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Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 3

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By: Matt Dinniman
Narrated by: Jeff Hays, The Critical Drinker
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Welcome to the Gun Show!

The top 10 list is populated. The sponsorship program is open. The difficulty is ramping up. The first three floors were nothing compared to what Carl and Donut now face.

The Iron Tangle. An impossibly complicated subway system built out of the world's subterranean railway systems, all combined and then tied together into a knot. Up is down. Down is up. Close is far. The cars are filled with monsters, the railway stations are less than safe, and the exit is always just a few stops away.

But there is hope. For the first time, the crawlers are all working together. The loot is better than ever. And the secret to unraveling it all may be hidden in the pages of a seemingly useless book.

Welcome, crawlers. Welcome to the fourth floor of the dungeon.

©2021 Matt Dinniman (P)2021 Soundbooth Theater Action & Adventure Dark Humour Epic Fantasy Fiction First Contact Humorous Literature & Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Space Opera Funny Witty Paranormal LitRPG
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So, let's get this out of the way first. DCC#3 (in my opinion) isn't quite as good as the first two books. But that said, it's still a clear and easy 5 stars and better than another other litrpg / gamelit / audiobook of any genre that I've listened to this year...with the exception of the first two books.

Why didn't I like book 3 as much? It's... confusing. Like super confusing, to the point that if you read the digital (non-audio) version of the book the author has a note at the start which literally warns its readers about as much, telling them to not stress about trying to remember layouts as the floor is deliberately meant to be confusing. Which is fine I guess, but that still doesn't translate well to audiobooks where you can't flip back and forth between pages when you want to clarify something mentioned earlier. Really, I would have preferred that the book just be confusing to the MC but /not/ the reader, full stop.

Anyway, a minor issue in the scheme of things. The book is still gloriously great. If you've read / listened to the first two books, you'll still love this one. If you haven't, you should go back and start at book one (don't jump in here) as there are lots of references to previous events and no summary at the start. I still had laugh out loud moments (make sure you listen to the end credits!) and it was still a joy to join the characters on their journey. I've said it before and I'll say it again - this series is fast becoming one of the greats in the genre. Well done Mr Dinniman & Mr Hays. Well done.

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Still rockin' it

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Not a big fan of the featured voice actor though. He sounds like he is talking with lockjaw and I cant focus on the story with that image.

Great, loving the story so far.

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Another great listen, and the pinnacle of the litrpg genre. Excellent performances by the soundbooth gang.

dammit donut (do not) miss out on this book

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I've listened to what seems like hundreds of different LITRPG series but none have hit me and kept me thoroughly entertained like this series.
this is just another amazing feather in the cap of this series. keep up the goood work can't wait for the next installment!
keep them coming!

dungeon crawler Carl has been my favourite LITRPG

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I'm enjoying this series as a nice escape from my daily commute. The writing is good fun and Jeff Hays is probably my favourite narrator.

Just a good fun listen

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