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North · Ravensdale
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Johnny Maxwell trilogy · Book 1 of 3
Only You Can Save Mankind
Terry Pratchett
1992
Computer gamesConduct of lifeFictionJuvenile fictionLife on other planets
About this book
Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee.
Who this is for
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A patient, character-first epic that asks you to sit with worldbuilding before any payoff arrives. Readers who love long arcs and slow-burn relationships tend to finish it twice; readers chasing momentum often DNF in the first hundred pages. Plan for unhurried evenings.
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A plot-driven with strong character, tense and immersive read.
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