Good Omens is a very English book, which makes you wonder how all those poor souls who had to translate it into so many different languages once it became a bestseller managed to make sense of the endless stream of distinctly British references. Well, a hellhound, technically, but even that doesn’t work out as expected. Of course, you can’t have the end times without the Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse making an appearance: War, Famine, Death and Pollution (Pestilence retired in 1936) as well as their hangers-on, the Four Other Horsepersons of the Apocalypse, whose members include Grievous Bodily Harm and Things Not Working Properly Even After You’ve Given Them a Good Thumping. That would be a terrible mistake in this case, because Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman is a seriously funny book.Īny attempt to encapsulate the story is doomed to fail, but lets just say it’s about the arrival of Anti-Christ (who gets accidentally switched at birth with the wrong baby by a slightly clumsy satanic nun) and the coming battle between the forces of Heaven and Hell (well, except for the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley who’ve become rather good friends over the centuries and would just as soon the Earth not be destroyed, thank you very much). The problem with funny books – I mean, really funny, giggling-uncontrollably-whilst-everyone-in-your-crowded-train-car-speculates-about-whether-perhaps-someone-ought-to-call-the-paramedics sorts of books – is that you can get so wrapped up in the pleasure of reading that you forget to take the story seriously. This article originally appeared in SFX magazine. Articles Writing advice and fantastical musings.Reading Occasionally I find time to read books.Story Journals Notes along the way as I write each book.Author Life Weird tales from the land of book publishing.Book News Latest news on upcoming releases.Adventure Sometimes we all need a little adventure in our lives.Travel Visiting new places is one of my favourite activities.Signed Editions Get signed and personalized books sent right to your door.Author Exclusives Short fiction and audiobooks available exclusively from the author.Our Lady of Blades Coming September 2024.Play Of Shadows A young actor fleeing a duel becomes the star of a mysterious play.
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