The Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings [B1544]

2003 HCDJ omnibus printing of the 1989/1990 original novels, in nice condition except for a stain on the top of the text block.- 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 engaging 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.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Terry Pratchett was a man who believed in magic, because he knew it wasn't a fantastical idea, that it does exist, that magic is around us every day. While he uses nomes as his main characters in this trilogy, at the heart its humans and our relationship with faith and purpose across all philosophies, religions, and personal affinities. A tender and witty story that was truly an adventure grounded in truths, and surrounded by fun."; "I very rarely give a book a 5 star rating but this book was so entertaining and funny. Loved it! If you like fantasy books this is a good one to read."; "Love Terry Pratchett and thoroughly enjoyed this Trilogy."; "As a children's book, it is phenomenal. As an adult book, it is phenomenal. Wonderfully relatable characters and a story that is never so far into fantasy that it's impossible. Takes you places you didn't expect to go."