good omens by terry pratchett and neil gaiman

She dreamed of apocalyptic prophecies, red-headed women wielding swords, endless circles of horseless carriages, young boys with dogs. Her husband prescribed an infusion of valerian, and persuaded her to retire for the night she lay sleepless in her bed a long time, until the drug finally took effect just as the sky was beginning to lighten. She did not know whether Rodolphe had sent her the book to comfort her or to mock her in her despair, and her futile attempts to resolve this question gradually resulted in an agonising headache. Where were the indifference and thoughtless cruelty that surrounded her, and which had now become the very air she breathed? All the personages were well-meaning and agreeable the witches, the torturers of witches, the prostitutes, even the Demons of Hell they were filled with kindness and compassion, and their worst faults amounted to an occasional mild irritability. Voltaire's ésprit had been replaced by another ingredient she was unable to name she suspected that it must be the strange English invention they called humour. The book at first reminded her of Candide, which she had surreptitiously read at the convent, but M. The more she read, the greater her bewilderment became. Her English was poor, but, with the aid of a dictionary, she persevered and soon made great progress. It contained a paperback novel, whose title was Good Omens. Three days later, a package arrived there was no return address, but she immediately recognised Rodolphe's hand.

What Madam Bovary Might Have Thought Of Good Omens I somehow ended up reading them both simultaneously. ©2011 Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Except a somewhat fussy angel and fast-living demon-both of whom have lived among Earth’s mortals since the beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle-are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.Īnd someone seems to have misplace the Antichrist…įull list of narrators: Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Katherine Kingsley, Arthur Darvill, Peter Forbes, Gabrielle Glaister, Louis Davison, Pixie Davis, Chris Nelson, Ferdinand Frisby Williams, Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Josh Hopkins, Lorelei King, Matt Reeves and Lemn Sissay. Everything appears to be going according to divine plan. So the armies of good and evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. The classic collaboration from the internationally best-selling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, soon to be an original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.Īccording 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.

Winner of the ‘Audiophile’ Magazine Earphones Award.

Good omens by terry pratchett and neil gaiman