Product Description
This is Part 2 of a 2 part cassette audiobook Library Edition
Set in the land of Zamonia, this exuberant, highly original fantasy from Walter Moers features an unlikely hero. Rumo is a little Wolperting--a domesticated creature somewhere between a deer and a dog--who will one day become the greatest hero in the history of Zamonia. Armed with Dandelion, his talking sword, he fights his way through the Overworld and the Netherworld. He meets Rala, a beautiful Wolperting female; Urs of the Snows, who thinks more of cooking than of fighting; Gornab the Ninety-Ninth, the demented king of Netherworld; Professor Ostafan Kolibri, who goes in search of the Non-Existent Teenies; Professor Abdullah Nightingale, inventor of the chest-of-drawers oracle; and, worst luck, the deadly Metal Maiden.
Astonishingly inventive, amusing, and engrossing, Rumo is a captivating story from the unique imagination of Walter Moers. Filled with humor, this novel puts a new spin on the usual epic fantasy. The comparisons are many--Douglas Adams, Lewis Carroll, J. K. Rowling, Dr. Seuss, and R. Crumb--but Moers is clearly an original. Long live Zamonia!
Review
''Exuberant. . . Full of sly humor, this rambunctious novel will appeal to fans tired of the usual epic fantasy.'' --
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
''A brilliantly imagined, well-executed jaunt through strange lands full of wild characters.'' --
Booklist
''Equal parts J. K. Rowling, Douglas Adams, and Shel Silverstein. . . a work of monumental silliness.'' --
Washington Post
''Cross Lord of the Rings with Yellow Submarine, throw in. . . Monty Python, Douglas Adams, Shrek and The Princess Bride. . . '' --
Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
WALTER MOERS was born in 1957 and is a writer, cartoonist, painter, and sculptor. The world of Zamonia that he created is currently being adapted for the screen. He lives in Hamburg, Germany. He is the author of the cult classic novels and
A Wild Ride Through The Night.
