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The Bromeliad Trilogy (also known in the UK as The Nome Trilogy) is a trilogy of children's books by Terry Pratchett consisting of A trilogy is a set of three works of art, usually literature or film, that are connected and can be seen as a single work, as well as three individual ones. ...
Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ...
- Truckers, 1989
- Diggers, 1990
- Wings, 1990
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. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...
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References in the books suggest that they are set in the same world as Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell novels (1992–1996), which begin with Only You Can Save Mankind. Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People (1971/1992), is also about a race of tiny people (presumably much, much smaller than Nomes), but they are not Nomes and the book is unconnected to this series. A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ...
Johnny Maxwell is a fictional character in a series of three childrens books by Terry Pratchett. ...
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Only You Can Save Mankind (1992) is the first novel in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy of childrens books by Terry Pratchett. ...
The Carpet People is a work of fiction by Terry Pratchett which was originally published in 1971, but was later re-written by the author when his work became more widespread and well-known. ...
Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...
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The title "Bromeliad" was given to the first editions of the books in the UK; subsequent printings do not carry this title, though they have been collected into a single volume titled The Bromeliad Trilogy. In the US the books have always been known as "The Bromeliad Trilogy". Diggers and Wings are both sequels to Truckers, following different characters through (mostly) concurrent events. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...
A stop motion animated series of Truckers was produced in the United Kingdom by Cosgrove Hall. Stop motion is an animation technique which makes things that are static appear to be moving. ...
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Cosgrove Hall Films is an animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester that is a major producer of childrens television programmes. ...
In 2001, DreamWorks acquired the film rights to the trilogy[1], and announced plans to combine all three books into a single film, to be directed by Andrew Adamson.[2]. However, as of May 2007 the company has made no further mention of the project, and Adamson is currently slated to direct both The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Benighted.[3] Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Andrew Adamson is a New Zealand-born film director based mainly in Los Angeles, California, USA, where he made the blockbuster animation films, Shrek and Shrek 2 for which he received an Academy Award nomination. ...
The title refers to the fact that some species of small frogs live their entire lives inside Bromeliad plants, a metaphor used in the books to explore some of the series' themes. It is also a pun on The Belgariad, a fantasy series by David Eddings, and The Iliad by Homer. Genera See text. ...
Subfamiles Bromelioideae Pitcairnioideae Tillandsioideae Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) is a large family of flowering plants native to the tropical and warm temperate New World. ...
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In literature (as well as many works of nonfiction), a theme is the main idea of the story, or the message the author is conveying. ...
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The Belgariad is a five-book fantasy epic written by David Eddings. ...
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Central characters
- Masklin- The leader of the Outside Nomes, Masklin is brave and adventurous.
- The Thing- A small, sentient computer. A part of 'The Ship'
- 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- The most scientific of the nomes. Interested by 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
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Sir Michael Hordern (October 3, 1911-May 2, 1995) was a British actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre. ...
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Translations - Trilogia del Piccolo Popolo (Italian)
- Il Piccolo Popolo dei grandi magazzini
- Il Piccolo Popolo all'aria aperta
- Il Piccolo Popolo decolla
- 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)
- 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
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