Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures

A Novel in Two Books

By: Walter Moers

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

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 Carrol, J. K. Rowling, Dr. Seuss, and R. Crumb—but Moers is clearly an original. Long live Zamonia!

©2003 Piper Verlag GmbH, München; translation 2004 by John Brownjohn (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Equal parts J. K. Rowling, Douglas Adams, and Shel Silverstein…a work of monumental silliness.” ( Washington Post)

“Exuberant…Full of sly humor, this rambunctious novel will appeal to fans tired of the usual epic fantasy.” ( Publishers Weekly)

“A brilliantly imagined, well-executed jaunt through strange lands full of wild characters.” ( Booklist)

Best book, WORST NARRATOR

This is probably my favorite book ever. The narrator had no respect for the characters.

Dandelion and Gornab's Character Voice Issues

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I really like the story itself, but I may have enjoyed it as much as I did Bluebear because of drawings. I'll still have to buy the book for those. The narrator does a good job doing all the different voices but I'd say Dandelion and Gornab's I found issues with. I listen in the car during my commute and the high pitch/screeching/screaming nature of their character voices are extremely distracting/irritating. Maybe if it were compressed a little bit it would've taken the harshness out.

What did you like best about this story?

I love the whimsical epic aspect, of course!

Which character – as performed by Bronson Pinchot – was your favorite?

Smeik.

Voices

Loved continuing the story and Bronson does a great job giving life to all the characters

BETTER THAN BLUEBEAR

I loved this book. Both this and Bluebear we're astounding adventures, but I found myself relating more to Rumo's character. Please, read/listen to this book!

Adventurous and unique! Just a few nitpicks about the audio...

Very great and unique story, I enjoy the humor, My only qualms are that I dislike a lot of the side characters voices, they are overdone and annoying, I can barely stand the swords voice and can't even understand it sometimes, why is the main character the only one who can talk clearly and reasonably? The author can also go on side character tangents a bit, but thats probably just me being impatient, overall its adventurous and quirky, definitely give it a try!