Only You Can Save Mankind
By Terry Pratchett
(HarperCollins, Paperback, 9780060541873, 224pp.)
Publication Date: July 6, 2006
Other Editions of This Title: eBook, Prebound (August 2006), Hardcover (June 1, 2005), Audio Cassette (July 4, 2003), Mass Market Paperback (July 1, 1994)
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's novels have sold more than sixty-five million (give or take a few million) copies worldwide. In January 2009, Queen Elizabeth II made Pratchett a knight in recognition of his "services to literature." Sir Terry lives in England with his wife.
"A wild ride, full of Pratchett's trademark humor."
-Booklist (starred review)
"A witty and intriguingly thought-provoking adventure."
-The Guardian's Children's Fiction Prize short-list report
"The compelling premise and Pratchett's humorous touches may well attract fans to this trilogy."
-Publishers Weekly
"An impressively original book with its thrills and spills, its inventiveness, its wit, and continuous readability. A rare treat."
-Daily Telegraph (London)
"A suspenseful and sardonically funny tale by a master of fantasy" (starred review)
-KLIATT
"Funny and thrilling."
-Daily Mail (London)
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