Good Omens
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Publisher Description
Winner of the Audiophile Magazine Earphones Award.
The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, soon to be 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
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 . . .
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This 1990 cult classic by legendary fantasy authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett is laugh-out-loud funny and packed with quirky British humor that will delight Monty Python and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fans. Demon Crowley and Aziraphale the angel have been charged with keeping an eye on the Antichrist, but because of a mix-up at the hospital, they’ve been following the wrong kid. Veteran actor Martin Jarvis—who’s famous for portraying P. G. Wodehouse’s unflappable butler Jeeves in audiobooks, radio plays, and even on Broadway—bounces from the sarcasm of Crowley to the impertinent innocence of Aziraphale (and every other eccentric character) with ease. He nails every pause, joke, and subtle irony throughout his impressive performance. It all adds up to dark, witty, and naughty entertainment—the end of the world has never sounded so fun.