Diggers: The Second Book of the Nomes
By (Author) Terry Pratchett
Cover design or artwork by Mark Beech
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Corgi Childrens
15th January 2016
31st December 2015
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
823.92
Paperback
256
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 16mm
185g
The second book in Terry Pratchett's fantastically funny trilogy, The Bromeliad. This is the story of Jekub, the Dragon in the Hill with great big teeth and a great loud voice. (Well, that's according to the nomes, but they are only four inches tall.) When humans threaten their new home in the quarry, the natural thing would be to run and hide. But the nomes have got the wild idea that they should fight back. After all, everyone knows that nomes are faster and smarter than humans, and now they have a secret weapon . . . The fantastically funny second book of the nomes, from the author of the bestselling Discworld series.
Slapstick romp laced with some sharp, satirical barbs * Publishers Weekly *
A well-written comic fantasy that blends an off-beat but believable plot with strong but quirky characters, lots of entertaining adventures and a liberal dose of humour . . . Highly recommended * The School Librarian *
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 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 for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any. www.terrypratchettbooks.com