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)

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.

Best book, WORST NARRATOR

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

whimsical, weird and amazing!

parts here and there were a bit hard to get through but overall what an amazing story!

Top five audible books

I am an avid audiophile, I listen to audiobooks while running 4-5 times a week for several hours at a time. This is in the top five of all my audiobooks and I have over three hundred in my library at the moment. It’s just such a well written and original story, and Bronson does a fabulous job with the narration. Love love love this book. It’s one of those books you end up with a hangover afterwards and no book seems like it will ever be as good as this one. A wonderful adventure story.

Another hit.

Although for a more mature audience this is a fantastic follow-up to Captain blue bear. This is a must.

Miraculous Indeed

It took me a couple hours of listening to get into it, but once I did I was hooked. It reminded me of a show on cartoon network "ADVENTURE TIME!" If after you read this book, and you dearly love it. You should truely look up this program. Anyways, The characters were inventive and animated. The narration should win an award for sure. The voices portrayed fit the characters like a glove. The book was 24hrs long; but when it was over, it felt too short.

Oh, Lord, the voice on this man...

Any additional comments?

I have been an audible customer for five years and listened to hundreds of books. Usually, when readers say that a narrator is bad, I give it a shot anyway, as I have found I am just not particularly picky about narrators.

This narrator's voice is so bad I couldn't listen to the whole book, in spite of the fact that I was actually enjoying the story. He does some characters in a high pitched whine that hurts your head! Like Alvin and the Chimpmunks on helium. I couldn't take it anymore.

Zamonia is the escape everyone needs.

Nonsensical, creative, dreamlike, gruesome, beautiful, exciting, funny, sad. These are all words I would use to describe this book. Great listen, but keep the volume under control when a sword named Dandelion shows up. Your ears will thank you.

Great book!

I loved the Captain Blue Bear boom and didn't think it could be matched but I was wrong. Don't miss this one!