Rumo

Astonishingly inventive amusing and engrossing <i>Rumo </i>is a captivating story from the unique imagination of Walter Moers. Rumo is a little Wolperting who will one day become the greatest hero in the history of Zamonia. Armed with Dandelion his talking sword he fights his way across Overworld and Netherworld two very different worlds chock-full of adventures dangers and unforgettable characters: including Rala the beautiful girl Wolperting who cultivates a hazardous relationship with death; General Ticktock the evil commander of the Copper Killers; Ushan DeLucca the finest and most weather-sensitive swordsman in Zamonia; Professor Abdullah Nightingale inventor of the Chest-of-Drawers Oracle; and worse luck the deadly Metal Maiden.