The Bromeliad Trilogy
#4783.96 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Complete 1989–1990 Reading commitment Low Terry Pratchett Last reviewed 2026-08-20
Overview
The Bromeliad Trilogy (also published as The Nome Trilogy) is Terry Pratchett's completed three-book comic-fantasy sequence for younger readers: Truckers (1989), Diggers (1990), and Wings (1990), following a colony of six-inch-tall Nomes who discover that the department store they live inside is about to be demolished, and must build a new life, and eventually reach a spacecraft, in the human-scaled world outside. The second and third volumes take place simultaneously rather than in sequence, following different characters through the same stretch of time, as the Nomes uncover "the Thing," a sentient navigational computer from the starship that first stranded their ancestors on Earth. DreamWorks acquired film rights in 2001 and pursued adaptation attempts with directors including Andrew Adamson and Danny Boyle, though none reached production; a UK stop-motion adaptation of Truckers was made by Cosgrove Hall Films.
Comic fantasy · For Middle grade
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
The Bromeliad Trilogy Terry Pratchett
| Work | Year | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Truckers | 1989 | core | 3.96 (17,431 ratings) |
 | Diggers | 1990 | core | 3.92 (14,040 ratings) |
 | Wings | 1990 | core | 4.01 (11,626 ratings) |
Also published as The Nome Trilogy in some editions/markets.
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Bromeliad Trilogy? The Bromeliad Trilogy's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for The Bromeliad Trilogy? Publication order, starting with Truckers. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is The Bromeliad Trilogy finished? Complete (1989–1990).
- How much reading does The Bromeliad Trilogy take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books · ~717 pages).
- How is The Bromeliad Trilogy ranked? #478 in this site's official ranking, based on 43,097 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #478?
Ranked #478 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.96 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (43,097 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 3 rated core books rate within 0.09 of each other.
- Less than 0.01 behind #477, The Bards of Bone Plain (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 3 books · Complete · 43k ratings · Ranks #478 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment comic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Truckers (1989)
- Diggers (1990)
- Wings (1990)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.96 across 43,097 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit The Bromeliad Trilogy (Terry Pratchett) accepted 2026-08-20
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
Last reviewed: 2026-08-20
Rule: Core Canon is all 3 novels of the completed trilogy.