The inimitable author of the bestselling Discworld series brings to life a reality-bending tale of aliens, war, and virtual heroism, as 12-year-old Johnny Maxwell discovers that the boundary between war and war games is perilously thin.
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The inimitable author of the bestselling Discworld series brings to life a reality-bending tale of aliens, war, and virtual heroism, as 12-year-old Johnny Maxwell discovers that the boundary between war and war games is perilously thin.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. Book First edition thus, first printing, hardcover. 207 pages. Very good with head/tail of spine bumped and bottom corners very lightly bumped, in a fine, mylar-covered dust jacket. Review copy with publisher's materials laid in. "Summary: Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer games called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee."
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book First edition thus, first printing, hardcover. 207 pages. Near fine with head/tail of spine bumped and trace of sticker removal on front free endpaper, in a fine, mylar-covered dust jacket. "Summary: Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer games called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee."
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Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. Book First Edition, First printing Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Previous owners name inside, otherwise Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Tiniest bit of wear along the edges. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
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.
