{"product_id":"a-parade-of-horribles-dungeon-crawler-carl-8","title":"A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl) #8","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they're forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaces. Get from point A to point B, and don't come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etoo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e normal, a little \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etoo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e simple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIgnore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don't listen to those whispers about what's happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Parade of Horribles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it \"a coming-out party for the ages.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarl hates that it's business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo Carl is planning a party of his own. It's a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can't even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it's not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they've ever been.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"publish date 05\/12\/26 - Hardcover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53988240326966,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-02at4.31.41PM.png?v=1777757563","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/a-parade-of-horribles-dungeon-crawler-carl-8","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}