Michael Ende

Knirps is convinced that he has the makings of a real robber baron. That is why he is determined to apprentice himself to the notorious Rodrigo Roughneck. The latter, however, first demands a test of courage. When Knirps comes across Princess Flip's carriage, he sees his chance has come – for can there be anything more dangerous and thus more courageous than a princess robbery? Little does he know that the powerful wizard Rabanus Rochus and his dragon are also out to get the princess ...

Published as a novel fragment by Michael Ende and now, twenty years after his death, completed by Wieland Freund, Rodrigo Roughneck is a brilliant fairy tale and knightly adventure for children of 6 years and older!