The Butcher's Masquerade
Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 5
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Jeff Hays
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By:
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Matt Dinniman
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Attention. Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose.
Run, run, run.
A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking blood. A fallen princess intent on vengeance. A mysterious, end-of-floor celebration for the top crawlers, dubbed “The Butcher’s Masquerade”.
The sixth floor. The Hunting Grounds.
As the remaining crawlers battle for their lives, a new, terrible threat looms. Outside, tourists are finally allowed to enter the game, and they are here and ready to hunt. Among them is Vrah, a famed and veteran hunter, intent on collecting the biggest trophy of her career.
But their prey is far from harmless, and this season they are fighting back.
Dungeon Crawler Carl and Princess Donut return in book five of the acclaimed LitRPG series.
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And I loved every minute of it. I loved it so damn much.
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Matt Dinaman has managed to eclipse virtually every other author I've read in this genre with an incredible ability to keep this massive world/system and the many characters moving forward and cohesive despite the odds stacked against him, Donut and every other extended character in this dungeon.
Simply amazing. I really love these characters and the world they are struggling to beat the system in. Matt's sense of humor, masterful writing and ability to successfully juggle all these moving parts is nothing short of perfection.
Simply the best LitRPG series out there
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sound booth has outdone themselves yet again and just can not wait for what happens on the next floor....
spectacular
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This has been the best Dungeon Crawler Carl book yet, and for those of you who haven't read any DCC - this being the best is truly saying something. Carl's and Donut's saga through the dungeon has captured the hearts and minds of readers; catapulting them into a realm of fantasy beyond the norm. This Lit RPG will have you wetting your pants from laughter while hungrily consuming each chapter, like Michael Jackson eating popcorn at the movies. It is literary crack!
Jeff Hayes also adds a phenomenal element to the story with his incredible narration. Jeff does more than read you an epic story. He is no NPC reader. Jeff is the kind of narrator who brings the character to life, making them leap out of the page in a fully immersive experience. His acting gives fantastic writing an equally impressive voice.
Well done to both the author and narrator. I cannot wait to see what happens to Carl and Donut next!
New Achievement! M.D. has created literary crack!
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like a Bag of Chips !
I'm impressed and allured by the opportunities for the storyline.
Top Notch
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excellent book I can't wait for the next one!
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Perfect
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Amazing
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Amazing!
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One of the best books of the series
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