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Loading... The Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings (1990)by Terry Pratchett
Read the first two but gave up before the last, iirc. (  ) angevon | Apr 1, 2013 |  From the author of the discworld series comes a book on nomes. Nomes are about 4 inch tall and are convinced that the entire world is just one department store in the tiny village of Blackburry. Imagine their surprise at being accosted by a person coming from the outside claiming the world is going to end! This is a tale in three books about how tiny people can be really big persons (sometimes) (  ) IAmAndyPieters | Oct 9, 2012 | i thought this was a delightful trilogy, for any age. i loved those silly gnomes, i found myself caught up in their world and their plight. a really easy breezy read. ( ) Sativa | Oct 19, 2011 | I don't know that I think The Bromeliad trilogy is Pratchett's best work ever-there is something about leaving Discworld that never quite sits well with me, as far as Pratchett goes - exception: the Johnny Maxwell trilogy. But it is clever, and gripping and amusing. I couldn't put any of the trilogy books down, but was quite happy to go on about my daily life for a little while in between them. The talking computer-like machine with its own personality was fun. The Bromeliad Nomes seem like quieter, saner cousins of the Nac Mac Feegles. And the way they took the department store signs as some sort of gospel handed down from Above was incredibly funny, while drawing the obvious parallels with organized religion. (  ) AnnieJanicki | Oct 20, 2009 | If you love Discworld, you'll enjoy the Bromeliad Trilogy, put forth by Terry Pratchett. It is a departure from his tried and true Discworld books, (actually published before the vast majority of his Discworld novels), this book delves into the lives of nomes (gnomes) who live under the floorboards of a department store. Life outside the store is deemed a myth, as none can remember a time before the store. When the store is scheduled for destruction, the nomes take it upon themselves to find a new world, as they learn to work with each other, find solutions to novel situations and utlimately a new home. As with most Terry Pratchett fare, the storytelling and satire are excellent and riveting. A wonderful story for grown-ups and children alike. ( ) besina | Mar 23, 2009 | no reviews | add a review Contains
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