Only You Can Save Mankind

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• The Best Reviews: Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind

  "Powerful condemnation of war" Twelve years old Johnny Maxwell loves to play computer games especially those with alien battles. His favorite game at the moment is ONLY YOU CAN SAVE MANKIND in which he battles the ScreeWee. However, something weird o ... (read full critics)

  thebestreviews published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

• ONLY YOU CAN SAVE MANKIND by Terry Pratchett

  by Terry Pratchett HarperCollins ISBN: 0060541857 Ages 8-up 224 pages Johnny Maxwell is playing a video game called "Only You Can Save Mankind" when a strange message flashes on the screen: "We wish to talk." HUH? There's nothing in the manual about ... (read full critics)

  kidsreads published on Fri, 27 Aug 2010

4 Reviews

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  I read this book when I was in the US. I wanted to read something by Terry Pratchett and they had this at the library. It's not fantasy, it's sci-fi, but it's still very good. I never found it in Italian though...

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  SunnySideOfTheStreet said on Mar 17, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Hilarious (But Dark) Juvenile Fanstasy

  Choice juvenile fantasy. This is not as "grown up" as, say, the Harry Potter books, but the humour is more sophisticated, mordant, and trenchant. There are some classic Pratchett moments.

  The backdrop of the story is the Iraq War as it was covered on television, and the book makes some pointed soci ... (continue)

  Choice juvenile fantasy. This is not as "grown up" as, say, the Harry Potter books, but the humour is more sophisticated, mordant, and trenchant. There are some classic Pratchett moments.

  The backdrop of the story is the Iraq War as it was covered on television, and the book makes some pointed social commentary about that in a round-a-bout, humorous fashion. Themes explored are also the impact a separation/divorce has on children. The main story, though, is an adventure with space aliens and fighter starship pilots, etc. The main character, Johnny Maxwell, is also on some kind of rite of passage, which entails, among other things, realizing that he is not exactly normal: he is either going mad, or he is developing "powers" of some sort.

  This was an engaging read even for an adult, but I would highly recommend it to children from 9 or 10 up.

  Decent quality paperback. Part of the Johnny Maxwell series:
  1. Only You Can Save Mankind.
  2. Johnny And The Dead.
  3. Johnny And The Bomb.

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  Ramnagel said on Sep 18, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  so much better than the other johnny novels!!! if you ever played even just one space videogame, you HAVE to read it!

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  Mag said on Sep 25, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Probably great if you're a kid, but not entertaining for adults.

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  pktechgirl said on Jan 6, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• Others 224 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1417796154
• ISBN-13: 9781417796151
• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Pub date: Aug 01, 2006
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español

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