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| Language | English |
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Publication date | 10 May 1990 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 0-575-04800-X |
| OCLC | 21299949 |
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch is a 1990 novel written as a collaboration between the English authors Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.[1][2]
The book is a comedy about the birth of the son of Satan and the coming of the End Times. There are attempts by the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley to sabotage the coming of the end times, having grown accustomed to their comfortable surroundings in England. One subplot features a mix-up at the small country hospital on the day of birth and the growth of the Antichrist, Adam, who grows up with the wrong family, in a village in the wrong country. Another subplot concerns the summoning of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, each a big personality in their own right. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 68 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.[3]
- ^ "1991 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Книга года по версии Фантлаба [2012 FantLab's Book of the Year]. FantLab. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "The Big Read Top 100". BBC. April 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2018.