We are thrilled to welcome Matt Dinniman, creator of the Dungeon Crawler Carl PHENOMENON to the AKCC in 2027.
With a very special heart-felt “Thank you” to Craig Martelle, who made it all possible. WE LOVE YOU, CRAIG!!!!
Dungeon Crawler Carl is a science fantasy LitRPG book series written by American author Matt Dinniman. Initially self published by Dinniman via online publisher Royal Road, it and its seven sequels were acquired by Ace Books in 2024.[1]
The series follows Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, two of the few survivors of the mining, transporting, processing, and consumption of Earth’s resources by an alien corporation, as they are forced to compete in a dungeon crawl recreated from those resources for an intergalactic reality show program. As of December 2025, the first eight books have sold over ten million copies. The eighth book was released in May 2026, with plans to complete the series with two more books. Additionally, a television adaptation has been greenlit for production by Peacock, and there are further plans for graphic novels, audio programs, a card game, and a tabletop role-playing game.
