Only You Can Save Mankind

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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.

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3.7/5 · 13955 readers · 237 pages · ≈ 4 h 23 m · Light

What order should I read the Johnny Maxwell trilogy series?

Read Only You Can Save Mankind first, then follow the publication order above — Johnny and the Dead, then Johnny and the Bomb.

How long does it take to read Only You Can Save Mankind?

About ≈ 4 h 23 m — 237 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mOnly You Can Save Mankind~4 h 23 m

How many pages is Only You Can Save Mankind?

237 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Only You Can Save Mankind237

What genre is Only You Can Save Mankind?

It sits on the Fantasy, Fiction shelves.

Is Only You Can Save Mankind in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who are the main characters in Only You Can Save Mankind?

The main characters include Johnny Maxwell (Fictitious character).

Who wrote Only You Can Save Mankind?

Terry Pratchett.

Johnny Maxwell trilogy — reading order

  1. → Only You Can Save Mankind (1992) you are here
  2. 1 Johnny and the Dead (1993)
  3. 2 Johnny and the Bomb (1996)
Characters Johnny Maxwell (Fictitious character)