So, Book? A Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club Podcast

Bookclub dives into the second chunk of the eight Dungeon Crawler Carl book, A Parade of Horribles, by Matt Dinniman. While we are not enthused by the most direct plot line of the races themselves, there are quite a few between the lines pieces that piqued our interest, including the introduction of Baby Uzi Jesus, all things Eris and coloring outside the lines, are both floors in one book, overall gods going haywire and the AI asking for help, and getting nervous about the fate of a pig.

Spoilers for all of DCC through the end of 35 in book 8, plus a reference to Midnight Sun (Twilight).

Book club discusses the start to the eighth Dungeon Crawler Carl book, A Parade of Horribles, by Matt Dinniman. Overall thoughts to the start of a new floor kicks us off with expansion into wondering why Carl is for once not taking a pile of junk into his inventory, visualizing a 50/50 chopped manotaur, rooting for Li Na even as she murders everyone, and some theorizing into who will eventually take a deal at what floor.

Spoilers for all of DCC through the end of chapter 15 in book 8.

Bookclub discusses the final third of the seventh Dungeon Crawler Carl book, This Inevitable Ruin, by Matt Dinniman. There's a lot to cover in this double duty reading segment, including how souls are treated in this universe (is it similar to West World?), we finally have our baby Mongos and yes they are legendary, two different but similar discussions on who is the true NVP for this floor (Li Na or Louise - bookclub disagrees on this one!), and Quasar just trying to be helpful.

We had some recording audio quality issues with this one, apologies up front here.

Spoilers for all of DCC through the end of book 7, as well as some of West World.

The full book club is back to discuss chapters 38 - 58 on the sixth Dungeon Crawler Carl, This Inevitable Ruin, and there are a lot of predictions to be had about the fate of our favorite crawlers.

Topics of conversation include: does the AI know about the cookbook or is there a hacker on the outside? how far do the changeling's abilities extend? how much is the AI cheating? who let the gods out?

Li Na has gained new appreciation from book club, and the Katia situation looms over the discussion.

"Chekhov's Yam"

Spoilers for this book and all previous Dungeon Crawler Carl books.

Book club discusses chapters 18 - 37 of the seventh Dungeon Crawler Carl book, This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman. We only have two members in attendance today and both happen to not enjoy reading about war planning and strategy discussions, so there may be some disappointment shared regarding this reading segment. However - there is redemption within the last 3 or so chapters when all hell breaks loose and we get the AI back as a physical being. We question if there is love the AI feels disguised as obsession; why the AI plays a high-stakes game of blowing up the world as a mind game with Carl; will the AI expansion be truly endless; and the desire to see the AI screw over the entire universe's political system - even if it ends up destroying everything. Oh - and we do mess up quite spectacularly in our understanding for the difference between the orc and the snake alien faction teams...

Very minor spoiler for the second Hunger Games book. Full spoilers for DCC though the end of Chapter 37 in This Inevitable Ruin.

Bookclub begins the first quarter of the seventh book in Dungeon Crawler Carl, this Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman. Bookclub gets annoyed at the changing POVs with prior cookbook authors, is confused as to the reality behind Louis and Juice Box's wedding, takes final guesses as to what Kiwi and Mongo's offspring will be, attempts to untangle the logistics behind the shared dream/memory Carl and Katia have, and of course makes predictions which include one long shot 'if that were to happen that'd be crazy you called it' theory.

Spoilers for all of DCC through the end of Chapter 17 in DCC.

Book club discusses the highly anticipated Dinnamin-tsunami of a conclusion to the sixth Dungeon Crawler Carl book, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride - 75% to the conclusion ( 54 - end). We learn more about primals (or do we just confuse ourselves more?), one long-shot prediction was proven true, and there are two deaths with very different reader reactions to each.

*Spoilers for all of DCC books 1-6.

Book club discusses 50-76% of the sixth Dungeon Crawler Carl book, chapters 34-53. Is book club part of team Odette? Could we get any more mad at Bea's past behavior that was revealed regarding her relationship with Carl? And an unhinged prediction is made regarding the slugs (or is it unhinged?).

Spoilers for all of DCC up through the end of Ch 53 in The Eye of the Bedlam Bride.

Book club reads the second quarter of Dungeon Crawler Carl: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride. Terrible predictions are made. Samantha horrifies us all.

Book Club discusses the sixth Dungeon Crawler Carl book by Matt Dinniman. Yugio? Pokemon? Magic the Gathering? It's DCC deck building and book club is not totally sold on the new mechanics at play, but flagging fellow crawlers does open some fun contemplations about morality. Some highlights include: speculating about Samantha (getting eaten whole yet again, her role in the 12th floor, and if she'll ever get a body) and staking bets on what the baby Mongos will be (baby dinos, baby bears, pets, or full-blown NPCs).

*Spoilers for the full set of DCC books up through the end of Ch 16 in the Bedlam Bride*