Johnny and the Dead
First edition | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
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| Cover artist | John Avon |
| Language | English |
| Series | Johnny Maxwell Trilogy |
| Genre | Children's literature, fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday (London) |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Book |
| ISBN | 0-385-40301-1 |
| OCLC | 28889741 |
| Preceded by | Only You Can Save Mankind (1992) |
| Followed by | Johnny and the Bomb (1996) |
Johnny and the Dead is a 1993 fantasy children's novel by English author Terry Pratchett, the second of Pratchett's novels to feature the character Johnny Maxwell. The other novels in the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy are Only You Can Save Mankind (1992) and Johnny and the Bomb (1996). In this story, Johnny sees and speaks with the spirits (they object to the term "ghost") of those interred in his local cemetery and tries to help them when their home is threatened.
The novel was republished by HarperCollins in 2006.
Johnny and the Dead is a feature of some schools' English curriculum.