Good Omens《世界末日快乐（Happy Armageddon）(07.06.03)》

不得不承认，英国佬恶搞的功力其实远非老美能及～～～

Neil Gaiman和Terry Pratchett在1990年出版的这本小说可以说是胡说八道之集大成者，号称叙述了“人类历史最后11年中发生的故事”，两位有着6000年友谊的仁兄（天使Aziraphale和魔鬼Crowley）在分别为双方老板执行世界末日行动（代号:审判日风暴。。。此处为子虚乌有）时弄出了一系列岔子，女巫传人Anathema和猎巫人后裔Newton谈起了恋爱（后者的曾曾曾...曾曾祖父在600年前把前者的曾曾曾...曾曾祖母放上了火刑架，结果女巫大妈事先在身上装了炸弹～～），撒旦之子Adam Young把地狱犬变成了宠物小狗（狗兄很满意这个改变），外星人飞来飞去，亚特兰蒂斯升上海面，西藏喇嘛到处挖地道......总之天下大乱，圣经、伪科学、乡野传奇悉数登场，为我们上演了一出世界末日的爆笑戏码。这本书的热销估计还是收到了当年世界“和谐”的影响，核大战的威胁离人们远去的时候还是常常受到怀念的（要是我现在写一本讲述股市崩盘的书，肯定卖不出去的吧，sigh...）

下面key一段书中的出场人物介绍，大家自己感受下：

Supernatural Beings

God(God)

metatron(The Voice of God)

Aziraphale(An Angel and part-time rare book dealer)

Satan(A Fallen Angel; the Adversary)

Beelzebub(A Likewise Fallen Angel and Prince of Hell)

Hastur(A Fallen Angel and Duke of Hell)

Ligur(Likewise a Fallen Angel and Duke of Hell)

Crowley(An Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards)

Apocalyptic Horsepersons

DEATH(Death)

War(War)

Famine(Famine)

Pollution(Pollution)

Humans

Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer(A Witchfinder)

Agnes Nutter(A Prophetess)

Newton Pulsifer(Wages Clerk and Witchfinder Private)

Anathema Device(Practical Occulist and Professional Descendant)

Shadwell(Witchfinder Sergeant)

Madame Tracy(Painted Jezebel[Mornings only Thursdays by arrangement] and Medium)

Sister Mary Loquacious(A Satanic Nun of the Chattering Order of St. Beryl)

Mr. Young(A Father)

Mr. Tyler(A Chairman of a Residents' Association)

A Delivery Man

Them

ADAM(An Antichrist)

Pepper(A Girl)

Wensleydale(A Boy)

Brian(A Boy)

Full Chorus of Tibetans Aliens Americans Atlanteans and other rare and strange Creatures of the Last Days

Dog(Satanical hellhound and cat-worrier)