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The Bromeliad Trilogy (The Nomes) Reading Order.

Authorby Terry Pratchett
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Quick Answer

Start with Truckers (1989).

A children's trilogy about a community of small, resourceful nomes who live beneath the floorboards of a department store.

Where to start

Start with Truckers (1989).

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Complete Series Reading Order

Publication Reading Order3 Titles

Why Publication Order?We recommend reading in Publication Order (default). This follows the author's release schedule, ensuring you experience plot twists, character growth, and world-building exactly as intended without spoilers.
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1

Truckers

Pub: 1989

Under the floorboards of the Store is a world of four-inch-tall nomes that humans never see. It is commonly known among these nomes that Arnold Bros. created the Store for them to live in, and he declared: "Everything Under One Roof." Therefore there can be no such thing as Outside. It just makes sense. That is, until the day a group of nomes arrives on a truck, claiming to be from Outside, talking about Day and Night and Snow and other crazy legends. And they soon uncover devastating news: The Store is about to be demolished. It's up to Masklin, one of the Outside nomes, to devise a daring escape plan that will forever change the nomes' vision of the world...

2

Diggers

Pub: 1990

Plot details hidden until you finish "Truckers".

A Bright New Dawn is just around the corner for thousands of tiny nomes when they move into the ruined buildings of an abandoned quarry. Or is it? Soon strange things start to happen. Like the tops of puddles growing hard and cold, and the water coming down from the sky in frozen bits. Then humans appear and they really mess everything up. The quarry is to be re-opened, and the nomes must fight to defend their new home. But how long will they be able to keep the humans at bay - even with the help of the monster Jekub? Diggers is the second title in a hugely inventive and hilarious fantasy trilogy about the nomes, a race of little people in a world of humans.

3

Wings

Pub: 1990

Plot details hidden until you finish "Diggers".

Somewhere out there, the ship is waiting to take them home . . . Here's what Masklin has to do: Find Grandson Richard Arnold (a human!). Get from England to Florida (possibly steal jet plane for this purpose, as that can't be harder than stealing the truck). Find a way to the "launch" of a "communications satellite" (whatever those are). Then get the Thing into the sky so that it can call the Ship to take the nomes back to where they came from. It's an impossible plan. But he doesn't know that, so he tries to do it anyway. Because everyone back at the quarry is depending on him -- and because the future of nomekind may be at stake...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I read The Bromeliad Trilogy (The Nomes) in?

Start with Truckers (1989).

How many books are in The Bromeliad Trilogy (The Nomes)?

3 main books, published 1989–1990.

Can I read The Bromeliad Trilogy (The Nomes) out of order?

It's best not to. The books build on each other, so reading out of order spoils earlier twists.