Book of the Month Preview: ‘The Inevitable Ruin’ by Matt Dinniman
Maude’s Book Club always returns to a series if we LOVE it. And Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl series has been a hit. Every book Dinniman adds to the series, our community will always have it on our TBR.
If you’ve been with us for the past two years and love Dinniman’s series, come to us for our BOOK OF THE MONTH, The Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman.
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Matt Dinniman is a best-selling writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the published author of dozens of short stories and a gaggle of books. In addition, his art publications — from greeting cards to stationery kits to calendars — can be found in boutique and stationery shops around the world.
The inevitable ruin
by matt dinniman
The ninth floor.
Nine armies, each led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy. Each team has one objective: to capture and hold the castle at the very center of the battlefield. Strategy, alliances, pitched battles, and, of course, betrayal... It all makes for great fun and even greater television.
After all, none of these powerful aliens really die when they’re playing war.
Except this time. This time, winner takes all. Those who fall, stay in the ground.
As the AI continues its rapid decline, Carl and company take advantage of the chaos. For the first time ever, the crawlers are fighting back. They are now one of the nine teams. And this season, there’s a tenth army on the playing field. The NPCs, who are normally used as nothing but cannon fodder, have become fully self-aware and formed a team of their own.
For Donut and Katia, the stakes are even higher. Only one of them will be allowed to leave this level.
If they all want to survive, they’re going to need a little help from a veteran or two.
This is it.
This is what they’ve been fighting toward.
This is war.
This inevitable ruin.
What Dungeon CRAWLER cARL Offers
Consequences of unchecked technological advancement and the blurring lines between reality and artificial intelligence
complexities of family
survival
The moral ambiguities of a game-like world where death has real-world consequences
camaraderie
betrayal
struggling with deteriorating AI.
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Join us for an in-depth discussion of The Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman on Thursday, July 10th and Thursday, July 17th, on Twitch from 5-7 p.m. PT.
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