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Discount Dan’s Backroom Bargains, Book 1

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By: James Hunter
Narrated by: Steve Campbell
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Noclip in, no way out ...

All Dan wants is to find a way home. He'd settle for a beer, a bite to eat, and a place to sleep off his hangover.

But, in an endless, ever-changing dungeon cobbled together from twisted carnivals, abandoned shopping malls, janky laundromats, and condemned insane asylums, getting a bit of shut-eye is harder than it sounds.

Dan has accidentally "Noclipped" into the Backrooms—a bizarro, extra-dimensional Alice-in-Wonderland world, overrun with horrific nightmare creatures known as the Dwellers. No one ever gets out. Hell, forget about leaving, if Dan wants to survive the week, he's going to need to harness the strange game-like magic of the Backrooms, make some very sketchy allies, and carve out a little safe haven to call his own.

And he's going to need to do it fast because Dan is being hunted. The Flayed Monarch of the 999th floor has marked him for death and no one walks away from the Skinless Court with their hide intact ...

“The book is a f***ing delight. I enjoyed the absolute hell out of it and think it's an excellent use of pop culture to make something fun and horrific and awesome.” (Eric Ugland, author of the Good Guys and Bad Guys series)

“Buckle up, buttercup! James Hunter takes you on a balls-to-the-wall adventure that's as insane as it is awesome.” (Jez Cajiao, author of the Arise and Rise of Mankind series)

"Discount Dan is a fun, fast-paced read with awesome game mechanics, surprising humor, and a brutal adventure you won’t want to put down!" (Dakota Krout, author of Completionist Chronicles, Full Murder Hobo, and The Divine Dungeon)

©2024 James A. Hunter (P)2025 Audible, Inc.
Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Dark Humour Fantasy Humorous Literature & Fiction
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Decent, I love DCC. I dont think Donut would like Croc, but its he'll of a thing to be reminded of Pony and other characters. its worth a read/listen if your hankering for more Carl

Discount Crawl

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Excellent. Great fun, stumbled across it by pure chance. Can’t wait for the next book!

Discount Dan

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I enjoyed the ride here. Discount Dan is a likeable protagonist. His sidekick Croc is equally likeable! The Duo make for an interesting read. Clear inspiration here from DCC, but that's okay. It still does it's own thing, entirely.

I enjoyed the concept of starting a business in this land of no hope. It's a genuinely cool idea. We get some awesome fight scenes, some heartfelt moments and genuine times where I could stop listening.

The Books starts fast. The opening chapters throws you in at the deep end. After that, we've a bit of a slow burn whilst everything about levelling and relics, etc, is explained, but the mid to late and definitely the finale pack a punch you'll enjoy!! I'm genuinely going to grab Book 2 with my next credit. Looking forward to seeing where this goes and what path our hero takes next.

Pleasantly Surprised!

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I found this on a suggestion after listening to "The Wandering Inn" and "He Who Fights with Monsters", and I absolutely LOVE it. Steve Campbell's narration is fantastic - from character inflection and different voices, he brings the book to life..

And speaking of the book - 5*s. I immediately downloaded book 2, and eagerly await book 3. It's shows, rather than tells, feels fresh in the genre, but still has fantastic echoes of Dungeon Crawler Carl - it just fills a niche I never knew I was missing, and now must wait patiently for the rest of the series to come out. If you are on the fence, then give it a try - I am *so* glad I did!

Fantastic LitRPG

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Where do I begin with the review of this absolutely amazing audiobook this is the best book I have listened to in years top tier stuffbits got it all the backrooms (check) absolutely crying tears with laughter humour (check) Strong LitRPG mechanics (double check) and enough 80s and 90s references (triple check) frim start to finish it will have you hooked would i recommend this to anyone i would recommend this to everyone head over heels for discount dan and I honestly don't think I can wait for the second book one word to sum up the title is AMAZING so for now dwellers all i can say is get this book and remember THAT'S SO 90'S 🤣

THAT'S SO 90'S

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