Truckers

The Bromeliad Trilogy #1

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

"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)

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.

Brilliant pratchett

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

So Clever

Bargains Galore, what a fun, creative, and yet human story. Another home run from Pratchett and narration triumph by Briggs.

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!

Awesome!!!

Would you consider the audio edition of Truckers to be better than the print version?

We have a rule in our house: Read it first the, if you like the story, get it on audio book. There is something about someone else reading the book that makes you notice things you missed when you read the book.

What does Stephen Briggs bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Stephen Briggs makes the story come to life.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Truckers..the bromediade trilogy

This was great...lots of little gnomes having to move and the ingenuity to do it. Loved it