Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rumos skills come in handy as he goes off into the wide world of men and demonocles if asked what fate he hoped to avoid at all costs, the average zamonian tended to reply. Rumo fights his way through many dangers armed with his talking sword, dandelion. Moers held odd jobs after leaving school before starting a commercial. Being captured by the demonocles, when the book becomes a touch more mature. Rumo and his miraculous adventures rumo for short is a book by walter moers set in zamonia, the setting for the. Rumo and his miraculous adventures is an exciting fantasy tale from the mind of walter moers, author of the.
Get thousands of bestsellers and latest releases, get any audiobook free with a 7 day free trial. Rumo is a young wolperting doglike creature who starts his adventures on roaming rock, and continues them all the way into the netherworld. The city of dreaming books the city of dreaming books audiobook, by walter moers. Desperately in love with rala but incredibly bad at showing it, rumo leaves wolperting to make a token to gain her favor but upon his return, he discovers an empty city and an entrance to the.
Just as charming and relentlessly whimsical as moerss previous novel of zamonia, the lives of captain bluebear, his new book follows the miraculous adventures of rumo, a wolperting a sort of halfdog, halfdeer, as he discovers himself and finds true love. Walter moers born 24 may 1957 in monchengladbach is a german comic creator and author. The city of dreaming books audiobook, by walter moers. Filled with humor, this novel puts a new spin on the usual epic fantasy. What do you mean, its not for kids the book features a lot of gory violence, considering. Audio book summary astonishingly inventive, amusing, and engrossing, rumo is a captivating story from the unique imagination of walter moers. And his miraculous adventures has a bit of a dead zone in the middle, but walter moers whimsical, adventurous story carries itself through to the end. Armed with dandelion, his talking sword, he fights his way across overworld and netherworld, two very different realms chockfull of adventures, dangers, and unforgettable characters. Zamonia, in the world according to walter moers, is an extra midatlantic continent that teems with anthropomorphic creatures. Rumo is a wellwritten fantasy with strange creatures, graphic fighting, and a very high body count. Rala, the beautiful girl wolperting who cultivates a hazardous relationship with death. It revolves around rumo, a wolperting an intelligent, bipedal, horned dog, after he is kidnapped by cyclopean pirates. Along the way, he falls in with a pretty girl wolperting and encounters enemies, such. Armed with only a dandelion, he ventures through the overworld.
Set in the land of zamonia, this exuberant, highly original fantasy from walter moers features an unlikely hero. Optimus yarnspinner inherits from his godfather an unpublished manuscript by an unknown writer and sets off to track down the mysterious author, who disappeared into bookholmthe socalled. Optimus yarnspinner inherits from his godfather an unpublished manuscript by an unknown writer and. Aug 28, 2007 rumo is a little wolperting who will one day become the greatest hero in the history of zamonia. Stream and download audiobooks on your iphone, ipad, android, pc or mac. Optimus yarnspinner inherits from his godfather an unpublished manuscript by an unknown writer and sets off to track down the mysterious author, who disappeared into bookholmthe so. Download the city of dreaming books audiobook by walter. But he expands it further in the tightlywritten adventure tale rumo. In zamonia, rumo is fated to become the worlds greatest wolperting, a domesticated pet that shares characteristics with dogs and deer.
Optimus yarnspinner inherits from his godfather an unpublished manuscript by an unknown writer and sets off to track down the mysterious author, who. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are rumo, smyke. Lives of captain bluebear and the city of dreaming books. Written by walter moers, audiobook narrated by bronson pinchot. His nostrils are assailed by clouds of book dust, the stimulating scent of ancient leather, and the tang of printers ink. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 688 pages and is available in hardcover format. Walter moers audio books, best sellers, author bio. The city of dreaming books audiobook by walter moers. A novel in two books by walter moers translated by john brownjohn read by bronson pinchot.
Optimus yarnspinner inherits from his godfather an unpublished manuscript by. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The city of dreaming books by walter moers audiobooks on. The city of dreaming books audiobook listen instantly. Rumo, full name rumo of zamonia, is the main protagonist of this novel. Optimus yarnspinner inherits from his godfather an unpublished manuscript by an unknown writer and sets. Zamonia, in the world according to walter moers, is an extra midatlantic continent that teems with. His search for the authors identity takes him to bookholmthe socalled city of dreaming books. Buy this book ninelived cats have nothing on the bluebear, who, according to german author and illustrator moers, has a whopping 27.
Armed with dandelion, his talking sword, he fights his way through the overworld and the netherworld. The city of dreaming books by walter moers overdrive. Following his escape from them, he sets off on a journey to find the silver thread that will. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The comparisons are manydouglas adams, lewis carroll, j. Captain bluebear and hein blod, characters created by moers, on the gera in erfurt. Aug 28, 2007 the second book in the now zamonia quadrilogy loosely connected, is the story of a young wolperting pup named rumo, and his adventures growing up. When an entire city of wolpertings called wolperting, where civilized wolpertings go to. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Rumo is a little wolpertinga domesticated creature somewhere between a deer and a dogwho will one day become the greatest hero in the history of zamonia. Yarnspinner falls under the spell of this bookobsessed metropolis, where an avid reader and budding author can find any number of charming attractions.
The city of dreaming books king county library system. More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from penguin usa. Listen to city of dreaming books by walter moers at. Rumo and his miraculous adventures is a fantasy novel, written and comically illustrated by german author walter moers. Rumo is a little wolperting who will one day become the greatest hero in the history of zamonia. The city of dreaming books audiobook, written by walter. During his time in wolperting rumo attends school to learn swordsmanship and receives his first sword, a small, twopronged, talking demonic sword. The second book in the now zamonia quadrilogy loosely connected, is the story of a young wolperting pup named rumo, and his adventures growing up.
Its an epic quest, filled with all the strange and fantastic creatures that are familiar to those who have read other stories set in zamonia. Optimus yarnspinner inherits from his godfather an unpublished manuscript by an unknown writer and sets off to track down the mysterious author. Optimus yarnspinner inherits from his godfather an unpublished manuscript by an unknown writer and sets off to track down the mysterious author, who disappeared into bookholm the socalled city of dreaming books. The book was illustrated by walter moers in a cartoon style. In the wake of the breakout successes of walter moers the. Roaming rock, a moving boulder that is home to a bunch of demonacles, oneeyed ravenous cyclopses, a doublebladed talking sword named dandelion, gornab the. And his miraculous adventures and millions of other books are available for instant access. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2003, and was written by walter moers.
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