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Good Omens

Author
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
Genre
Media
Book
Publisher
Gollancz
ISBN
9780575080485
Reviewer
John

Synopsis

There is a 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 massing, the four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witchfinders are getting ready to Fight the Good Fight. Atlantis is rising. Frogs are falling. Tempers are flaring, and everything appears to be going to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. They've lived amongst Humanity for millennia, and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle. So if Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the AntiChrist (which is a shame, really, as he's a nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's brilliantly dark and funny take on mankind's final judgment is back, 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.

Review

This book is a riviting read for young and old alike. The young will enjoy the great sense of adventure - the older reader will find the one liners and odd footnotes funny as hell. This is a rework of the ideas behind 'The Omen' with a nod to the Bible thrown in for good measure. Crammed full of believable characters even the ones that are not normal, with a Demon and an Angel who have more in common with each other than their respective bosses. The Antichrist who just wants to be a child, and for good measure the four riders of the Apocalypse, who have real jobs to suit their nature! I dare you to read this book and not laugh at some point, if not at nearly every page. And for those of you that have ever travelled on the M25 round London this book explains a few things!

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