Name: The Butcher's Masquerade
Rating: 4.519230769230769 (26 reviews)

Matt Dinniman

The Butcher's Masquerade

Zachary Roberts

“Mongo needs me, and if i am going to pursue a singing career, I can't be tied down or all emotional because my ex- boyfriend is suddenly trying to get back into the picture. I admit, it did surprise me. But I am over it now. If anything, I see it as a good thing. If Taylor Swift or Adele can profit off of heartache, I'm quite certain I can as well. It’ll make for a good song."

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Carl and Princess Donut refuse to be prey in the fifth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition! 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.” But that’s not all. Just when Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, think they’ve seen it all as they compete to survive in the galaxy’s most popular game show, the latest dungeon level introduces a terrible new threat. The sixth floor. The Hunting Grounds. As the remaining crawlers battle for their lives, outside tourists are finally allowed to enter the game, and they are ready to hunt. Among them is Vrah, a famed and veteran hunter, intent on collecting the biggest trophy of her career. But her prey is far from harmless, and this season they are fighting back. Welcome, crawlers. Welcome to the sixth floor of the dungeon.

Phil Linley

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An absolutely wild, emotional, brutally brilliant ride The Butcher’s Masquerade somehow manages to raise the bar on a series that already lives on pure chaos, heart, and sweat-soaked hilarity. Book 5 is everything I love about Dungeon Crawler Carl cranked to eleven: razor sharp humor, ingenious dungeon design, memorable side characters, and those gut punch emotional moments that hit you right between the ribs. This installment balances outrageous spectacle with some of the most character driven storytelling in the series. Carl and Donut both grow in ways that feel earned and satisfying, and the relationships, old and new, are written with a surprising level of depth for a series that also features homicidal mascots, weaponized fashion, and the occasional exploding cat toy. The pacing is tight, the reveals land with force, and Dinniman’s imagination continues to be off the charts impressive. I laughed out loud, I clenched my jaw, and at one point I had to put the book down and walk around for a minute. It is that good. If you are already a fan of the series, this will absolutely cement why you love it. If you are new, start at book one and thank yourself later. The Butcher’s Masquerade is peak litRPG chaos with a beating heart underneath. Pure 5 star madness.

Pedro Rodarte

I just love Donut. Carl is great too. A little less amazing than the other books, but still loved it. Fantastic story and I just can't get enough.

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