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Only You Can Save Mankind

by Terry Pratchett

Humorous FantasyScience Fantasy
Published 2004 Pages 237 ~4h Rating ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.19
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Darkness Level 2 — Mild
Some danger and tension, but generally safe in tone

Synopsis

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.

Tropes

Coming of AgePortal FantasyChosen OneEnd of the World Stakes

Content Warnings

war

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