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July 24, 2006
"Good omens : the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Somehow I missed this novel when it was first published more than 15 years ago, so I'm very glad a friend recommended it to me recently. She said she was sure I'd enjoy it and she was right! It's a great read, and very funny, which you wouldn't necessary expect in a novel that focuses on the week of Armageddon. Early history, including the Garden of Eden, sets the stage at the beginning of the novel. The demon Crowley and the angel Aziraphale have been working Earth more or less companionably ever since Eden, and they are key players in a cast full of memorable, bumbling characters, (almost) all of whom I liked a lot. This one is definitely on my list to read again, and I'm also planning to look for other things these two have written individually. This is the only book they've written together. It was a great collaboration!
ISBN: 0-8948-0853-2
Linda, head of UGL
Posted by terhaar at July 24, 2006 01:55 PM