Only You Can Save Mankind (Johnny Maxwell)

Only You Can Save Mankind (Johnny Maxwell)

by Terry Pratchett (Author)

Synopsis

IF NOT YOU, WHO ELSE? As the mighty alien fleet from the very latest computer game thunders across the computer screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into the usual million pieces. And they send him a message: We surrender. They're not supposed to do that! They're supposed to die. And computer joysticks don't have 'Don't Fire' buttons ...But it's only a game, isn't it. Isn't it?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Published: 29 Apr 2004

ISBN 10: 0552551031
ISBN 13: 9780552551038
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: The first of Terry Pratchett's terrific fantasy novels starring Johnny Maxwell - now with a brand-new look

Media Reviews
An impressively original book with its thrills and spills, its inventiveness, its wit and continuous readability * Daily Telegraph *
A wonderful new Pratchett-style fantasy: funny and thrilling enough for anyone who can read fluently * Daily Mail *
Funny and exciting * Spectator *
Terry Pratchett's funny, fast-moving story makes provocative reading for all computer game players . . . Makes a serious point out of a ridiculously comic example * Children's Books of the Year *
Everyone should read Terry Pratchett. Maybe it should be part of the National Curriculum? * Families *
Author Bio
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. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.