I love both these writers although I’ve only recently started reading their works. I like their senses of humor, and this book is hilarious. First published in 1990 when neither one was a Big Name, it is well plotted, funny, irreverent, and magical—just my sort of book! The subtitle of the novel says it well: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. My favorite characters include two good buddies (a fallen angel and a demon) who have gotten hooked on the amenities of life on earth, a private in the army of witch-hunters, a middle-aged medium, the Satanic Nuns of the Chattering Order, and a Father (actually, there are several fathers, but I prefer the pipe-smoking one). The earth is heading toward Armageddon, the Four Bikers of the Apocalypse are riding toward England, and somehow the Antichrist has been misplaced.
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