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Johnny and the Dead

Name: Johnny and the Dead
Author: Terry Pratchett

Johnny and the Dead is the second novel by Terry Pratchett to feature the character Johnny Maxwell. The other novels in the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy are Only You Can Save Mankind and Johnny and the Bomb . In this story, Johnny sees and speaks with the spirits of those interred in his local cemetery and tries to help them when their home is threatened.

“Suicide was against the law. Johnny had wondered why. It meant that if you missed, or the gas ran out, or the rope broke, you could get locked up in prison to show you that life was really very jolly and thoroughly worth living.”

Terry Pratchett book Johnny and the Dead

Johnny and the Dead (1993)

“I think it's IMPOSSIBLE for anyone famous to come from here, because everyone around here is insane.”

Terry Pratchett book Johnny and the Dead

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