Entry: Good Omens: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Monday, November 24, 2008





It's been a long time since I've enjoyed reading a book. Of course, I still can't get enough of Gaiman tomes. So it's a nice thing that my favorite authors is friends with another well known sci-fi writer -- Mr. Terry Pratchett. I consider this book as my transition book from the world of the Dreaming and the Endless to another fantasy world.

The world is ending so they say. And it will end on a Saturday mind you. Next Saturday. Seas are boiling, the Four Horsemen are out, the Antichrist is already at someone's doorstep and the armies of good and evil are amassing for the one big fight. All is running right, according to divine plan -- not!

An avid book collecting angel and a techno savvy demon join up to thwart the Armageddon and kill the Antichrist before its too late -- simply because they're already enjoying their Earthbound lives close to 6 millenia. But how can they kill the Antichrist who's such a sweet kid afterall? Hahaha!

I'm over the moon over this book! it's a fun poke at Judgement Day and Gaiman and Pratchett surely knows how to deliver. Dry humor, sprinkled generously with sarcasm, angels, demons, witches, witch hunters and witty asides = classic!




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