About this title: It's awfully hard to end the world when the Antichrist has been misplaced, both representatives of Heaven and Hell have decided that they actually like the human race, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are roaring around on motorcycles.
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Description: Good. 0441003257 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Good; somewhat worn; some pages are wavy due to prior exposure to moisture; will work well as a reading copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ace Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780441003259ISBN:0441003257
Description: Grade: B. Catalog: Fiction General Synopsis: Editions vary. 366 pages. We hear the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. Unfortunately, Sister Mary Loquacious... read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperTorch
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780060853983ISBN:0060853980
Description: Very good. 2006; Mass Market Paperback; No notes/hiliting; Clean pages; No dog-ears; Strong binding; 1/8-inch tear in edge of first page. read more
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 366 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780425132159ISBN:0425132153
Description: Good. Reliable paperback edition. Some tanning to the covers. Some shelf wear to the covers. The text flows clearly from beginning to end. Tight binding! This edition is PRESENTABLE. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Date Published: 1992-03-01
ISBN-13:9780425132159ISBN:0425132153
Description: Very Good. This book is in excellent condition with tight solid pages and binding, pages clean but light tan. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Slight edge wear. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! Careful packaging and fast shipping. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ace Books, New York, NY
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780441003259ISBN:0441003257
Description: Very Good+ 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The Nice and Accurate Prophesies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. Light creasing to spine; mild shelf wear. read more
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 366 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: First Printing. 8vo., 354pp., soft cover. Ex-library copy--stamps, front cover creased and edgeworn, abrasion inside front cover, previous owner's name and short entry inked on review page, short tear at upper spine tape mended. ISBN: 0425132153. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ace Books, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780441003259ISBN:0441003257
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. (101506) Mass Market Paperback is in Fine condition with extremely light overall wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 366 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780060853976ISBN:0060853972
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very good condition! Great perice! Fast Shipping! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. his zany tale of the bungling of Armageddon features an angel, a demon, an 11-year-old Antichrist and a doomsaying witch; unmistakably British humor is in abundance. You see, there was a bit of a mixup when the Antichrist was born, due in part to the machinations of Crowley, who did not so much fall as saunter downwards, and in part to the ... read more
"When this book was recommended to me, I hesitated. Omens? Angels in league with demons? An antiChrist delivered by satanist nuns? and Queen? I was needlessly concerned. It was hysterical--irreverent and cynical without being sacrilegious. Who knew the apocolypse could be so much fun?"
"I am sure God has a sense of humor. Why else would Gaiman and Pratchett be on this Earth? This one is amazingly witty and funny. Pop Culture and the Bible collides within the pages and eplodes plenty of laughter. There's something we do not expect...or maybe we did, even hoped for..."
When I first started reading this book, it reminded me incredibly of Hitchhiker's Guide, as far as its sensibility and humor. However, as I continued to read, I discovered that I like it far better than Hitchhiker's. In all fairness, I haven't read Hitchhiker's in years and perhaps, when I did read it, I wasn't old enough to catch its subtleties. Perhaps I am biased because of the subject of the spoof: I far prefer the apocalypse to sci-fi. Perhaps my bias is because nothing bad could ever be written by the same hand that penned The Graveyard Book. Either way, give me Good Omens over Hitchhiker's any day.
Good Omens has some of the funniest lines I have ever read. It is quotable and memorable. I loved the "horsemen" of the apocalypse and their Hell's Angels accomplices "Real Cool People," and "Non-alcoholic Lager," et al. I love the chattering order of Satanic nuns. And what of Agnes Nutter herself? Prophetess, writer, and humorist. This book is, in short, hilarious.
Be warned, though Good Omens is satire, it is not really a quick read. Above all it is literary and contains rich, dense dialogue to move the plot along. It is worth the effort it takes to read and will not disappoint."
"This is a thoughtful short story, but not the best we've seen of Death - for that I recommend Sandman. The introduction and information on how Death came to be is however reason enough in itself to buy the story."
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