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Dungeon Eternium

Dungeon Eternium

LitRPGProgression Fantasy
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

Dungeon Eternium is the fifth novel in Dakota Krout's Divine Dungeon series, bringing the war storyline that began in Dungeon Calamity to a head. Both Cal and Dale are pushed to the edges of their abilities, with Dale in particular forced into a grueling process of growth that tests whether willpower alone can translate into real strength.

As one of the later entries in a series that helped define the dungeon-core subgenre of LitRPG, Dungeon Eternium continues the balance the series is known for — tactical, game-like progression mechanics alongside a genuine emotional throughline for its two leads.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseAdventurous
Survival

Genres

LitRPG Progression Fantasy Dark Fantasy

About the author

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Dakota Krout

A former web developer and computer programmer with degrees in computer science and philosophy, Dakota Krout began writing as a hobby before self-publishing Dungeon Born in 2016, the first book in his Divine Dungeon series. The novel's premise — a sentient dungeon core that grows stronger by defeating the adventurers sent to loot it — helped establish the "dungeon core" subgenre now common within LitRPG and progression fantasy. Since then, Krout has built a large backlist across multiple ongoin...

Characters

CalProtagonist

The Dungeon Core, facing the culmination of the war storyline that has consumed the previous three books.

DaleSupporting

An adventurer forced into a punishing final push of growth as the war reaches its breaking point.

All characters in Dungeon Eternium