Good omens

Buch

Gaiman, Neil

  • Titel: Good omens : the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch / Neil Gaiman ; Terry Pratchett
  • Person(en): Gaiman, Neil ; Pratchett, Terry
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Originalsprache: Englisch
  • Umfang: XII, 412 S.
  • Erschienen: New York : HarperTorch, 2006
  • ISBN/Preis: 978-0-06-085398-3 kart. : EUR 7,58
  • Schlagwörter: Fantasy
  • Signatur: UNTERHALTUNG und KREATIVITÄT > Romane
  • Englisch PRAT Fantasy

Inhalt: There is a distinct hint of Armageddon in the air. According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, the Four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witch-finders are getting ready to fight the good fight, armed with awkwardly antiquated instructions and stick pins. Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. . . . Right. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon -- each of whom has lived among Earth's mortals for many millennia and has grown rather fond of the lifestyle - are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. If...