A delightfully illustrated cult novel, literary satire and epic adventure. 'Within the first 15 pages I was carried away by the sheer craziness of it all. Part science fiction, part fairy tale, part myth, part epic, the book is a satire on all these genres and so constantly satirises itself.

This book has sold 250,000 hardback copies in Germany, where Captain Bluebear is a well-known cartoon hero. "Part science fiction, part fairy tale, part myth, part epic, the book is a satire on all these genres... very amusing" "Daily Telegraph".