Good Omens

By: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Martin Jarvis

Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

The internationally beloved novel by dream literary collaborators and internationally bestselling writers, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Soon to be a massive new TV launch on Amazon Prime Video and the BBC, a series written and show-run by Neil himself and starring David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm and Miranda Richardson, to name but a few.

There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before 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 massing, the four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witchfinders are getting ready to Fight the Good Fight. Atlantis is rising. Frogs are falling. Tempers are flaring, and everything appears to be going to Divine Plan.

Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. They've lived amongst Humanity for millennia, and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle. So if Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the AntiChrist (which is a shame, really, as he's a nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him.

©1990 Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

'Marvellously benign, ridiculously inventive and gloriously funny' Guardian

Phenomenal narration...best yet from Audible.

Wonderful novel. Truly exceptional narration. Jarvis is a master at capturing the essence of characters.

Loved every second of it.

Jarvis did a marvellously especially with the impersonation of David Tennant's performance in the show.

Witty fun

Very fun, smart humor and easy to listen to. The mini series is incredibly faithful to the book.

A definite favourite!

I have listened to the radio play of Good Omens many times. I have watched the series. The book is still the best version. Mr Jarvis, thank you.

top class

Loved it ..awesome narration. One of the best story telling I have ever come across.

Even the 4th time round, this book is awesome

This is the only book I’ve ever read more than once.
I simply love the dark humour of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

Martin Jarvis did them proud . His narration is flawless.

What else can you do after you finish the Amazon mini series?

I watched the (mini) series but - obviously - needed more! Which is why I downloaded this audiobook :) It did the trick, although I believe the film version was better than the book (something that happens way too rarely). In any case, I enjoyed the audiobook and can recommend!

Book owns

Id thought the TV series (which I watch 2 times before book) was very accurate. I still think, but twice the amount of fun in book, as well as some of special effects was ofcourse made for TV. God (has?) forbid the possibility that any TV or movie ending make people actually have to imagine what will happen. Example "Sopranos"...

Anyway, well worth time even if seen TV serie

Perfect!

I love the story and the way it was read! Well, you could never really go wrong with a Neil Gaiman! Aaand I know I'm so late into the game, but this made me very interested to read/listen to Terry Pratchett's! As for the narrator, I wasn't too keen at first but Martin Jarvis is talented and would love to listen to more of his works.

Great overall

Loved the story and nice voice performance also from the story teller. One of the most enjoyable books on audible so far.