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Good Omens

The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

By Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780060853983

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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,Continue

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.
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  • Book Review: Good Omens

    Ineffable. In a nutshell, that’s exactly what this book is. The End. ... (read full critics)

    thebooksmugglers published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    A very good novel, from two exceptional writers. As far as writing style is concerned, it is very difficult to tell Pratchett and Gaiman apart: this means the book looks like it was written by a single author with double the ideas ;)
    Definitely worth reading, even if you don't know much about P ... (continue)

    A very good novel, from two exceptional writers. As far as writing style is concerned, it is very difficult to tell Pratchett and Gaiman apart: this means the book looks like it was written by a single author with double the ideas ;)
    Definitely worth reading, even if you don't know much about Pratchett's or Gaiman's other works.

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    Simbul said on Oct 3, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Ineffable ... paradoxically ineffable

    Accurate and prophetical like Agnes Nutter's wicked book.
    Maybe the last part seems a little bit chaotic , but the world was facing Armageddon , so maybe also the two Masters (Pratchett & Gaiman) were about to loose their focus.

    The description of the future given in the last page is really a GOOD ... (continue)

    Accurate and prophetical like Agnes Nutter's wicked book.
    Maybe the last part seems a little bit chaotic , but the world was facing Armageddon , so maybe also the two Masters (Pratchett & Gaiman) were about to loose their focus.

    The description of the future given in the last page is really a GOOD OMEN indeed and for anyone with a child also touching!

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    Roberto Palazzolo said on Dec 14, 2011 | Add your feedback

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    "Listen", said Crowley desperately, "how many musician do you think your side have got, eh? First grade, I mean".
    Aziraphale looked taken aback.
    "Well, I should think-" he began,
    "Two", said Crowley. "Elgar and Listz. That's all. We've got the rest. Beethoven, Brahms, all the Bachs, Mozart, the lot ... (continue)

    "Listen", said Crowley desperately, "how many musician do you think your side have got, eh? First grade, I mean".
    Aziraphale looked taken aback.
    "Well, I should think-" he began,
    "Two", said Crowley. "Elgar and Listz. That's all. We've got the rest. Beethoven, Brahms, all the Bachs, Mozart, the lot. Can you imagine eternity with Elgar?"
    Aziraphale shoot his eyes "All too easily", he groaned.

    "Heaven has no taste"
    "Now-"
    "And not one single sushi restaurant."

    In italiano è bello. In lingua originale è anche meglio.

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    Valentina Coscia said on Jul 26, 2011 | 2 feedbacks

  • A little dated now maybe?
    I understand that it is goimg to be made into a film shortly too. I haven't like Terry Pratchett's other books being made into film because alot of his fun is in the footnotes that have never been put in the films.
    I agree that the 2 authors write as one voice which is ex ... (continue)

    A little dated now maybe?
    I understand that it is goimg to be made into a film shortly too. I haven't like Terry Pratchett's other books being made into film because alot of his fun is in the footnotes that have never been put in the films.
    I agree that the 2 authors write as one voice which is excellent

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    said on Jan 23, 2012 | Add your feedback

  • Clever Clever Armageddon

    An Antichrist to stop Armageddon with the help of an angel and a demon rebelling against joined forces of Evil and Good. A book considered hilarious by many reviewers, but i couldn't laugh more than a couple of times. The ending is quite predictable. Too many characters thus not so thoroughly sketch ... (continue)

    An Antichrist to stop Armageddon with the help of an angel and a demon rebelling against joined forces of Evil and Good. A book considered hilarious by many reviewers, but i couldn't laugh more than a couple of times. The ending is quite predictable. Too many characters thus not so thoroughly sketched. A bad of copy of the Hitchhikers Guide to te Galaxy to me.

    Non mi ha fatto ridere, è questo è un peccato mortale!

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    Mario Coen said on Dec 7, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • three stars and and Half

    5 stars for some great, great ideas. A genius

    But 2 stars for some boring (to me) parts.

    All in all I think Pratchet is not my kind of writer

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    Norbert Spina said on Nov 27, 2011 | Add your feedback

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