Good Omens - by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett (Hardcover)

Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Fantasy
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: General
Author: Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Language: English

About the Book

From two delightful imaginations comes a comic masterpiece in which the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride motorcycles, the hound of the devil chases sticks, and the end of the world is subject to Murphy's Law.

Book Synopsis

The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, now a Prime original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.

Good Omens . . . is something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated. Lots of literary inventiveness in the plotting and chunks of very good writing and characterization. It's a wow. It would make one hell of a movie. Or a heavenly one. Take your pick.--Washington Post

According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.

So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon--both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle--are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.

And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .

From the Back Cover

There is a distinct hint of Armageddon in the air. According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, the Four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witch-finders are getting ready to fight the good fight, armed with awkwardly antiquated instructions and stick pins. Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. . . . Right. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan.

Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon -- each of whom has lived among Earth's mortals for many millennia and has grown rather fond of the lifestyle -- are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. If Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the Antichrist (which is a shame, as he's a really nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. . . .

First published in 1990, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's brilliantly dark and screamingly funny take on humankind's final judgment is back -- and just in time -- in a new hardcover edition (which includes an introduction by the authors, comments by each about the other, and answers to some still-burning questions about their wildly popular collaborative effort) that the devout and the damned alike will surely cherish until the end of all things.

Review Quotes

"A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."--New York Times

"Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . Highly recommended."--Library Journal

"Outrageous . . . read it for a riotous good laugh!"--Orlando Sentinel

"Something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated."--Washington Post

"Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Hilariously naughty."--Kirkus Reviews

"Wacky and irreverent."--Booklist

"[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs."--San Diego Union-Tribune

"A slapstick Apocalypse, a grinning grimoire, a comic Necronomicon, a hitchhiker's guide to the netherworld."--James Morrow, author of Only Begotten Daughter

"An utter delight--fresh, exciting, uproariously funny."--Poul Anderson

"Fiendishly funny."--New Orleans Times-Picayune

"From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time."--Rave Reviews

"Full-bore contemporary lunacy. A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud."--San Diego Union-Tribune

"Hilarious!"--Locus

"Huge fun."--Sunday Express (London)

"I whooped . . . I laughed . . . I was in near hysterics.: --New York Review of Science Fiction

"If you've never read [GOOD OMENS], don't miss it now. Grade: A."--Rocky Mountain News

"It could be called The Hitchhiker's Guide to Armargeddon."--Palm Beach Post

"One Hell of a funny book."--Gene Wolfe

"The Apocalypse has never been funnier."--Clive Barker

"What's so funny about Armageddon? More than you'd think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time."--Detroit Free Press