Product Description

A fabulous collection of three of Terry Pratchett's children's titles - each featuring Johnny Maxwell and his friends.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17176 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-06
• Binding: Paperback

Synopsis
This work is a 3-book collection of the following three titles: "Only You Can Save Mankind" The aliens in Johnny's computer game aren't supposed to surrender. They're supposed to die...'Impressively original' "Daily Telegraph." "Johnny and the Dead" When Johnny discovers he can talk to the dead, he has bad news for them. They're going to have to move...'Inspired imagination' "Independent". "Johnny and the Bomb" There's more to the local bag lady than some dubious black bags. Suddenly Johnny and his friends find themselves back in 1941 - in the Blackbury Blitz...'A Terry Pratchett classic' "The Times".

From the Back Cover
TERRY PRATCHETT
Carnegie Medal-winning author
Author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.
'Brilliantly funny dialogue, high peaks of imagination' THE TIMES
'Terry Pratchett is simply the best there is' VECTOR
The JOHNNY MAXWELL COLLECTION
ONLY YOU CAN SAKE MANKIND
The aliens in Johnny's computer game aren't supposed to surrender. They're supposed to die...
'Impressively original' DAILY TELEGRAPH
JOHNNY AND THE DEAD
When Johnny discovers he can talk to the dead, he has bad news for them. They're going to have to move...
'Inspired imagination' INDEPENDENT
JOHNNY AND THE BOMB
There's more to the local bag lady than some dubious black bags. Suddenly Johnny and his friends find themselves back in 1941 - in the Blackbury Blitz...
'A Terry Pratchett classic' THE TIMES

Customer Reviews

Not just for kids! ... Perhaps.
I'm not embarrassed to admit that I have happily read these books as an adult. I don't think many readers of Pratchett's novels would disagree that his writing style is adaptable and so imaginative that people of any age can enjoy it. That's definitely the case with this trilogy (it actually is one, too), despite the fact that they're clearly aimed at children. They do no harm as a quick and easy read for us "grown ups", but it certainly doesn't hurt if you're still in touch with your inner child.

Cooool....
I think that Terry Pratchett's books for children are often better than his discworld books. It is definitely the case with this trilogy. The hero, Johnny Maxwell is called upon in the three different books to solve three different problems -
In "Only you can save mankind" a "shoot alien spaceship" game turs out to be happening in real life. Johnny Maxwell must save the aliens and get them back to their own planet. Even "Wobbler", Johnny's overweight nerd friend, can't beat the game...
In "Johnny and the dead", Johnny finds he can talk to the dead and has to help them move before their cemetary is bulldozed.
In "Johnny and the Bomb", Johnny and his friends get transported back to the time of the war, where bombs are falling everywhere.

I liked these books because they are so unusual. There are not that many people who effectively mix science-fiction and comedy. I like it. Johnny's friend "Wobbler" is especially likeable - a computer geek (or is it "dweeb"?) who beats every game first time. The only negative thing I have to say is that they are all about a completely different subject, and somehow you expect a trilogy to be one big story. However, it is a light-hearted and fun read.