Everything about The Bromeliad totally explained
» For the family of flowering plants, see Bromeliaceae.
The Bromeliad Trilogy (also known in the UK as
The Nome Trilogy) is a
trilogy of
children's books by
Terry Pratchett, consisting of
Truckers 1989,
Diggers 1990 and
Wings 1990.
The title "Bromeliad" was given to the first editions of the books in the UK. Subsequently the titles
Truckers,
Diggers and
Wings were used. The single volume collection is called
The Bromeliad Trilogy. The books are only known as the "The Bromeliad Trilogy" in the
US.
Diggers and Wings are to be read as contemporaneous sequels to Truckers, as each book follows different characters through (mostly) concurrent events.
The title is partly a
pun on
The Belgariad, a
fantasy series by
David Eddings, and
Iliad by
Homer. It also refers to the
Bromeliaceae plant.
Plot summary
The trilogy tells the story of the
Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans. Through the books they struggle to survive in the world and, once they learn of their history from an artifact known as "The Thing", make plans to return home.
Themes
The title refers to the fact that some species of small
frogs live their entire lives inside
Bromeliad plants, which is a
metaphor used throughout the books.
Pratchett covered the idea of small people in his first novel,
The Carpet People (
1971/
1992), about a race of tiny people even smaller than Nomes. The book is unconnected to this series.
Continuity
References in the books suggest that they're set in the same
world as Pratchett's
Johnny Maxwell novels (
1992–
1996), which begin with
Only You Can Save Mankind.
After being asked if he'd write about the Nomes return (as implied at the end of Wings), Pratchett replied "there may be another book about the nomes."
Central characters
- Masklin — A member of the Outside Nomes, Masklin is brave and adventurous.
- The Thing — A small, sentient computer. A part of 'The Ship'
- Torrit — The leader of the Outside Nomes, tasked with keeping The Thing safe.
- Grimma — A female counterpart to Masklin, who hates sexism.
- Gurder — A religious store nome. Later becomes the abbot.
- Angalo De Habedasheri — Store nome obsessed with the 'Outside'.
- Dorcas del Icatessen — The most scientific of the nomes. Interested in electricity.
- Granny Morkie — Elderly outside nome.
- Arnold Bros. (est 1905) — The 'founder' of the Store and godlike figure to the nomes.
Appearing only in Truckers
Old Torrit — an elderly nome from the Outside. His recent death is mentioned early on in Diggers.
The Abbot — The leader of the Stationeri. Dies of old age in Truckers.
The Count de Habedasheri — Angalo's father. The leader of the Habedasheri.
Bargains Galore and Prices Slashed
Appearing only in Diggers
Sacco and Nooty
Nisodemus
Appearing only in Wings
The Floridian Nomes
Richard Arnold - called Grandson Richard by Gurder, appears briefly in Diggers
Film and animation
A stop motion animated series of Truckers was produced in the United Kingdom by Cosgrove Hall.
In 2001, DreamWorks acquired the film rights to the trilogy, and announced plans to combine all three books into a single film, to be directed by Andrew Adamson.. However, as of 2008 the company has made no further mention of the project, and Adamson is currently slated to direct both and Benighted.
Translations
Trilogia del Piccolo Popolo (Italian)
- Il Piccolo Popolo dei grandi magazzini
- Il Piccolo Popolo all'aria aperta
- Il Piccolo Popolo decolla
Ævintýri Nálfanna (Icelandic)
- Flóttinn
- Undir berum himnu
Le Grand Livre des gnomes (French)
- Les Camionneurs
- Les Terrassiers
- Les Aéronautes
Die Schlacht der Nomen (German)
Trylogia Nomów (Polish)
- Nomów księga wyjścia
- Nomów księga kopania
- Nomów księga odlotu
Noumi (Serbian)
- Kamionci
- Buldožerci
- Krilci
El éxodo de los Gnomos (Spanish)
- Camioneros
- Cavadores
- La Nave
Resan Hem (Swedish)
Gnomernes Flugt (Danish)
- Varehuset
- Stenbruddet
- Det Store Skib
Onttujen kirjat (Finnish)
- Suuri ajomatka
- Louhoksen Valtiaat
- (not known yet)
Manák trilógiája (Hungarian)
- Sofőrök
- Földvájók
- Szárnyalók
Трилогия за Номите (Bulgarian)
- Масклин
- Грима и Доркас
- Крилете на Масклин
Τα ανόντα (Greek)
- Φορτηγατζήδες πάνω στη γη
- Σκαπανείς κάτω από τη γη
- Φτερά και πούπουλα στον αέρα
Trilogia Nomilor (Romania)
- În Camion
- În Excavator
- În Navă
Мир Номов (Russian)
- Угонщики
- Землекопы
- Крылья
Vyprávění o Nomech (Czech)
- Velká jízda
- Velký boj
- Velký let
Further Information
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