Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling and multi-award
winning author and creator of many beloved books, graphic novels,
short stories, film, television and theatre for all ages. He is the
recipient of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and many Hugo,
Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner Awards. Neil has adapted
many of his works to television series, including Good Omens
(co-written with Terry Pratchett) and The Sandman. He is a Goodwill
Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and Professor in the
Arts at Bard College. For a lot more about his work, please visit:
https: //www.neilgaiman.com/
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) was the acclaimed creator of the
globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than
fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred
million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for
stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes,
including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen
Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he
always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was
to avoid writing any.
"The Apocalypse has never been funnier." -- Clive Barker"Hilariously naughty." -- Kirkus Reviews"Wacky and irreverent." -- Booklist"Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Fiendishly funny." -- New Orleans Times-Picayune"From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time." -- Rave Reviews"If you've never read [GOOD OMENS], don't miss it now. Grade: A." -- Rocky Mountain News"It could be called The Hitchhiker's Guide to Armargeddon." -- Palm Beach Post"[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs." -- San Diego Union-Tribune"What's so funny about Armageddon? More than you'd think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time." -- Detroit Free Press"Full-bore contemporary lunacy. A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud." -- San Diego Union-Tribune"A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." -- New York Times"An utter delight--fresh, exciting, uproariously funny." -- Poul Anderson"Outrageous . . . read it for a riotous good laugh!" -- Orlando Sentinel"I whooped . . . I laughed . . . I was in near hysterics.: -- New York Review of Science Fiction"A slapstick Apocalypse, a grinning grimoire, a comic Necronomicon, a hitchhiker's guide to the netherworld." -- James Morrow, author of Only Begotten Daughter"One Hell of a funny book." -- Gene Wolfe"Hilarious!" -- Locus"Huge fun." -- Sunday Express (London)"Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . Highly recommended." -- Library Journal"Something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated." -- Washington Post
YA-- The end of the world is nigh! At least according to the prophecies of Agnes Nutter, a witch whose predictions are usually accurate but seldom heeded. Eleven years before the deadly Last Saturday Night, the ancient rivals of good and evil personified by the angelic Aziraphale (otherwise living as a London book dealer) and the demonic devil and former serpent Crowley clash in substituting the Antichrist during the birth of a baby. But the babies are switched as an unexpected third child enters the picture. The confusion picks up pace as witch hunters Sgt. Shadwell and Newton Pulsifer pursue modern Nutter follower Anathema Device. Along the way, countless puns, humorous footnotes, and satirical illusions enliven the story. A book that's sure to appeal to devoted fans of Douglas Adams.-- Diana C. Hirsch, Prince George's County Memorial Library System, MD
The birth of the Antichrist in a London hospital begins the countdown to Armageddon. As the forces of both Heaven and Hell anticipate the coming battle to decide the world's fate, a desperate few--including an angel with a taste for rare books, a demon in mirrorshades, the descendant of the world's most accurate prophetess, a part-time witchfinder, four young children, and a dog--race against time to prevent it. Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise, this collaboration between comics writer Gaiman and Discworld series author Pratchett fuses fantasy and comedy into an untrammeled romp through the latter days. Highly recommended for fantasy and general fiction collections.
"The Apocalypse has never been funnier." -- Clive Barker"Hilariously naughty." -- Kirkus Reviews"Wacky and irreverent." -- Booklist"Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Fiendishly funny." -- New Orleans Times-Picayune"From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time." -- Rave Reviews"If you've never read [GOOD OMENS], don't miss it now. Grade: A." -- Rocky Mountain News"It could be called The Hitchhiker's Guide to Armargeddon." -- Palm Beach Post"[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs." -- San Diego Union-Tribune"What's so funny about Armageddon? More than you'd think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time." -- Detroit Free Press"Full-bore contemporary lunacy. A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud." -- San Diego Union-Tribune"A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." -- New York Times"An utter delight--fresh, exciting, uproariously funny." -- Poul Anderson"Outrageous . . . read it for a riotous good laugh!" -- Orlando Sentinel"I whooped . . . I laughed . . . I was in near hysterics.: -- New York Review of Science Fiction"A slapstick Apocalypse, a grinning grimoire, a comic Necronomicon, a hitchhiker's guide to the netherworld." -- James Morrow, author of Only Begotten Daughter"One Hell of a funny book." -- Gene Wolfe"Hilarious!" -- Locus"Huge fun." -- Sunday Express (London)"Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . Highly recommended." -- Library Journal"Something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated." -- Washington Post
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