Good Omens

by Terry Pratchett

No cover — Terry Pratchett: Good Omens (Paperback, 1991, Corgi)

Paperback, 384 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 1991 by Corgi.

ISBN:: 978-0-552-13703-4

(11 reviews)

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch is a 1990 novel written as a collaboration between the English authors Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.The book is a comedy about the birth of the son of Satan and the coming of the End Times. There are attempts by the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley to sabotage the coming of the end times, having grown accustomed to their comfortable surroundings in England. One subplot features a mixup at the small country hospital on the day of birth and the growth of the Antichrist, Adam, who grows up with the wrong family, in the wrong country village. Another subplot concerns the summoning of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, each a big personality in their own right. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 68 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.

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EdibleFuchsia reviewed Good Omens by Terry Pratchett

Good fun

5 stars

The one set on Earth with Crowley & friends and Agnes Nutter and her prophecies. Great fun, excellent plot.

Nils reviewed Good Omens by Terry Pratchett

Fun and light

4 stars

This was a light and mostly funny read with some (to me) novel ideas, but not hilarious or deep. I was hoping for either. I would probably have enjoyed this book more 20 years ago at the end of my teens.

I recently read American Gods by one of the authors (Neil Gaiman). That book made a much bigger impression with more interesting ideas.