Good Omens
An angel and a demon who have grown fond of Earth team up to prevent the Apocalypse, only to discover that the Antichrist has been misplaced and is growing up as a perfectly normal eleven-year-old boy in a small English village.
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An angel and a demon who have spent centuries in London have grown rather fond of humanity. The Apocalypse is on the calendar. The Antichrist has been switched at birth. The two of them try, gently, to ruin it.
Yes. Good Omens (1990) was co-written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Gaiman has said the book grew from a short story he and Pratchett developed back and forth. Pratchett died in 2015; Gaiman has continued the story in the Amazon adaptation.
Yes. Amazon Prime Video released two seasons of Good Omens in 2019 and 2023, with Neil Gaiman as showrunner. The first season adapts the novel; the second extends the story toward a planned third season.
Good Omens was written by Neil Gaiman, published in 1990 by Transworld Publishers Limited.
Good Omens is 400 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Good Omens takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
Good Omens is a standalone novel by Neil Gaiman, not part of a series.
Good Omens is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
