LoveReading Says
Good Omens sits on my list of all time favourite novels, and I regularly re-read or just give it a pat as I pass. The joining of the minds of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman is one that I still stand up and applaud. The world is due to end, a demon and an angel join forces, the Antichrist grows up with the wrong family in a small village, while the Horsemen of the Apocalypse almost steal the show. With a whole cast of unforgettable characters, a thought-provoking story that just buzzes along with plenty of wit and humour, this is one heck of a must-read book.
Liz Robinson
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Fantasy
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Good Omens Synopsis
'Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right'
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it's only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. But what if, for once, the predictions are right, and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea? You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows, giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture, or laughing it off as (hopefully) just another hoax.
Or you could just try to do something about it.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780552159845 |
| Publication date: |
13th October 2011 |
| Author: |
Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman |
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Corgi Books an imprint of Transworld |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
414 pages |
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Fantasy
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Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman Press Reviews
'A Superbly funny book. Pratchett and Gaiman are the most hilariously sinister team since Jekyll and Hyde. If this is Armageddon, count me in' - James Herbert
'GOOD OMENS is frequently hilarious, littered with funny footnotes and eccentric characters. It's also humane, intelligent, suspenseful, and fully equipped with a chorus of 'Tibetans, Aliens, American, Atlanteans and other rare and strange creatures of the Last Days. If the end is near, Pratchett and Gaiman will take us there in style' - Locus
'Wickedly funny' - Time Out
'Hilarious Pratchett magic tempered by Neil Gaiman's dark steely style; who could ask for a better combination? - Fear Not quite as sinster as the authors photo' - The Times
'Not one of Pratchett's brilliant Discworld series but a deadpan collaboration on Good and Evil and all things Apocalyptic. Discworld fans will be reassured to know that Death puts in an appearance, capital letters and all, to claim of Elvis Presley: 'I never laid a finger on him!'
(Kirkus UK)
