Discount Dan

Discount Dan’s Backroom Bargains, Book 1

De: James Hunter

Narrado por: Steve Campbell

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.

Slightly Ridiculous and Seriously Entertaining

This book definitely takes inspiration from other LitRPGs like dungeon crawler Carl, but the author has his own ideas and a clear direction. Nothing is truly ripped off and instead has its own flavor or twist thrown onto it. Take a chance on this book! You won’t regret it.

Excellent!

I enjoyed this from start to finish, laughed out loud more times than in many other books in the last couple years. I can't wait for the second book!

DCC fans REJOICE

This book is the perfect blend of dark humor. I audibly snorted too many times while listening to this and the world building is leaving me in suspense. The worst thing about it is that it’s only 1 book long SO FAR! Ahh I can’t wait for the next book.

A Wicked Good Time

A fun premise with engaging characters, great listen if you like series like dungeon crawler carl or he who fights monsters!

hilarious

funny and entertaining like carls doomsday great read without a doubt. like how they didn't pull the curse words and just went with it.

Great, fun series

I loved this book. Running a shop while being a top tier dungeon explorer is such a fun take. I also loved the Croc character, its refreshing to have an upbeat sidekick instead of the classic snarky cynic. I will also use this space to request a Spooge sock golem or some other type of Spooge sock monster. The people have spoken. I hope this series goes for at least 10 books, can’t wait to read more.

Interesting knock off of Dungeon crawler Carl… entertaining

A knock off of “D-C-C” with an ability to stand on its own entertaining plot points. Kind of a retread, but a quality retread that has its own traction.

Fun book

I usually prefer more serious books but I’ll admit that this one got me chuckling a few times. Living through the 90s, I feel like some of the jokes were made for me. The world was weird, creepy and cool. Dan was a fun MC but his dog was the star. The narration was really good.

Good enough, welcome back Carl and Donut (jokes)

Seriously I love this book, it's got the comedy I love, a wonderful amount of world building without making it boring or seem like it's being dumped on you. The characters are lovable and might I say Croc deserves the world.
(personal likes)
it does not have romance which is a big plus in my mind,
the stats are quick to be noted and explained but not taking 5 years to say or understand.
When stats are shown or brought up it's quick and talks on how he's improving them instead of wasting time on a 2 paragraph replay of previous stats with 4 more relaying all the improvements.
Though there are similarities with DCC this is clearly it's own story and makes that distinction clear.
overall I rate it a solid 9/10, YOU WILL GET YOUR LAST POINT WHEN YOU TELL ME WHAT ANIME SWORD HE WAS USING! YOU KNOW WHO I MEAN!

Totally Unique (but had that DCC vibe)

So. Fun. Love snarky LitRPG like DCC and Macronomicon? This is your vibe — download now, thank author later for the standout new series.