In a world whose seasons are defined by Christmas sales and Spring Fashions, hundreds of tiny nomes live in the corners and crannies of a human-run department store. They have made their homes beneath the floorboards for generations and no longer remember--or even believe in--life beyond the Store walls.
Until the day a small band of nomes arrives at the Store from the Outside. Led by a young nome named Masklin, the Outsiders carry a mysterious black box (called the Thing), and they deliver devastating news: In twenty-one days, the Store will be destroyed.
Now all the nomes must learn to work together, and they must learn to think--and to think BIG.
Part satire, part parable, and part adventure story par excellence, master storyteller Terry Pratchett's second title in the engaging Bromeliad trilogy traces the nomes' flight and search for safety, a search that leads them to discover their own astonishing origins and takes them beyond their wildest dreams.
They've escaped the Store, but what happens when their new home is threatened too?
- Survival Story: The nomes have found a new home in an abandoned quarry, but when the humans decide to reopen it, their fight for survival is far from over.
- Ingenious Nomes: Led by the resourceful Masklin and the clever Grimma, these four-inch-high heroes must use their wits to outsmart the giant, slow-moving humans.
- Found Family: Can the traditional Store nomes and the worldly Outsiders learn to work together before it's too late? A hilarious and heartwarming tale of friendship against the odds.
- Classic Fantasy from a Master: Perfect for fans of The Borrowers and readers aged 8-12, this beloved middle grade novel is the second book in Terry Pratchett's acclaimed Bromeliad trilogy.
About the Author :
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) is the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
Review :
"Terry Pratchett has a marvelously comic intelligence: literate, nimble, sparkling with microcosmic--and cosmic--drollery. He's created a wild adventure, a fable, a fantasy, an elegant satire." - Lloyd Alexander
"Witty, funny, wise and altogether delightful." - Locus
"A delicious, rewarding, wry and antic fable." --Harlan Ellison "A rollicking good story." - Kirkus Reviews
"Fascinating and funny." - The Horn Book
"This is a wry somewhat tongue-in-cheek fantasy...which unhesitatingly lampoons the ingrained habits and complacent attitudes found in any society. ... Lively fantasy adventure." - ALA Booklist
"Terry Pratchett has created a wild adventure, a fable, a fantasy, an elegant satire." - Lloyd Alexander - Lloyd Alexander
"Pratchett gives his cast plenty of personality and fuels the plot with nonstop comedy." - Kirkus Reviews
"A wry tongue-in-cheek fantasy...which unhesitatingly lampoons the ingrained habits and complacent attitudes found in any society." - ALA Booklist
