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Dakota Krout is a celebrated author known for infusing fantasy novels with fun, punny, and clean humor. With multiple best-selling series—including "Cooking With Disaster", "Divine Dungeon", "Completionist Chronicles", and "Full Murderhobo"—bring joy and laughter to readers. Dakota’s work, renowned for its wit and creativity, earned a place as one of Audible's top 5 fantasy picks in 2017, a top 5 bestseller rank featured on the New York Times, and was chosen by Audible as "Among the top 100 Fantasy of All Time" in 2024.

A unique storytelling perspective shines into the novels, making it beloved by fans of all ages who seek a wholesome and humorous escape into fantastical worlds. Whether you're a longtime fantasy enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, Dakota Krout's books offer a delightful escape filled with chuckles and adventure.

Dakota's journey in publishing has been filled with gratefulness, and a deep desire to continue bringing smiles and laughter to the readers.

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Series

The Divine Dungeon


A GameLit & LitRPG series (2016 - 2019)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Sentient dungeons with unstable minds
  • Cultivation survival through brutal forced power-ups
  • Morally gray alliances in apocalyptic magical wars

The Completionist Chronicles


A Young Adult GameLit & LitRPG series (2018 - 2026)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Deep skill-grind fantasy with ritual magic progression
  • Base-building survival under siege with meaningful upgrades
  • Morally gray guild warfare and hunted underdog heroes

Wolfman Warlock


A GameLit & LitRPG series (2019 - 2021) co-authored by James A. Hunter

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Rule-breaking LitRPG worlds with weirdly useful class builds
  • Snarky magical gear with opinions of its own
  • Pack-driven team building from scrappy underdog starts

Artorian's Archives


A Young Adult GameLit & LitRPG series (2019 - 2024) co-authored by Dennis Vanderkerken

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Older cultivators outsmarting broken systems
  • Revenge arcs driven by grit and hard-earned philosophy
  • Modern GameLit with loophole exploits and meta humor

Full Murderhobo


A GameLit & LitRPG series (2020 - 2023)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Portal-hopping litrpg survival with brutal stakes
  • Scrappy teams dragged into impossible missions
  • Murderhobo energy against assassins and power plays

Lion's Lineage


A GameLit & LitRPG series (2021 - 2023) co-authored by Rohan Hublikar

Year of the Sword


A GameLit & LitRPG series (2022 - 2022)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Time magic used like money and ammunition
  • Scrappy underdogs surviving brutal progression systems
  • High-stakes wagers in weird worlds with snarky allies

Cooking with Disaster


A GameLit & LitRPG series (2024 - 2024)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Game worlds where cooking decides survival
  • Scrappy found-family crews under monster pressure
  • Unlikely leaders navigating brutal guild politics

Damsels of Distress


A GameLit & LitRPG series (2025 - 2025)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Fairy-tale GameLit with brutal rule-breaking survival trials
  • Scrappy heroines weaponizing overlooked magic against rigged power systems
  • Kingdom-scale conspiracies, rivalries, and rebellions with painful costs

Chance Encounter


A GameLit & LitRPG series (2026 - 2026)

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