Truckers

The Bromeliad Trilogy #1

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

"Outside! What's it like?" Masklin looked blank. "Well," he said. "It's sort of big."

To the thousands of tiny nomes who live under the floorboards of a large department store, there is no outside. Things like day and night, sun and rain are just daft old legends.

Then a devastating piece of news shatters their existence: the Store, their whole world, is to be demolished. It's up to Masklin, one of the last nomes to come into the Store, to mastermind an unbelievable escape plan that will take all the nomes into the dangers of the great Outside.

This is the first book in the Bromeliad Trilogy.

©1989 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2004 Isis Publishing Ltd

Critic reviews

"Filled with wry humor that calls into question the nomes' blind faith in [the Store], the novel encourages readers to ponder the larger issues of truth in their own lives." ( Children's Literature)

Brilliant pratchett

As always, Terry Pratchett weaves an engaging story to delight readers of all ages.

Great Pratchett as always!

I Listened to this book while on a trip with my 8 year old son. We both greatly enjoyed it. I have introduced him to some of the Diskworld pantheon but a lot of the content goes over his head. The books in this series are short enough to keep his attention and have really helped increase his vocabulary. I have been reading and listening to Terry Pratchett books since I was a teenager and have always loved his books. I didn't buy this series until now because they were so short, but I am glad that I did because they were a great listen on our trip, and we almost finished all three books!

Dipping my toe into Pratchett.

This was a phenomenal piece. Pratchett’s skill for language, of which I’ve seen exerts for years, is on display here. None culture is a mirror to our own. The narrator gives a great show with voices for the majority of characters. Dorcus is my favorite.

Great fun w/an edge - classic Pratchett

As a long-time Discworld fan, I hesitated for years over whether to try Pratchett's "younger" books. I shouldn't have! They're just as funny, perhaps a slightly lighter and certainly a quicker read, but well worth the time and credits. (If reading to or with kids I can imagine kids and adults both getting a great laugh out of them, just probably preferring slightly different jokes!) Since TP is apparently unable to write anything without a philosophical/satirical edge, the trilogy touches on religion, the psychology of leadership and group behavior, xenophobia, consumerism and more.

Unlike another reviewer, I think Briggs did a brilliant job reading this, with funny and appropriate voices. I especially enjoyed the way he intoned the selections from The Book of Nome at the start of each chapter.

Pratchett

loved the book, stephen briggs is amazing as usual. Sir Pratchett was literally a big figure in my life via his books.

Certainly

Imaginative (?reality?) tale of Nomes from the countryside moving to the city and THE STORE!!
Clash/ contrast of generations and cultures with eventually agree and cooperation

Read again and again

Always an amazing read! The whole trilogy is so entertaining for kids and adults! Diggers is great too!

worlds within worlds

Terry Pratchett has created a wonderful piece of layered fantasy here. The gnomes are gloriously irreverent avatars for humans at the same time that they exist in our world. They are both larger than we are and smaller. The questions that they ask are the ones that we ask ourselves all the time.

Another side of Terry Pratchett

Mr. Pratchett is a genius as always. I am a fan of his Diskworld series, so, while I did not rate this book as highly as I do most of his Diskworld books, there is plenty to ponder, and it makes a nice change that you can share with your grandchildren.

The 1st installment of Bromeliad trilogy satisfies and sets Grand horizon

The story is a well paced fantasy adventure about small in size yet large in character gnomes navigating challenges in a setting where familiar environments become a new fantasy locale they must navigate to reach their New home. A superbly narrated listen for all ages