Description: 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, meeting numerous bizarre creatures as he goes.Astonishingly inventive, amusing, and engrossing, Rumo is a captivating story from the unique imagination of Walter Moers.
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
"Narrator Bronson Pinchot is remarkable...It's a wild ride, but listeners will be anchored by Pinchot's tour-de-force performance. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award."
-- "AudioFile"