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13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear

By Walter Moers

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| Paperback | 9781585678440

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"A bluebear has twenty-seven lives. I shall recount thirteen and a half of them in this book but keep quiet about the rest," says the narrator of Walter Moers's epic adventure. "What about the Minipirates? What about the Hobgoblins, the Spiderwitch, the Babbling Billows, the Troglotroll, the MountContinue

"A bluebear has twenty-seven lives. I shall recount thirteen and a half of them in this book but keep quiet about the rest," says the narrator of Walter Moers's epic adventure. "What about the Minipirates? What about the Hobgoblins, the Spiderwitch, the Babbling Billows, the Troglotroll, the Mountain Maggot…Mine is a tale of mortal danger and eternal love, of hair's breadth, last-minute escapes." Welcome to the fantastic world of Zamonia, populated by all manner of extraordinary characters. It's a land of imaginative lunacy and supreme adventure, wicked satire and epic fantasy, all mixed together, turned on its head, and lavishly illustrated by the author.

The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear is playful enough for young adult readers, yet as intricate and engaging as any work of literary fiction; it has the plot of a novel and the spontaneity and humor of a vintage comic book. The fast-growing cult of Zamonia will given a boost by the simultaneous release of Overlook's hardcover of Walter Moers's new book set in Zamonia, Rumo.

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  • I absolutely adored this book.Moers creates an imaginative and original world that's easy to get sucked into, I'd recommend this to any one looking for an escape from the real world. :)

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    BuffyBot said on Jul 6, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • The first "Zamonia" describing the first 13.5 lives of a blue bear, featuring minipirates, hobgoblins, gourmet islands a deus ex machina and a really bad idea.
    Weird but rather good fun. The illustrations are good too.

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    Athene1710 said on Oct 26, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 704 Pages
  • Edition: Tra
  • ISBN-10: 1585678449
  • ISBN-13: 9781585678440
  • Publisher: Overlook TP
  • Pub date: Aug 29, 2006
  • Dimensions: 1484 mm x 968 mm x 323 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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