What to Read After Dungeon Crawler Carl

Waiting for the next Carl? These series share its LitRPG systems, dark humour or survival-against-the-odds energy.

Back to the correct Dungeon Crawler Carl reading order.

1. He Who Fights with Monsters

Shirtaloon • 13 books

One of the biggest LitRPG series, with a sarcastic hero and huge audiobook following.

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2. The Hedge Wizard

Alex Maher • 8 books

Progression fantasy about an apprentice who inherits a soul-bound spellbook.

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3. Will of the Immortals

Jay Krauss • 11 books

A 16th-century knight thrust into a world of magic, gods and monsters.

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4. Bobiverse

Dennis E. Taylor • 6 books

Funny, inventive sci-fi about a man uploaded into a self-replicating space probe.

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5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams • 5 books

Earth is destroyed in the first chapter here too. The comic sci-fi classic.

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6. Discworld

Terry Pratchett • 41 books

If it's the humour you loved: satirical fantasy across 41 books.

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7. Sandman Slim

Richard Kadrey • 12 books

A sardonic hero fighting his way back from Hell, with a dark comic voice.

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What should I read after Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Our top pick is He Who Fights with Monsters: One of the biggest LitRPG series, with a sarcastic hero and huge audiobook following. Other good next reads include The Hedge Wizard, Will of the Immortals, Bobiverse.

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