Only You Can Save Mankind (Book 1 Of Johnny Maxwell Trilogy)

Description: The first installment of Pratchett's uproarious Johnny Maxwell trilogy takes on aliens, girls, video games, and the nature of war itself.As the mightly 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 They're supposed to die. And computer joysticks don't have 'Don't Fire' buttons... It's hard enough, trying to save Mankind

"Only You Can Save Mankind" was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, "Johnny and the Dead" was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and "Johnny and the Bomb" won the Smarties Prize Silver Medal and was shortlisted for both the Carnegie Medal and the Children's Book Award.