Books in Order: Exploring Matt Dinniman's Novels
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Matt Dinniman is an American author best known for Dungeon Crawler Carl, a science-fantasy LitRPG series that follows a Coast Guard veteran and his ex-girlfriend's cat through an alien-run dungeon reality show. Before that series he wrote the Shivered Sky trilogy and the Dominion of Blades LitRPG novels, and his standalone science-fiction novel Operation Bounce House appeared in 2026.
In total this order covers nine books across two series: Dungeon Crawler Carl (2020–2024), Dominion of Blades (2017–2018).
Publication Order of Dungeon Crawler Carl Books
Start with Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl
Find it on Amazon →| Start here Dungeon Crawler Carl | (2020) | 📚 Find Dungeon Crawler Carl on Amazon → |
| Carl's Doomsday Scenario | (2021) | 📚 Find Carl's Doomsday Scenario on Amazon → |
| The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook | (2021) | 📚 Find The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook on Amazon → |
| The Gate of the Feral Gods | (2021) | 📚 Find The Gate of the Feral Gods on Amazon → |
| The Butcher's Masquerade | (2022) | 📚 Find The Butcher's Masquerade on Amazon → |
| The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | (2023) | 📚 Find The Eye of the Bedlam Bride on Amazon → |
| This Inevitable Ruin | (2024) | 📚 Find This Inevitable Ruin on Amazon → |
Publication Order of Dominion of Blades Books
| Dominion of Blades | (2017) | 📚 Find Dominion of Blades on Amazon → |
| The Hobgoblin Riot | (2018) | 📚 Find The Hobgoblin Riot on Amazon → |