The Butcher’s Masquerade by Matt Dinniman (2022)

Author

Matt Dinniman

Overview

Attention. Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose. Run, Run, Run.

A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking blood. A fallen princess intent on vengeance. A mysterious, end-of-floor celebration for the top crawlers, dubbed “The Butcher’s Masquerade.”

The sixth floor. The Hunting Grounds.

As the remaining crawlers battle for their lives, a new, terrible threat looms. Outside tourists are finally allowed to enter the game, and they are here and ready to hunt. Among them is Vrah, a famed and veteran hunter, intent on collecting the biggest trophy of her career.

But their prey is far from harmless, and this season they are fighting back.

Dungeon Crawler Carl and Princess Donut return in book five of the acclaimed litrpg series.

Review

Oh we’re going real dark, huh? Damn. Not everyone’s going to get out of this, are they? Hopefully Matt Dinniman isn’t as sadistic as Pierce Brown, otherwise I don’t know if I’ll be able to take what comes next…

Series

• Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Book 1) — Jan 16, 2026
• Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman (Book 2) — Jan 25, 2026
• The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman (Book 3) — Feb 12, 2026
• The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman (Book 4) — Mar 2, 2026