From the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, beloved and bestselling author of the Discworld fantasy series, comes a reality-bending tale of virtual heroism that will leaves readers breathless from laughter, and suspense. 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 ...
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From the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, beloved and bestselling author of the Discworld fantasy series, comes a reality-bending tale of virtual heroism that will leaves readers breathless from laughter, and suspense. 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...? Read more of Johnny Maxwell's adventures in Johnny and the Dead and Johnny and the Bomb !
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This is the first book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.
Johnny is a young boy playing a video game about shooting space aliens. He suddenly finds the aliens are trying to communicate with him. They want to surrender.
If you like Terry Pratchett, you will like this book. Its written you a younger reader, but is full of fun and laughter that will engage the adult reader.
Maddalena
Sep 24, 2009
Not just a children book
As usual, Terry Pratchett brings a story that is funny and insightful at the same time. This is definitely the best of the "johnny" books, and the focus on videogames is interesting and treated in an original way.
