Characters in Only You Can Save Mankind

Johnny Maxwell

An ordinary twelve-year-old who takes fictional aliens seriously in a world that does not, and discovers this is harder than it sounds.

Also in Johnny and the Dead, Johnny and the Bomb

The ScreeWee Captain

The alien commander who makes the decision to surrender — asking for something the game was not designed to allow.

Kirsty

Johnny's schoolmate — competitive, capable, and more useful in the game than Johnny when she gets there.

Also in Johnny and the Bomb