c\/em\u003e Matt \u003cspan\u003eDinniman Pre-Order May 12th 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"410\"\u003eIt’s off to the races in \u003cem data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eA Parade of Horribles\u003c\/em\u003e, the explosive eighth installment in Matt Dinniman’s wildly popular \u003cem data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eDungeon Crawler Carl\u003c\/em\u003e series—featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eIn the aftermath of Faction Wars, chaos and mass panic are spreading beyond the dungeon walls. Meanwhile, Carl and Princess Donut find themselves trapped on the tenth floor, forced into a bizarrely “normal” competition: high-speed races where survival depends on getting from point A to point B—and not finishing last. After each race, crawlers upgrade their vehicles, while the tracks grow increasingly lethal. It’s all a little too simple. A little too orderly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"1133\"\u003eGlitches ripple through the system. Whispers circulate about the mysterious eleventh floor—something the dungeon’s AI ominously calls \u003cem data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1034\"\u003eA Parade of Horribles\u003c\/em\u003e, billed as “a coming-out party for the ages.” No one—not even the showrunners—knows what it means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eCarl hates the new rules. They strip him of agency. And that will not stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1469\"\u003eSo he plans a party of his own—an audacious, reckless gambit so dangerous he can’t even tell his friends, for fear the AI will shut it down. Because if he fails, it won’t just be the end of Carl and Donut. This time, the stakes are higher than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1625\"\u003eFast, funny, ferocious, and full of twists, \u003cem data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003eA Parade of Horribles\u003c\/em\u003e pushes the Dungeon Crawler Carl saga into its most terrifying and thrilling phase yet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matt Dinniman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49923443294401,"sku":"9798217190065","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/7767\/2385\/files\/a-parade-of-horribles-pre-order-may-12th-2026-9660120.jpg?v=1771939389","url":"https:\/\/thebookmatters.com\/products\/a-parade-of-horribles","provider":"The Bookmatters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}