The Dungeon Book

Full of wit and adventure, twists and turns, wonderful monsters and astonishing revelations. An absolute joyThe Dungeon Book manages the difficult task of being epic and heartfelt both at once, and does it with style. I fell in love with Bait and her menagerie of friends immediatelyFor a story set in the deepest, darkest dungeon, The Dungeon Book absolutely bursts with warmth, heart and energy. One of the best things you’re going to read this yearThe Dungeon Book is a wonderful thing. Witty and charming, it’s a love letter both to Kipling’s inspirational story and Hanrahan’s enduring immersion in dungeon lore. As always, Gareth’s imagination is the star, and the story flips your expectations every time you think you know where it’s going. A completely delightful bookThe Dungeon Book is chock-full of wit and weirdness. It’s a heroine’s journey turned (literally) upside-down, where you’re rooting for the monsters and wishing adventurers would stay home and mind their own business. Gareth Hanrahan excels at creating wondrously unique settings, and he’s done so yet again. This book was terrificOne of those books that leaves you feeling the world can be a better place after reading it. Recommended for everyone’s bookshelves (and dungeon hoards) – Genevieve Cogman, author of THE INVISIBLE LIBRARYThe Dungeon Book is the kind of novel packed full of wonder and adventure that makes people fall in love with fantasy – Cameron Johnston, author of FIRST MAGE ON THE MOONGareth has created something full of heart that will delight anyone who has ever been brave enough to roll the dice and delve a dungeon – RJ Barker, author of THE BONE SHIPSHanrahan triumphs by taking all you know about fantasy and setting it on its head, while it’s clawed feet never quite leave the ground. A hilarious, witty and at times poignant stroll through a world of monsters and magic. Clever writing and memorable characters have become Hanrahan’s trade marks and The Dungeon Book doesn’t fail to deliver. A masterful and subversive comedic amble through dungeon life – Ed McDonald, author of BLACKWINGAs Bait fights her destiny, Cornelius narrates her story unreliably, roguishly and delightfully … Dungeon life is harsh and humans are cruel, but Hanrahan’s harrowing and hilarious coming-of-age tale demonstrates that even a villain’s skull can be full of heart – LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)

Gareth Hanrahan’s three-month break from computer programming to concentrate on writing has now lasted twenty years and counting. He’s written more tabletop gaming books than he can readily recall, by virtue of the alchemical transmutation of tea and guilt into words. He lives in Ireland with his family.

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