So, Book? A Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Club Read-Along Podcast

This Inevitable Ruin: Ch 18 - 37

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.

This Inevitable Ruin: Ch 1 - Ch 17

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.

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Ch 54 - End

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.

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Ch 34 - 53

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.

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Ch 16-33

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