Truckers
- 253
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Truckers” is a gentle, funny Pratchett fable about four-inch nomes forced to flee a department store that is closing down. They have lived under its floorboards for generations and do not even believe in the Outside, until newcomers arrive with the news. Some readers find it lighter on jokes than Discworld yet full of the same wit; others recommend it to adults as well as children. It opens Pratchett’s trilogy about the nomes.
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About the book
Imagine that all around you, hidden from sight, there are thousands of tiny people. They are four inches tall, brave, stubborn and resourceful. They are the nomes. The nomes in this story live under the floorboards of a large Department Store and have never been Outside. In fact, they don’t even believe in Outside. But new nomes arrive, from – where else? – and they bring with them terrifying news: the Store is closing down and Everything Must Go . . . The fantastically funny first book of the nomes, from the author of the bestselling Discworld series.
Reading order · Bromeliad Trilogy
Full order & progress →- TruckersThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - Diggers
7.87.8 / 10 - Wings
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 58 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.2 | 5 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 53 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Truckers?
It has 253 pages — shorter than 97% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
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