Good Omens

by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman · first published 1990

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch is a 1990 novel written by 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. The premise is similar to that of Richard Donner’s 1976 supernatural horror film The Omen, with the main character, Adam Young, standing in as a comic version of Damian, the evil child Antichrist in the film. 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.

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Genre:

Fantasy, Humorous fiction, Speculative fiction comedy, Urban fantasy

Original language:

British English

Reader rating:

★ 4.5 / 5 (87 on Open Library)

Year page:

1990