

The film contains many differences from the book but is essentially the same story.ĭisch later wrote a sequel to the book, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. In 1987 the novel was adapted by Disch as an animated film. It was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy stories of the early 1980s, and was nominated for both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novella. Although appearing in a general circulation magazine, the story was written in the style of a children's fable. The story first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (August 1980). The story centers on five household appliances-Lampy (a lamp), Blanky (an electric blanket), Radio (a radio), Kirby (a vacuum cleaner), and the Toaster (a toaster)-on their quest to find their owner, Rob (also referred to as "The Master"). Disch intended for children or as put by Disch, A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances. The Brave Little Toaster is a novel by Thomas M.
