Only You Can Save Mankind
$22.91
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2018
Summary
The first of Terry Pratchett’s terrific fantasy novels starring Johnny Maxwell - now with a brand-new look from the much-loved Mark Beech
This is the first book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.
Johnny Maxwell is just an ordinary boy - not smart, popular or rich.
But he does love video games.
And as his parents argue themselves out of a marriage, Johnny plays at becoming humanity’s last hope, shooting invading aliens out of a pixelated sky.
Then comes a me…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552576796 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0552576794 |
| Author: | Terry Pratchett, Mark Beech |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Corgi Childrens |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Johnny Maxwell |
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Critics Review
Funny and exciting
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 *
About The Author
Terry Pratchett
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.
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