Season 2 of Good Omens coming soon!
“Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python.” — San Francisco Chronicle
The classic novel of angels, demons, and Armageddon from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, now a Prime original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
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 . . .
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"There are so many things I adored about this book! It was clever and insightful, as we would expect from Mr. Gaiman, but it also had such a deep, quirky sense of humor that it felt like an old friend. I want to recommend it to everyone I like. I will read this again and again. The perspective offered was modern, but without the influence on the storyline of smart phones and voice mail -- that was very refreshing. And as far as what happens to cassette tapes left to sit in cars, well, that makes me snicker even as I just think about it. Thanks to the authors for crafting a great story that reminds me of all the good things in the world and how goodness itself is resilient, something easy to forgot."
— barb (5 out of 5 stars)
“Good Omens…is something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated.”
— Washington Post“Full-bore contemporary lunacy. A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud.”
— San Diego Union-Tribune“Who would have thought that the Apocalypse would be so entertaining? Jarvis’ attentiveness to the authors' sense of timing and humor enables his performance to accentuate every twinge of irony in this absurd comedy.”
— AudioFile“Jarvis’ attentiveness to the authors’ sense of timing and humor enables his performance to accentuate every twinge of irony in this absurd comedy.”
— Kirkus Reviews" If you’re like me and inaccuracies of any type really get up your nose, the good-natured sacrilege of Good Omens might be a drawback. None the less, you might succumb at last (as I did) to the genius wit and oddly relatable characters. Gaiman and Pratchett voice the things we often don’t dare say about what makes us want and what we're willing to do to obtain our objectives. This story uses fanciful scenarios and well-timed sarcasm to thinly veil a nice and accurate assessment of the human world. "
— Jenna, 6/14/2019" I adored this book. I want to recommend it to several people I love and respect, as it was so pleasurable, so inventive, so witty. This makes me want to read everything by both Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchert. The story, the voices that tell it, the ideals, the observations are all genuine, insightful, and truly human. Read this book!! "
— Barb, 12/7/2018" Classic British sf/f. Many funny moments paired well with things that make you think with an ending that's unexpected and refreshing. "
— Top Cat, 11/26/2018" This book is very funny, but a bit all over the place. Jumping from story line to story line. it's not easy to keep track of what is going on. Regardless the smart humor will entertain for many hours! "
— Ashley , 3/9/2018" Beyond excellent, hilarious, fantastic, I can't wait to ask Neil Gaiman to sign my old, worn copy this summer. "
— Psithurism, 2/18/2014" Oh my god! This is such a great book! I read this forever ago and I've re-read it so many times... I would love to see it made into a movie. "
— Jeannette, 2/8/2014" One of my favourite books - One of those books you read over and over(mine's in a zip-lock baggie) "
— Christine, 2/7/2014Neil Gaiman is the author of several #1 New York Times bestsellers, including Norse Mythogy, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and Anansi Boys, and others, as well as the Sandman series of graphic novels. His fiction has received Newbery, Carnegie, Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. His novel American Gods aired as a TV series in 2017. Originally from England, he lives in the United States, where he is a professor at Bard College.
Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was an English novelist known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series. His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971, and after publishing his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983, he wrote two books a year on average. He was the United Kingdom’s bestselling author of the 1990s and has sold more than 55 million books worldwide. In 2001 he won the Carnegie Medal for his children’s novel The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature in 1998 and was knighted in 2009.
Martin Jarvis, OBE, has recorded more than 150 Just William stories for the BBC. These have become international audio bestsellers. He won the Theatre World Award for his starring role on Broadway in By Jeeves; his West End appearances include works by Ayckbourn, Frayn, Pinter, and Wilde. Screen successes include everything from Stargate Atlantis, Doctor Who, and Numb3rs to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the Oscar-winning Titanic.