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After leaving his home in "Die 13 ½ Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär", Rumo the Wolpertinger embarks on a solitary journey through the dangerous continent of Zamonien. Guided by a unique silver thread of scent he can sense, he travels between two starkly different worlds. Along the way he encounters a variety of fantastical beings—such as devilish cyclopean creatures, moonlit shadows, copper dwarves, and dead yetis—and learns about fighting, love, friendship, and evil. Rumo’s adventures take him into the mysterious Nurnenwald, the legendary Underworld, and the Theatre of the Beautiful Death, where he learns of the Undetermined Reapers, the sieges of the Lindwurm Fortress, and Professor Dr. Abdul Nachtigaller’s drawer oracle. Ultimately, he meets Rala, who reveals to him the wondrous mysteries hidden in the darkness.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Walter Moers
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