{"product_id":"butchers-masquerade-dinniman-9780593955994","title":"The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\" class=\"product-description-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eThe Butcher's Masquerade\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #555;\"\u003eby Matt Dinniman\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee; margin: 20px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #e8f4fd; border-left: 5px solid #2980b9; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #2980b9;\"\u003e🏆 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003eInaugural Books-A-Million Book of the Year | Soon to be a major TV series from Universal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Hunters Have Become the Prey\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fifth installment of the legendary series, the stakes of the World Dungeon reach a horrifying new peak. Carl and Princess Donut have reached the sixth floor: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Hunting Grounds\u003c\/strong\u003e. But for the first time, the danger isn't just coming from the monsters within the walls. For this level, the gates are open to the galaxy’s elite, and \"tourists\" have paid a premium for the right to hunt the most famous crawlers in existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the hunters is Vrah, a veteran predator who has never lost a trophy. But as the galaxy watches the \"Butcher's Masquerade\" unfold, they are about to learn a hard lesson: Carl and Donut aren't running anymore. This volume is a brutal, high-stakes exploration of vengeance and survival that pushes Carl to his absolute psychological limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Dinniman\u003c\/strong\u003e is a genre-defining author who has sold over a million copies of the \u003cem\u003eDungeon Crawler Carl\u003c\/em\u003e series. 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