Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Cover may vary)
The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, now an 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
Note: This book is available in different packaging, however content is the same.
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 . . .
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I've read this book several times, but am disappointed. [return][return]I had read a lot of Pratchett when I read it first, had found Neil Gaiman to be witty and wonderful in real life before reading again. As such, I had high hopes for this, but each time came away in a bad mood and wondering what i'd missed.[return][return]It starts with the delivery of the Antichrist to a surburban couple by accident, and the things that happen when he starts growing up and people realise that he shouldnt be doing that......
I first read this book a number of years ago and it was amazing.
Last summer I watched the Amazon Prime mini-series twice and said that I needed to read the book yet.
Now 9 months later I reread the book. Most of the movie was still in my head so of course all I could see was David Tennant and Michael Sheen.
I really like how Neil Gaiman's TV series did not take away from the book but added to it with the odd additional scenes but the book is still amazing.
Last summer I watched the Amazon Prime mini-series twice and said that I needed to read the book yet.
Now 9 months later I reread the book. Most of the movie was still in my head so of course all I could see was David Tennant and Michael Sheen.
I really like how Neil Gaiman's TV series did not take away from the book but added to it with the odd additional scenes but the book is still amazing.