Good Omens

The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

By Neil Gaiman; Terry Pratchett
(HarperTorch, Mass Market Paperback, 9780060853983, 432pp.)

Publication Date: November 2, 2006

Other Editions of This Title: Paperback (July 19, 2007), Large Print (April 2006), Hardcover (February 9, 2006), Prebound (May 1996)

Categories: Fantasy - General, Humorous

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Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly acclaimed and award-winning books for children and adults, including the New York Times bestseller Coraline. He is also the author of the picture books The Wolves in the Walls and The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, both illustrated by Dave McKean, Blueberry Girl, illustrated by Charles Vess, and The Dangerous Alphabet, illustrated by Gris Grimly. Among his many awards are the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Bram Stoker Award. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.

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"An utter delight-fresh, exciting, uproariously funny."
-Poul Anderson

"The Apocalypse has never been funnier."
-Clive Barker

"Outrageous . . . read it for a riotous good laugh!"
-Orlando Sentinel

"Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . Highly recommended."
-Library Journal

"Something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated."
-Washington Post

"Hilariously naughty."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Wacky and irreverent."
-Booklist

"Full-bore contemporary lunacy. A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud."
-San Diego Union-Tribune

"I whooped . . . I laughed . . . I was in near hysterics.:
-New York Review of Science Fiction

"A slapstick Apocalypse, a grinning grimoire, a comic Necronomicon, a hitchhiker's guide to the netherworld."
-James Morrow, author of Only Begotten Daughter

"One Hell of a funny book."
-Gene Wolfe

"Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python."
-San Francisco Chronicle

"What's so funny about Armageddon? More than you'd think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time."
-Detroit Free Press

"A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
-New York Times

"If you've never read [GOOD OMENS], don't miss it now. Grade: A."
-Rocky Mountain News

"[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs."
-San Diego Union-Tribune

"Huge fun."
-Sunday Express (London)

"Hilarious!"
-Locus

"From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time."
-Rave Reviews

"It could be called The Hitchhiker's Guide to Armargeddon."
-Palm Beach Post

"Fiendishly funny."
-New Orleans Times-Picayune