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, ...

Malaisea, the unhealthiest town in the whole of Zamonia, is home to Echo the Crat, a multi-talented creature resembling a cat in appearance but capable of speaking any language under the sun, human or animal. When his mistress dies, E...

Captain Bluebear is a bear with blue fur, a creature as unique as the fantastic adventures he undergoes. Unlike cats, which have only nine lives, bluebears have twenty-seven. This is fortunate, because our hero is forever avoiding dis...