Only You Can Save Mankind by Sir Terry Pratchett
IF NOT YOU, WHO ELSE? As the mighty alien fleet from the latest computer game thunders across the 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? The first book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.
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 *
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 *
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
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552551038 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552551031 |
| Title | Only You Can Save Mankind |
| Author | Sir Terry Pratchett |
| Series | Johnny Maxwell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2004-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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