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Truckers

  • 1989 first published
  • 253 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (5 ratings)
  • 31 editions

Published in 1989, Truckers is a fae fiction novel by Terry Pratchett. Key subjects include department stores, fairies and gnomes.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 38 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 31 editions across 6 languages.

It runs to roughly 253 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Truckers

Under the floorboards of the Store is a world of four-inch-tall nomes that humans never see. It is commonly known among these nomes that Arnold Bros. created the Store for them to live in, and he declared: "Everything Under One Roof." Therefore there can be no such thing as Outside. It just makes sense. That is, until the day a group of nomes arrives on a truck, claiming to be from Outside, talking about Day and Night and Snow and other crazy legends. And they soon uncover devastating news: The Store is about to be demolished. It's up to Masklin, one of the Outside nomes, to devise a daring escape plan that will forever change the nomes' vision of the world...
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Department stores
  • Fairies
  • Science fiction
  • Humorous stories
  • Children's fiction
  • Young adult fiction
  • Gnomes
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote Truckers?

Truckers was written by Terry Pratchett and first published in 1989.

What genre is Truckers?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Truckers?

The median edition has 253 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Truckers?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Cruel Prince, A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury.

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