Scott's Take: This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl Series)

 

This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman is the seventh book in the Dungeon Crawler series. Warlords Donut and Carl are leading the former Crawlers who have returned to the Dungeon, alongside the remaining Crawlers, against the alien tyrants and their mercenary forces. Luckly, they have allies in the NPC army, but they are still vastly outnumbered. Can Donut and Carl beat thousands and thousands of soldiers even with the help of the former crawlers? Can Donut and Katia find a way to escape the curse of the Sepsis Whore?

 

This is action packed humor filled war tale with Donut becoming a sniper. Yes, she even has her own little ghillie suit. The main former Dungeon Crawlers are fully realized heroes of their own tales and one could imagine them having their own separate series. Jamal the mechanical shark (an NPC hero) is introduced and is given a giant flamethrower. I enjoyed this character’s sense of humor immensely.  I really liked how the author explored the toll the war is having on Donut and how the Crawlers band together to help Donut deal with the trauma she goes through.

 

There is no shortage of villains in the tale and plenty of high stakes. The third act gets incredibly weird. Even weirder than the last book and I did not think that was possible.

 

The short story in the hardback highlights the Shadow Mimics that have infiltrated the backstage of the Dungeon and their plans.

 

 The next book in the series comes out May Twelfth and is titled, A Parade of Horribles. Donut, Carl, and those who chose to remain are going to compete in a death race while the AI continues to lose his mind.

 

As of right now, there are two more books planned, a Peacock tv series in production, a graphic novel adaption which can be read for free on webtoon, a separate graphic novel planned for next year that will feature, Florin, the shotgun wielding human turned into a Crocodile. There is also an increasing amount of merchandise such as shirts and other things. There is also now a table top game. And, Libby signed a deal to be the exclusive home of the eBooks for  libraries. It is rather amazing how this series has exploded in so many ways.

 

 

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I read the eBook by way of the Libby/Overdrive App in the Dallas Public Library System. While in the middle of the eBook, the hardback showed up at my local branch as it had been transferred from the Lakewood Branch. That allowed me to read the short story.

 

 

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