Biography
Princess Donut is the magnificently imperious cat protagonist of Jason Cheyne's Dungeon Crawler Carl LitRPG series — a former show cat of exquisite breeding and absolute self-regard who, when aliens convert Earth into a televised dungeon-crawling game show for the entertainment of the galaxy, receives enough intelligence-enhancing magic to become a sapient being and companion to her owner Carl. She does not consider this an upgrade for Carl so much as a recognition of what she always was.
Cheyne writes Princess Donut as a pitch-perfect comic creation — she wears a rhinestone crown at all times, she narrates her own exploits with the confidence of someone who has never once questioned her own importance, and she is simultaneously a genuinely dangerous magical combatant and a cat who is deeply concerned with the quality of her accommodations. Her relationship with Carl is the emotional center of the series.
The Dungeon Crawler Carl series is one of the most entertaining LitRPG series available — combining the genre's game-mechanics framework with genuine comedy, sharp social satire about reality television and online entertainment, and surprisingly affecting character work. Princess Donut is a large part of why readers love it.
Begin with Dungeon Crawler Carl.
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