Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl series is one of those rare and incredible publishing success stories. An example of LitRPG, which combines elements of fantasy, sci-fi and gaming , Dinniman’s books began in 2020 as a self-published series about a Coast Guard veteran who, along with his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, becomes a participant in a deadly intergalactic game show. Ace Books began publishing the books in August 2024, and now there are already more than a million hardbacks in print. Dinniman will be appearing with Felicia Day at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, at the Wilshire Ebell Theater. The event is being hosted by DIESEL, A Bookstore . Here, Dinniman takes the Book Pages Q&A.

Q. Please tell readers about your new book.

“This Inevitable Ruin” is the seventh boo

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