Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures

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Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures is a fantasy novel, written and comically illustrated by German author Walter Moers.

The story follows the progress of a young Wolperting (a dog-like creature) named Rumo, as he travels through the land of Zamonia and learns the perils and perks of the world and people. When an entire city of Wolpertings called Wolperting, where civilized Wolpertings go to live, socialize, and even play chess goes missing it is up to Rumo to save the day and his true love, Rala. Rala is captured by General Ticktock and tortured to learn more about death.

The novel takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia, which is also featured is Moers' previous effort The Thirteen and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear. While Rumo is not a sequel to Bluebear the two do have many parallel events, and returning characters such as Volzotan Smyke and Professor Nightingale. It is believed that Rumo himself makes an appearance in Bluebear towards the end of the story, but on closer examination, it would appear to be impossible for it to be the Rumo from "Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures", seeing as he lived his uneventful pup-hood with Hackonian Dwarves, and matured on the Demonacle's raft, leaving no window in which to be stuck in a building, about to be crushed by a bollog, to be saved by Bluebear and Mac, so no thanks were due if the Rumo from "Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures" were to actually make an appearance. (This Rumo is perhaps a relation to Rumo or just a Wolperting named after Rumo due to his heroism in Netherworld)

During the story, Rumo encounters another Wolperting named Urs and becomes friends with him.