{"product_id":"good-omens-the-nice-and-accurate-prophecies-of-agnes-nutter-witch-isbn-9780060853969","title":"Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python.” — \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic novel of angels, demons, and Armageddon from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, now a Prime original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: This book is available in different packaging, however content is the same.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to \u003cem\u003eThe Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWitch\u003c\/em\u003e (the world's only \u003cem\u003ecompletely\u003c\/em\u003e accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThere is a distinct hint of Armageddon in the air. According to \u003cem\u003eThe Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch\u003c\/em\u003e (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, \u003cem\u003ebefore\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept 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 Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the Antichrist (which is a shame, as he's a really nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1990, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's brilliantly dark and screamingly funny take on humankind's final judgment is back -- and just in time -- in a new hardcover edition (which includes an introduction by the authors, comments by each about the other, and answers to some still-burning questions about their wildly popular collaborative effort) that the devout and the damned alike will surely cherish until the end of all things.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The Apocalypse has never been funnier.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClive Barker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hilariously naughty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wacky and irreverent.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fiendishly funny.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Times-Picayune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From beginning to end, GOOD OMENS is side-splittingly funny . . . a ripping good time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRave Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . fuses fantasy and comedy into an untrammeled romp through the latter days. Highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Huge fun.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Irreverently funny and unexpectedly wise . . . Highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Something like what would have happened if Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins and Don DeLillo had collaborated.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you’ve never read [GOOD OMENS], don’t miss it now.  Grade: A.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[L]ittle asides, quirky observations, simple puns and parody eventually add up to snorts, chortles and outright laughs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An utter delight—fresh, exciting, uproariously funny.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoul Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Outrageous . . . read it for a riotous good laugh!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I whooped . . . I laughed . . . I was in near hysterics.: - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A slapstick Apocalypse, a grinning grimoire, a comic Necronomicon, a hitchhiker’s guide to the netherworld.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Morrow, author of Only Begotten Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One Hell of a funny book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGene Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hilarious!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It could be called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Armargeddon.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePalm Beach Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What’s so funny about Armageddon?  More than you’d think . . . GOOD OMENS has arrived just in time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Full-bore contemporary lunacy.  A steamroller of silliness that made me giggle out loud.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887712497893,"sku":"NP9780060853969","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060853969.jpg?v=1730227298","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/good-omens-the-nice-and-accurate-prophecies-of-agnes-nutter-witch-isbn-9780060853969","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}