The first of the Johnny Maxwell trilogy, aimed at younger readers but accessible to all, deals with perceptions of reality, humanity, gender, race and conflict in Pratchett's famously light and witty style. Set against the first Gulf War and the break-up of his parents, young Johnny's world is shaken when the alien invaders from his computer game ask him to save them from the humans. Pratchett's deeply clever humour makes difficult subjects understandable, action sequences compelling and characters charmingly human, whatever their species. One of my all time favourite books.
Comparison: John Connolly (Gates of Hell), James Patterson (Maximum Ride); Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl).
Only You Can Save Mankind - The Musical.
Only You Can Save Mankind the musical premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004, receiving stunning reviews, amongst them Charles Spencer of the Daily Telegraph who said "the songs are excellent - witty - melodic and with a couple of soaring power ballads that are deeply affecting. This is clearly a show with a future."
Only You Can Save Mankind - The Album.
This release of the overture and five songs is the prelude to that future for a show now gathering the investment for a national tour. The recorded songs have a selecton of voices from the West End, Daniel Boys and Sharon D Clarke amongst them. Available now to download on i-tunes or to pre-order a CD, go to www.ifnotyouthenwho.com.
As the mighty alien fleet from the very latest computer game thunders across the computer screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into the usual million pieces. And they send him a message: We surrender. They're not supposed to do that!
| Reading age: | 9+ |
| Primary Genre | Fantasy |
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As the mighty alien fleet from the very latest computer game thunders across the computer screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into the usual million pieces. And they send him a message: We surrender.
Only You Can Save Mankind is aimed at readers aged 9 and over.
Only You Can Save Mankind features in the following genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
Only You Can Save Mankind was written by Terry Pratchett and published by Corgi Childrens an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Only You Can Save Mankind has 211 pages
Yes it is part of The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy series
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
