Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1421025 in Books
• Published on: 1998
• Format: Import
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 519 pages

Customer Reviews

Utterly Charming
I recently read this book and found it utterly charming. It was the first work by Pratchett I read that was not a Diskworld novel. I found the same dry wit and wonderful humor in The Bromeliad. It was written for younger readers, and like all good juvenile fiction, it is a story that is told on several levels--easy enough for young readers, but compelling enough for adults.

The story is about a family of "nomes" who meet a large population of nomes living in a department store, which they believe to be the whole world. Adventures follow, and the hero must struggle against "nomish nature" as much as against the wide world. Of course, like most good fantasy, there are plenty of parallels to real life, but the author doesn't need to hit the reader over the head with them. As for the title, a bromelaid is a flower that grows in the rain forest. How is that related to 4 inch high people in England? Read the book to see how the author ties it all together.

An absolute must for everyone
Although I enjoy the Discworld novels this trilogy will always stand out as T.P's best work. It's funny to the point where you can annnoy people around you, it's easy to read (and compelling)so you get that "just one more chapter feeling".

I won't spoil the book with details but T.P's descriptions of 4" high people with problems in a full size world are excellent.

One more thing

Log off now and go borrow it, steal it or even buy it but READ IT!

Little people get into big trouble, and out again.
Unknown to the humans, they share the Earth with another intelligent race, the nomes. The reason they don't know about the nomes is that they are four inches tall, and live at a pace ten times that of humans. This is the story of Masklin, and other heroic nomes who lead their people out of the dangerous world of humans, in search of their home. In the course of this story the overcome great obstacles, all with wit and humor.

This book is actually a collection of three book: Truckers, Diggers and Wings. The stories showcase Terry Pratchett's wit and humor, his ability to examine the human experience from a very different viewpoint. The action is gripping, and the humor outrageous. I highly recommend this book.