![]() When they realise the end of the World is nigh, they set out to try and stop the Antichrist (named Adam) from fulfilling his destiny (along with a multitude of secondary characters too many to name and explain by us here). Meanwhile, long-time friends Aziraphale (an Angel) and Crowley (a Demon) who were originally supposed to ensure the apocalypse outcome for both their sides, in their years on Earth have taken an ingrained liking for humanity and the world they inhabit. When he begins to lose control one day, he inadvertently begins proceedings towards the end of the World. However after a mistake is made, the baby ends up growing up in a sleepy town called Tadfield with very normal parents, far away from the deliberate manipulation of the forces of Heaven and Hell. The son of Satan is born onto the Earth one night with the ultimate destiny to bring about Armageddon. ![]() ‘Good Omens’ is basically a comedy about the end of the world. ![]() ![]() Written in 1990 at a time when Pratchett was just beginning to reach the top of his game and Gaiman was primarily still a graphic novelist, this book quickly became a cult classic, winning the World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel in 1991 and the Locus Award nominee for Best Fantasy Novel in the same year. ‘Good Omens’ by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimanĭescribed as “ wickedly funny” and “ Heaven to read” by Time Out magazine, ‘ Good Omens’ by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman is definitely a humorous feast for the imagination. ![]()
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