Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Mass Market Paperback)
Description
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 . . .
About the Author
Neil Gaiman’s 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.
Praise for Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch…
“One Hell of a funny book.”
-Gene Wolfe
“A slapstick Apocalypse, a grinning grimoire, a comic Necronomicon, a hitchhiker’s guide to the netherworld.”
-James Morrow, author of Only Begotten Daughter
“Hilariously naughty.”
-Kirkus Reviews
“What’s so funny about Armageddon? More than you’d think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time.”
-Detroit Free Press
“Wacky and irreverent.”
-Booklist
“[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs.”
-San Diego Union-Tribune
“Something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated.”
-Washington Post
“I whooped . . . I laughed . . . I was in near hysterics.:
-New York Review of Science Fiction
“A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
-New York Times
“Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . Highly recommended.”
-Library Journal
“From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time.”
-Rave Reviews
“Full-bore contemporary lunacy. A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud.”
-San Diego Union-Tribune
“Fiendishly funny.”
-New Orleans Times-Picayune
“The Apocalypse has never been funnier.”
-Clive Barker
“If you’ve never read [GOOD OMENS], don’t miss it now. Grade: A.”
-Rocky Mountain News
“Huge fun.”
-Sunday Express (London)
“It could be called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Armargeddon.”
-Palm Beach Post
“Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python.”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“An utter delight—fresh, exciting, uproariously funny.”
-Poul Anderson
“Hilarious!”
-Locus
“Outrageous . . . read it for a riotous good laugh!”
-Orlando Sentinel