Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, will chat about his latest book, A Parade of Horribles, during a virtual author talk on Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m., presented by the Ocean County Library.
As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the 10th floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks.
The book circulates in the library system
In 2026, the Washington state-based author also released Operation Bounce House.
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