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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Starts August 3 On Kindle Unlimited, checked July 16, 2026
The inaugural Ink and Fables crawl. Four weeks, one doomed Earth, one boxer-clad ex-Marine, and the best cat in modern fiction. New crawlers welcome; the lobby is spoiler-free and the wine is bring-your-own.
Get the book on AmazonThe Lobby · spoiler-free
Introductions and pace talk
Always open, always spoiler-free. Say hello, claim a chair, and tell us how you like to read.
No account here. Pick a pen name and a secret word; the secret word is what lets you keep your pen name, and we cannot recover it, so choose one you will remember. Be kind, mind the house guidelines, and no links yet. Mentioning a book as {Book Title} turns it into a card.
This thread assumes you have read nothing yet. That is past your bookmark, so spoilers wait behind this blur.
Milestone 1 · through 25%
Entering the Dungeon
Safe if you have read through 25%.
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This thread assumes you have read through 25%. That is past your bookmark, so spoilers wait behind this blur.
Milestone 2 · through 50%
Deeper In
Safe if you have read through 50%.
No account here. Pick a pen name and a secret word; the secret word is what lets you keep your pen name, and we cannot recover it, so choose one you will remember. Be kind, mind the house guidelines, and no links yet. Mentioning a book as {Book Title} turns it into a card.
This thread assumes you have read through 50%. That is past your bookmark, so spoilers wait behind this blur.
Milestone 3 · through 75%
The Descent Continues
Safe if you have read through 75%.
No account here. Pick a pen name and a secret word; the secret word is what lets you keep your pen name, and we cannot recover it, so choose one you will remember. Be kind, mind the house guidelines, and no links yet. Mentioning a book as {Book Title} turns it into a card.
This thread assumes you have read through 75%. That is past your bookmark, so spoilers wait behind this blur.
Milestone 4 · the whole book
The Floor Boss (Full Book)
Safe if you have read the whole book.
No account here. Pick a pen name and a secret word; the secret word is what lets you keep your pen name, and we cannot recover it, so choose one you will remember. Be kind, mind the house guidelines, and no links yet. Mentioning a book as {Book Title} turns it into a card.
This thread assumes you have read the whole book. That is past your bookmark, so spoilers wait behind this blur.
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