I was more or less continuously amused during each reading session, even laughing out loud more than a few times. The comedic tone never faltered, a credit to both authors. An example that sticks out most to me are Agnes’s predictions, which are so accurate and cryptic (because she couldn’t quite understand the future) that they’re only seen to be correct after the event has already happened. While the influence of both can be felt throughout the book, its sense of humour is very Pratchettian, with ideas meticulously well thought out, yet utterly hysterical. Having read a great many books by each author already, I was surprised to find that the text read a lot more like a Pratchett novel than it did one of Gaiman’s. Let your imagination run wild with the text first, then see how Gaiman, as showrunner, adapted it to the screen. If you yourself are split between which you want to experience first, I’d say start with the book. It was well-written and entertaining, but offered few surprises.

This means that the novel felt a lot more like a reread than I was expecting it to, and I’m not sure how to feel about that. It expanded upon the book by adding more scenes, but changed very little of the plot, as far as I can recall. As they scramble to locate him, armies amass, the four Bikers of the Apocalypse are riding out together, and a rather nice young lad is learning he has the power to remake the entire world as he sees fit.Ī hitch I ran into when starting this novel was the fact that I’d watched the miniseries adaptation back in 2019, which it turns out is phenomenally faithful to the source material. Problem is, they’ve somehow misplaced him. So, they’ve decided to cancel Armageddon by killing the Antichrist. This doesn’t sit well with Aziraphale and Crowley, an angel and demon respectively, who have lived among humanity for millennia and have really come to enjoy the lifestyle. The apocalypse is upon the world, and according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded in 1655), the world will end on a Saturday. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch is a 1990 comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, working together early in their careers, long before they became as celebrated as they are now.

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