#168 in Children’s books
Johnny and the Bomb
- 250
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Johnny and the Bomb” closes Terry Pratchett’s Johnny Maxwell trilogy with a funny, humane story about the rules and costs of time travel. Johnny and his friends learn that meddling with the past has consequences, and the plot hangs neatly on that idea. Some readers call it the most polished of the three books, if not the most memorable. It works for young readers and adults alike.
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About the book
Johnny and the Bomb is a 1996 novel by Terry Pratchett. It is the third novel to feature Johnny Maxwell and his friends, and deals with the rules and consequences of time travel. The first two novels in the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy are Only You Can Save Mankind (1992) and Johnny and the Dead (1993).
Reading order · Johnny Maxwell trilogy
Full order & progress →- Only You Can Save MankindStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Johnny and the Dead
7.87.8 / 10 - Johnny and the BombThis book
7.67.6 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 53 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 27% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Children’s books average of 7.9. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 53 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is Johnny and the Bomb for?
Johnny and the Bomb sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 250 pages — shorter than 87% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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