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A parade of horribles

by Matt Dinniman

Hardcover688 pages2026

A parade of horribles

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About this book

As 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. Races. 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 a little too simple. Ignore 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 A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it 'a coming-out party for the ages'. Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine. Carl hates that it's business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.

Book details

Author
Matt Dinniman
Format
Hardcover
Pages
688
Language
eng
Publisher
Penguin Michael Joseph
Published
14 May 2026
ISBN
9780241836880