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In Neil Gaiman's 'Good Omens,' good and evil have a lot in common
An angel and a demon working together to save the world -- that's the plot of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s 1990 fantasy novel "Good Omens."
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenAn angel and a demon working together to save the world -- that's the plot of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s 1990 fantasy novel "Good Omens." Now it's been turned into a six-part Amazon Prime series starring Michael Sheen as the angel and David Tennant as the devil.
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Read the story7 minNeil Gaiman's 'Good Omens:' Good and evil, and choosing sides (or not)
An angel and a demon working together to save the world -- that's the plot of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s fantasy novel "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch." The book was first published in 1990.
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