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Wings (Bromeliad Trilogy Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Terry Pratchett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 836 ratings

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 conclusion of 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.

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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years
  2. Book 3 of 3
    Bromeliad Trilogy
  3. Print length
    228 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Lexile measure
    610L
  6. Publisher
    Clarion Books
  7. Publication date
    February 7, 2012
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  11. ISBN-13
    978-0062193834
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Grade 5-9-- The last book of a science-fiction trilogy about four-inch beings who were stranded when their scout ship crashed to earth 15,000 years ago. Truckers (1990) introduced Masklin, leader of a dwindling band of nomes hunting among the hedgerows in modern England. Completely ignorant of their origins, they are guided by a small black box they call "The Thing," which turns out to be a very powerful computer. In Diggers (1991, both Delacorte), they join a group of department-store nomes to live in a quarry. In this last installment, Masklin and friends sneak aboard the Concorde and head for Florida. Their mission: to place The Thing on a communications satellite so it can rouse their waiting mother ship. Nomes are foolishly courageous, companionable, literal and innocent creatures whose repeated misunderstandings confirm readers' sense of smug superiority. The bad puns generated by their mistakes in language may amuse some readers but annoy others. Neither as complex nor interesting as Mary Norton's "Borrowers" (Harcourt) or the Lilliputians of T. H. White's Mistress Masham's Repose (Berkley, 1984), Pratchett's creatures enact a blatantly obvious parable of broadening horizons. Yet the conversational style and fast-moving plot make this cheerful, unpretentious tale useful where there is a need for accessible science fiction, or where the previous volumes have been enjoyed.
- Margaret A. Chang, North Adams State College, MA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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In book three of the ``Bromeliad,'' the nomes recover their spaceship and leave Earth. At the end of Diggers (p. 109), Gemma and the other nomes, trapped in a quarry surrounded by hostile humans, were saved by the appearance of an enormous spaceship. Wings is a flashback in which Masklin, Grunder, and Angalo sneak aboard a Concorde bound from London to Miami and make their way to within hailing distance of the space shuttle so that Thing can subvert its communication ports to summon their spaceship, which has been stored on the moon for thousands of years. In the process, they meet a band of wild nomes and are told that the world harbors thousands more. Gemma and Masklin leave for the stars; Grunder stays behind to communicate with humans and the other nomes. There is something a bit affected about naming a series after an orchid that harbors a colony of tiny frogs that leave their flower only when they outgrow it. Norton's Borrowers were entrancing, resourceful, and convincing; in comparison, nomes are naive, clumsy, and unlikely. Wings is resolutely earthbound, and while Pratchett can be wildly funny in his adult books, he seems tentative here. Still, young readers who liked the earlier volumes will want to read this one. (Fiction. 10+) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006FOHLYI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books (February 7, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 7, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
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Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was fifteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. In 1987 he turned to writing full time, and has not looked back since. To date there are a total of 36 books in the Discworld series, of which four (so far) are written for children. The first of these children's books, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal. A non-Discworld book, Good Omens, his 1990 collaboration with Neil Gaiman, has been a longtime bestseller, and was reissued in hardcover by William Morrow in early 2006 (it is also available as a mass market paperback (Harper Torch, 2006) and trade paperback (Harper Paperbacks, 2006). Terry's latest book, Nation, a non-Discworld standalone YA novel was published in October of 2008 and was an instant New York Times and London Times bestseller. Regarded as one of the most significant contemporary English-language satirists, Pratchett has won numerous literary awards, was named an Officer of the British Empire “for services to literature” in 1998, and has received four honorary doctorates from the Universities of Warwick, Portsmouth, Bath, and Bristol. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 55 million copies (give or take a few million) and have been translated into 36 languages. Terry Pratchett lived in England with his family, and spent too much time at his word processor. Some of Terry's accolades include: The Carnegie Medal, Locus Awards, the Mythopoetic Award, ALA Notable Books for Children, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Book Sense 76 Pick, Prometheus Award and the British Fantasy Award.

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Customers find this book to be a very readable Terry Pratchett work with an amazing end to an epic trilogy. Moreover, they appreciate its fun adventures, humor, and creativity. Additionally, one customer notes the well-developed characters.

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Customers find the book very readable, describing it as a gem in Terry Pratchett's series.

"...All the good and the bad - you know them and you know it is all possible. I waited every year for the next book to come out...." Read more

"...(Truckers and Diggers) even more than this book, this is still as very good read." Read more

"...Having said that, this is a lovely trilogy, well written and so «simply» that it causes the reader to forget about the writing and really hear what..." Read more

"...I strongly advise you to buy these stories , you will , like me , LOVE THEM. I am now going to go through all of the cannon to buy every..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the storyline of this book, describing it as an amazing end to an epic trilogy with a compelling narrative. One customer notes that each story has multiple layers, while another mentions how it allows for future adventures and returns.

"...Every book is a gem, every story has multiple layers and every character feels real...." Read more

"This is the final book of a trilogy of tales that tell the story of the Nomes, as they learn about their origin and true place in the universe...." Read more

"I read all three books in the series. Loved the humor and storyline. Completely entertaining...." Read more

"This is a nice finish to the trilogy. It's been a while since I read it, so I can't remember details to talk about...." Read more

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Customers find the book completely entertaining with fun adventures, and one customer describes it as exhilarating.

"The third in the Gnome Bromeliad trilogy. Fun and fast reading. Suitable for young and old alike. Plenty of Pratchett humor and wit...." Read more

"...Loved the humor and storyline. Completely entertaining. Do indulge yourself in a Terry Pratchett story as he is a fantastic author." Read more

"...It is funny and exciting, but it never loses Sir Terry's ability to subtly satire current culture. WELL worth the read!" Read more

"...Their adventures are fun, scary, but fun. The learning absolutely shatters old mind sets, especially of the Abbot...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the creativity of the book.

"...It's an interesting idea, and I'm sure the trilogy would be a good read-aloud to share back and forth with a child who is a good reader." Read more

"...It is, if not quite as witty, as inventive and charming as any of the other masterworks...." Read more

"...as an e-book gives me re-readability of a wonderful book of wonderful imagination." Read more

"...A clasic Pratchett, creative, entertaining all that you'd expect. Why I have to write 15 words as a review, I've no idea. It's a great book, read it!" Read more

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"...Suitable for young and old alike. Plenty of Pratchett humor and wit. Read all three in order to get the most enjoyment out of Gnome history. 1...." Read more

"I read all three books in the series. Loved the humor and storyline. Completely entertaining...." Read more

"...It is funny and exciting, but it never loses Sir Terry's ability to subtly satire current culture. WELL worth the read!" Read more

"...read, and the Bromeliad Trilogy is no exception, with his classic humor and plot twist, it is a fun read for everyone." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one review noting the well-developed characters and another mentioning the humorous elements.

"...Every book is a gem, every story has multiple layers and every character feels real...." Read more

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"...I was exhilarated, tickled and altogether riveted by his prose and his characters. I wish the story could have gone on forever," Read more

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  • Helen
    5.0 out of 5 stars every single book
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
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    Sir terry Pratchett is a wizard - he was such a wonderful man and writer. Every book is a gem, every story has multiple layers and every character feels real. All the good and the bad - you know them and you know it is all possible. I waited every year for the next book to come out. I have reread all of them and will continue to do so. Hard copies all and now on kindle as well. I have given away so many - and with this book series, started them young. You will never regret reading Pratchett. At any age.
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  • Lee D Nonnemaker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gnome History, Fun Reading!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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    The third in the Gnome Bromeliad trilogy. Fun and fast reading. Suitable for young and old alike. Plenty of Pratchett humor and wit. Read all three in order to get the most enjoyment out of Gnome history. 1. Truckers, 2. Diggers, 3. Wings.
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  • Harvey S. Trop
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Final Chapter in the Nomes Saga
    Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2013
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    This is the final book of a trilogy of tales that tell the story of the Nomes, as they learn about their origin and true place in the universe. While I enjoyed the first two books in the series (Truckers and Diggers) even more than this book, this is still as very good read.
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  • Lee M
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Third of the Bromeliad Trilogy books
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014
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    First off, some disclosure: I am a Terry Pratchett fan. I think that even a «bad» Terry Prachett book is better than most books.

    Having said that, this is a lovely trilogy, well written and so «simply» that it causes the reader to forget about the writing and really hear what the characters are saying.

    This book is the third of the trilogy, but actually runs concurrently with the last half of the second book (Diggers). It focuses on Masklin, Angelo, and Gurder's (from the first book Truckers) quest to reach Arnold Bros. (est. 1905) Grandson Richard, 39, which becomes the quest to call the nomes' Ship from outer space where it has been hidden for the last 15,000 years. Along the way the deal with things like the nature of faith, truth, ethnocentrism, paradigm shifts and the chaos, frustration and fear that such a shift brings about, romance, love, and encouraging the object of affection to be all they can be rather than trying to trap them into small, manageable shadows of what they might have become. Pratchett even addresses that humans are probably crazy and probably lonely and that is why we have science fiction, and religion.

    In reading this review, I do make the story sound far busier and stuffier than is written...it is really just an adventure with a bit of romance thrown in. In any case, I recommend the entire trilogy.
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  • nilo52
    5.0 out of 5 stars WOW. !!!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013
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    I am over 60 years old , and I LOVED this book.
    O.K. not only this book... ALL of the Nome books !
    If , like me , you've decided that this trilogy is only for children , you were wrong !
    A long time ago (years actually) I decided Sir Terry wrote the best books ever. I was RIGHT !
    I strongly advise you to buy these stories , you will , like me , LOVE THEM.
    I am now going to go through all of the cannon to buy every one of Terrys books I haven't read yet.
    I think YOU should too!!!
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  • Petalations
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2020
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    I read all three books in the series. Loved the humor and storyline. Completely entertaining. Do indulge yourself in a Terry Pratchett story as he is a fantastic author.
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  • DCP
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love all his books.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2015
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    This is a nice finish to the trilogy. It's been a while since I read it, so I can't remember details to talk about. It's an interesting idea, and I'm sure the trilogy would be a good read-aloud to share back and forth with a child who is a good reader.
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  • Shelly Cold
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, Fun, Quick Read - NOT Discworld
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2012
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    I've been a HUGE Discworld fan for many years, but I had never read the Bromeliad Trilogy until now. This one's not set in the Discworld, and I believe that these may have been intended as a children's books, but you can't really tell. It is funny and exciting, but it never loses Sir Terry's ability to subtly satire current culture. WELL worth the read!
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great, funny and easy to read book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2012
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    I would recomend that to anyone who want to relax and laugh a bit - funny and easy, interesting story - typical Terry Pratchett... nothing to do with disc worlds (which is my favourite, especially witches), but still good read :-D
    Easily recommended to children and teenagers, thou not excluding adults ;-)
    This book I would personally recommend as last one, after reading Truckers (1) and Diggers (2)...
    You can easily start from any but somehow story make more sense if you read it in from begging to the end (well.. if it is an end ;-))
    I would as well recommend it to someone whose English is not first language to get to Terry Pratchett and get use to his writing style. Good way to improve your language skills :-)
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  • Daniela Zierler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Alles ok
    Reviewed in Germany on August 10, 2013
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    Nach einem Misverständnis wurde alles geklärt.
    Freundlicher Kundenservice,
    Reklamationen werden zur besten Zufriedenheit gelöst.
    Empfehlung an alla Käufer, ich bleibe Kunde.
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  • francesca
    5.0 out of 5 stars Da parte di un non madrelingua inglese
    Reviewed in Italy on March 2, 2019
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    Pratchett è sempre un genio, anche se devo ammettere che ho preferito la trama dei primi due, mi sono sembrati più leggeri.
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  • Barry Earsman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and clever
    Reviewed in Australia on April 28, 2021
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    The kids (7 and 13) loved this brilliant conclusion to the series. Lots of fun, with plenty of subtle humour and some psychological and philosophical musings too.
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  • Bill Crawford
    5.0 out of 5 stars sublime
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2011
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    I have very recently (in last year) become a Sir Terry Pratchett fan, starting with "Going Postal" then a couple of other Discworld books, but this Bromeiad trilogy (Truckers, Diggers and Wings) is absolutely fantastic. A hugely engaging story for younger readers (say, 8 years+) but there are some very thought provoking themes about life and our place (as humans) in the grand scheme of things, that older readers will find engaging. This deeper aspect is not essential for younger readers to enjoy the story, but it might just get them thinking. The fact that these different aspects can be weaved together in one story (equally suitable for adults and juniors) so expertly, is a huge compliment to Sir Terry Pratchett. You really need to read the stories in the correct order (as noted above) as the trilogy is essentially one story broken into 3 volumes. I cannot recommend these books highly enough - all but the most cynical must surely enjoy reading this very rewarding trilogy. I hope you find this review helpful.
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