Johnny and the Dead by Sir Terry Pratchett

Johnny and the Dead by Sir Terry Pratchett

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When those interred in the local cemetery discover that their final resting place has been sold for development, they're rather unhappy about it. Helped by Johnny Maxwell, still recovering from saving mankind, they start an underground movement to stop the developers.

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Johnny and the Dead by Sir Terry Pratchett

This is the next in the popular series featuring Johnny Maxwell. Johnny can see the dead, and the dead are beginning to see just how much fun it is to be alive, in another terrific tale from the master of comic fantasy Terry Pratchett.
"Wraith-like jokes pushing at the margins of taste.. inspired imagination" The Independent "A hilarious and subtly thought-provoking story" The 100 Best Books "A marvellous story... You think this is a good book? Right. It is funny, poignant, angry, outrageous and moving. Were it a movie, you'd leave the cinema wondering whether you were crying with laughter or because of the passion and compassion of the story. ... [this book is] the best he has ever written, one that would shift him - were there any justice - from the ranks of "mere" bestsellerdom into the realm of "literature"... it also makes you look again at the way we live" Vector Magazine "Terry Pratchett uses his wicked sense of humour to hilarious effect in his new fantasy story...anyone over ten can find something to smile about here" Daily Mail
Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors writing today. He lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'. He was appointed OBE in 1998. He is the author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated movie. His first Discworld novel for children, THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal.
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ISBN 13 9780385403016
ISBN 10 0385403011
Title Johnny and the Dead
Author Sir Terry Pratchett
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published 1993-05-27
Number of pages 176
Prizes Winner of Writer's Guild / Macallan Award Children's Book Category 1993, Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 1993
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.