Only You Can Save Mankind
By Terry Pratchett
(HarperCollins, Hardcover, 9780060541866, 224pp.)
Publication Date: July 2005
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Paperback, Mass Market Paperback, Audio Cassette, Prebound, Prebound
Categories: Action & Adventure - General, Humorous Stories, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
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The alien spaceship is in his sights. His finger is on the Fire button. Johnny Maxwell is about to set the new high score on the computer game Only You Can Save Mankind.
Suddenly:
We wish to talk.
Huh?
We surrender.
The aliens aren't supposed to surrender -- they're supposed to die! Now what is Johnny going to do with a fleet of alien prisoners who know their rights under the international rules of war and are demanding safe-conduct? It's hard enough trying to save Mankind from the Galactic Hordes. It's even harder trying to save the Galactic Hordes from Mankind.
But it's just a game, isn't it? Isn't it?
Master storyteller Terry Pratchett leaves readers breathless -- with laughter, and with suspense -- in a reality-bending tale of virtual heroism.
Terry Pratchett is one of the world’s most popular authors. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 75 million copies worldwide. In January 2009, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Pratchett a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his “services to literature.” Sir Terry lives in England.
“An impressively original book with its thrills and spills, its inventiveness, its wit, and continuous readability. A rare treat.”
-Daily Telegraph (London)
“A wild ride, full of Pratchett’s trademark humor.”
-Booklist (starred review)
“The compelling premise and Pratchett’s humorous touches may well attract fans to this trilogy.”
-Publishers Weekly
“A suspenseful and sardonically funny tale by a master of fantasy” (starred review)
-KLIATT
“Funny and thrilling.”
-Daily Mail (London)
“A witty and intriguingly thought-provoking adventure.”
-The Guardian's Children's Fiction Prize short-list report
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