The 13 Lives of Captain Bluebear

Name: The 13 Lives of Captain Bluebear
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Walter Moers; Translated by John Brownjohn
ISBN: 9781441732613

Author: Walter Moers; Translated by John Brownjohn

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Unabridged: 16 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 03/08/2010

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

"A bluebear has twentyseven lives. I shall recount thirteen and a half of them in this book but keep quiet about the rest," says the narrator of Walter Moerss epic adventure. "Mine is a tale of mortal danger and eternal love, of hairs breadth, lastminute escapes...."Welcome to the fantastic world of Zamonia, populated by all manner of extraordinary characters, including Minipirates, Hobgoblins, Babbling Billows, the Spiderwitch, the Troglotroll, and the Mountain Maggot. Its a land of imaginative lunacy and supreme adventure, wicked satire and epic fantasy, all mixed together and turned on its head. Playful enough for young adult readers, yet as intricate and engaging as any work of literary fiction, The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear has the plot of a novel and the spontaneity and humor of a vintage comic book, making it an instant cult classic.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf

Unique, not just because of it´s extra comic style drawings by the author himself, but because of the density of the hero´s journey suitable for all age groups. This thing is deep, there are many innuendos, connotations, and inside jokes aiming at adult readers that it´s just a joy to consume this we......more

Goodreads review by Tom

I spent the first 300 or so pages of this book trying to figure out whether it was a children's book for very advanced children or an adult book for readers who hadn't lost their sense of play and wonder. It's whimsically illustrated, audaciously imaginative, and has a distinked [sic] fascination wi......more

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘

Oh, My! Here goes the Zamonian shoplist of curiosities. Q: A bluebear has twenty-seven lives. I shall recount thirteen and a half of them in this book but keep quiet about the rest. (c) Q: A bear must have his secrets, after all; they make him seem attractive and mysterious. (c) Q: Winter is following aut......more

Goodreads review by J.L.

“A bluebear has twenty-seven lives. I shall recount thirteen-and-a-half of them in this book but keep quiet about the rest. A bear must have his secrets, after all; they make him seem attractive and mysterious.” Such a fun read! Walter Moers' The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear in turn felt reminisc......more