Dungeon Crawler Carl Reading Order
by Matt Dinniman · Narrated by Jeff Hays
Quick Answer
If you just want the short answer, the Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks go in straight publication order: 1. Dungeon Crawler Carl, 2. Carl's Doomsday Scenario, 3. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook, 4. The Gate of the Feral Gods, 5. The Butcher's Masquerade, 6. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, 7. This Inevitable Ruin, 8. A Parade of Horribles. There are 8 audiobooks out as of July 2026, all narrated by Jeff Hays, and the run is about 153 hours total. Start with book 1. This is not a skip-around series.
After aliens destroy the surface of Earth, Carl and his cat Princess Donut must descend into an ever-changing dungeon, battling monsters and navigating an absurd reality-TV-style competition broadcast across the galaxy.
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🏆 Why Listen to This Series
This is the series I hand people when they ask what LitRPG sounds like with the limiter ripped off. It is filthy, mean, weirdly heartfelt, and Jeff Hays sells every second of it. The hook is the chaos. The reason people stay is that Carl and Donut actually matter once the joke turns into a real story.
🚀 Where to Start
Start with book 1 and do not overthink it. If the first couple chapters work for you, the rest of the series is basically a straight-line credit leak.
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What order should I listen to the Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks in?+
Listen in publication order: 1. Dungeon Crawler Carl (2020), 2. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (2021), 3. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (2021), 4. The Gate of the Feral Gods (2022), 5. The Butcher's Masquerade (2023), 6. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (2024), 7. This Inevitable Ruin (2025), 8. A Parade of Horribles (2026). Start with book 1 and keep going. The jokes, callbacks, and character beats stack fast, so jumping in mid-series is a bad plan.
Is the Dungeon Crawler Carl series complete?+
Not yet. 8 audiobooks are out so far and the series is still being written, so expect more entries.
How long is the Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobook series in total?+
About 153 hours across 8 audiobooks. At one hour of listening per day, that's roughly 22 weeks of content.
Who narrates the Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks?+
Jeff Hays narrates the series. Narrator consistency is a big deal in LitRPG — voices and system-notification styles stay the same across all 8 books.