Johnny Maxwell Trilogy 3 Books Collection Set by Terry Pratchett - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set:. Only You Can Save Mankind. Johnny and the Dead. Johnny and the Bomb. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9789124315443. Publisher: Corgi Children's. Age Range: 9-12. Overview:. Discover the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy, three stand-alone adventures by the much-loved Terry Pratchett, gathered in one paperback collection. Ordinary schoolboy Johnny Maxwell finds himself at the centre of extraordinary events, from rescuing an alien fleet inside a video game to chatting with ghosts in a threatened cemetery and travelling back to the Blitz in a shopping trolley. Sharp and funny, these books are a brilliant introduction to Pratchett for readers aged 9 to 12, and a treat for existing Discworld fans.. About the Books:. In Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny is deep into a computer game when the alien fleet he's supposed to be blasting asks for a truce, dragging him into a conflict between the real world and the virtual one, while his own family quietly falls apart. In Johnny and the Dead, Johnny discovers he can see and talk to the residents of the local cemetery, horrified that a council deal is about to sell their resting place to developers, and it falls to Johnny to save it. In Johnny and the Bomb, an argument over a shopping trolley sends Johnny and his mates hurtling back to 1941 and the middle of the Blitz, where the smallest decision could unravel the future. Pratchett balances laugh-out-loud humour with real emotional weight, tackling loneliness, grief and history without losing his lightness of touch. Johnny is refreshingly unheroic, just a normal boy who keeps ending up in impossible situations and does the right thing anyway. The books can be read in any order, though many enjoy following Johnny's growth from first title to last.. Key Benefits:. Three complete, stand-alone Terry Pratchett novels in one great-value paperback set.. A witty, accessible entry point into Pratchett's work for readers aged 9-12.. Blends comedy with real themes: family,