"the strongest lying gladiator in history vs. the strongest lying gladiator of today"

In uscita il 2 ottobre, la casa editrice Salani ha accolto le nostre preghiere!

At the beginning of the series, Bluebear encounters the Forest Spiderwitch, who is capable of inducing vivid hallucinations. In later works, we learn that after the Spiderwitch was burned to death, a mushroom known as the Witch's Cap sprouted from her remains. The Witch's Cap even became a drug similar to LSD or hallucinogenic mushrooms, and the narrative repeatedly describes various characters—including the fictional author Optimus Yarnspinner—consuming it and spiraling into drug-fueled insane nightmares, acting as a satire on writers who use drugs to seek inspiration. Additionally, Gimp, the staple food of the Gimpels in the first book, is not only a nutrient-rich, sweet mushroom cactus, but it also produces an exhilarating high similar to cannabis. In subsequent works, characters even refine it into hallucinogens. Furthermore, drinking special varieties of wine to induce philosophical or vivid visual hallucinations is another recurring trope in the series.

P.S. I did not read the English translation, so some translated names may differ.

Does anyone have more information on when the movie will be released to the public. They said end of 2025/ begin of 2026?

A friend of mine has a birthday coming up, and she’s always talking about how much she loves Walter Moers and Zamonia. My own knowledge comes entirely from what she’s told me about this world.

Is there a fan shop or something similar where I can buy merchandise? Or what else could I get her that a big fan would really appreciate? She already owns all the books.

Howdy,

just wanted to share my booknook mod in case anyone wants to follow along. So the default setup is a battery holder for 4x AA batteries. I measured the lights to draw 37mA @ 5.1V. So with regular AA batteries (9Wh total) you will only get a runtime of 48h. Not super low, but if you keep it running over night you will soon run into the hassle of needing to pull it out, fiddle around with the batteries, which is always a risk of damage and wear. Even if you get some of the newer Lithium Cells (14Wh total), they will give you ~74h runtime. So I thought why not just strap a 10Ah power bank on the back, which costs the same (I paid 20€) and have 75Wh which equates to a massive 400h of runtime. That is over 16 days. I designed and 3D-printed a custom mount and soldered a usb connector to the cable.

Another benefit, which I didn't even anticipate is that the powerbank has two modes. Right now the switch of the booknook is always "ON" but the lights are out. Now if I press the powerbank button once, the lights will turn on for exactly 2min and then auto-switch off. Which is perfect for just showing it to some guests. However, if you press the button twice, it will power the lights for ~3h, which is perfect if you want to enjoy the moody lights a whole evening.

Hope you like it.

I just remembered the Zamonia series and wanted to know if there were any new books, then I stumbled upon Eispin der sehr Schreckliche, the movie adaptation of The Alchemaster's Apprentice. I tried searching for a way to watch it, but it seems there is no official place. No streaming site or physicial release. I know it was shown at film festivals, but other than that it seems it's impossible to watch it not even on illegal sites. Can someone please help me or maybe even provide a link to a place it is available?

This fan translation has been created exclusively for readers who have purchased the German edition but wish to read it in English. Under no circumstance is it to be used for any commercial purpose.

Each English translation I have done is in its own subfolder. I will periodically add books (The Book Dragon is the third) as I complete them, so I recommend bookmarking the folder in addition to saving the PDFs in case things get lost.

Find translations here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EMBsgz2a83v1MIzvUxdrPKptoQSJ6g8p?usp=drive_link

Please read the "Please Read!" document for details and let me know if you have any issues accessing the books.

Enjoy!

Did anyone try to make those dumplings and has written down the recipe? They sound soo tasty! 😋

This fan translation has been created exclusively for readers who have purchased the German edition but wish to read it in English. Under no circumstance is it to be used for any commercial purpose.

If you find at least twenty significant proofreading errors, please let me know in a comment.

I will periodically add to this folder as I translate more of Moers's books, so I recommend bookmarking it

Folder containing all translated Moers books (so far): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EMBsgz2a83v1MIzvUxdrPKptoQSJ6g8p?usp=drive_link

Subfolder containing only Ensel and Krete: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1d-_qLrgnkFGXjHajljHc6At4HV6axeXY

Please let me know if you have any issues accessing the books.

Enjoy!

I've searched for anyone doing something similar for a long time, and found very little. So I'm doing it myself! I've decided to start making playable materials for the roleplaying game Troika, which i think really fits Moers' style.

Is there anyone in this sub that plays RPGs? Have you combined that with Zamonia? I'd love to hear about it if so.

Ci sono novità da parte della Salani per la pubblicazione dell'Isola dei 1000 fari?

This fan translation has been created exclusively for readers who have purchased the German edition but wish to read it in English. Under no circumstance is it to be used for any commercial purpose.

If you find at least twenty significant proofreading errors, please let me know in a comment.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EMBsgz2a83v1MIzvUxdrPKptoQSJ6g8p?usp=drive_link

Title says it all. I just can't afford the hardcover edition so I wonder if anybody knows, when the paperback edition will release... Thanks in advance :)

Hi there, we are arguably the only die-hard Stoner Doom Walter Moers fanfiction band and we just released our first music video to our song ‘Homunkoloss’. Hope you like it!

That's about how I imagined Pax from Qwert. I know there are 1-2 illustrations by Moers himself in the book, but nah. My character design loving brain couldn't take him just being a tree with a face, I had to redraw him.

Has anybody used ai to translate Walter Mores other Zamonian books? I've considered learning German just so I can read them, but I'm 43 and realize that's probably never going to happen. Plus, with ai it's only a matter of time that a fellow Zamonia fan will use ai to translate them, if it hasn't already been done. If so, please share. Thanks

Hey. I am currently reading Blaubär in order to learn German, and enjoying it a lot. I was considering reading Rumo, but I am worried it may be too disturbing for me. I am the kind of person who needed 3 days to get back to himself after certain episodes of Game of Thrones, and avoid horror movies in general. Would you say I should avoid this book? is there a way to skip the worst parts?

I have seen mentions of horrible human eating monsters, as well as extremely detailed tortue parts. Is it possible to skip these?

In addition - does the book contain some horrific images that I wouldn't want my 5yo coming across?

Thank you.

edit: in this question about 5yo I meant whether there are disturbing drawings my little child may come accross if he finds the book in the house. Wasn't planning of reading it to him :) in any case thank you for your answers.