There’s a new Dungeon Crawler Carl book out this week, which means there’s also a new audiobook for the series as well. To promote the new book, A Parade of Horribles, author Matt Dinniman and narrator Jeff Hays narrator got together to officially rank the character voices for the series. You can watch the full video on Audible’s YouTube page, where Hays performs the voices as they discuss rankings.
During this video, Dinniman took a moment to talk a bit about Quasar and how he’s his overall “favorite character in the series.” For those not familiar with all of the many characters, Quasar is the fast-talking alien lawyer that gets appointed to Carl in the fifth book in the series, The Butcher’s Masquerade.
“So my goal in life after I’m done with the Carl series is to one day write some sort of legal drama; something that involves aliens,” explains Dinniman. “When I added him to the story I told Jeff, ‘Do, like, the quintessential Better Call Saul, but with like maybe a New York-sort of accent’ and he nailed it.”
That seems like a pretty clear sign about what he’s thinking for his next book after he wraps up Dungeon Crawler Carl, but he clearly hasn’t fully fleshed out that idea. We also don’t know just how big DCC is going to be just yet, as there’s still the upcoming TV adaptation coming to Peacock on the horizon. Dinniman has stated that he plans on wrapping up the series at 10 books total, but if the TV show ends up being really popular it could extend his involvement even further.
As for what his alien “legal drama” could look like, there are two clear paths Dinniman could take. He could start fresh with a new character, or he could do a Better Call Saul-style spinoff about Quasar. There’s already an upcoming Crocodile graphic novel spin-off expected for March 2027, so continuing to build on this universe he’s already created certainly makes sense. However, IGN asked him during an interview earlier this month if he was planning any other DCC spinoffs and he said: “As of right now, no. We’ll see how Crocodile does”.
What happens after Dungeon Crawler Carl is clearly still a long way away but, in the meantime there are plenty of ways to enjoy the series. A Parade of Horribles released on May 12 on Kindle, Audible, and a hardcover edition. There’s also an upcoming DCC tabletop RPG that has already raised an enormous amount of money.
A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
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Jacob Kienlen is a Senior Audience Development Strategist and Writer for IGN. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he has considered the Northwest his home for his entire life. With a bachelor’s degree in communication and 10 years of professional writing experience, his expertise is spread across a variety of different pop culture topics — from TV series to books and the latest Pokémon games.
