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 . . .
“Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . Highly recommended.”
“[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs.”
“If you’ve never read [GOOD OMENS], don’t miss it now. Grade: A.”
“Fiendishly funny.”
“Hilariously naughty.”
“Huge fun.”
“A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
“From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time.”
“Something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated.”
“The Apocalypse has never been funnier.”
“An utter delight—fresh, exciting, uproariously funny.”
“Outrageous . . . read it for a riotous good laugh!”
“I whooped . . . I laughed . . . I was in near hysterics.:
“A slapstick Apocalypse, a grinning grimoire, a comic Necronomicon, a hitchhiker’s guide to the netherworld.”
“One Hell of a funny book.”
“Hilarious!”
“It could be called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Armargeddon.”
“Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python.”
“What’s so funny about Armageddon? More than you’d think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time.”
“Wacky and irreverent.”
“Full-bore contemporary lunacy. A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud.”
Neil Gaimans bestselling novels include Neverwhere, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, and Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett). He is the creator of the Sandman series of graphic novels and author of the short-fiction collections Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things. The winner of numerous literary honors, Gaiman is originally from England but now lives in America.
Distributor: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 11-28-2006
Pages: 432
Measurements: 6.75in X 4.1875in X 1.08in X 7.44oz
