Only You Can Save Mankind
By Terry Pratchett
(HarperCollins, Paperback, 9780060541873, 224pp.)
Publication Date: August 2006
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover, Mass Market Paperback, Audio Cassette, Prebound, Prebound
Categories: Action & Adventure - General, Humorous Stories, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
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It's just a game . . . isn't it?
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, a message appears:
We wish to talk. We surrender.
But the aliens aren't supposed to surrender—they're supposed to die!
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
“Funny and thrilling.”
-Daily Mail (London)
“A witty and intriguingly thought-provoking adventure.”
-The Guardian's Children's Fiction Prize short-list report
“A suspenseful and sardonically funny tale by a master of fantasy” (starred review)
-KLIATT
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