Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl) by Matt Dinniman 

Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman — the New York Times bestselling second book in the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl series.

“Greetings, Crawlers! The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin.”

The aliens have turned Earth into a multilevel, video-game-style dungeon for the galaxy’s most-watched reality show: Dungeon Crawler World. Coast Guard veteran Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s former show cat, Princess Donut, have already proven they’re an almost unstoppable team. Their ratings are through the roof. Viewers can’t get enough.

Now on the third floor, the real games begin. They call it the Over City — a sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. The streets are anything but abandoned. An undead circus prowls the ruins. Murdered women rain from the sky. An ancient spell is about to reveal its dark purpose. And quests — dangerous, tempting, and often deadly — are everywhere.

Carl and Donut must fight harder than ever, navigate new threats (including other human crawlers out for blood), and keep climbing if they want to survive. Their fan following is growing. The dungeon masters are watching. And the challenges are only getting more lethal.

Equal parts hilarious, brutal, and wildly inventive, Carl’s Doomsday Scenario delivers nonstop action, sharp character work, and the dark comedic edge that has made Dungeon Crawler Carl one of the most addictive series in modern fantasy and LitRPG.