Book description
This new full-cast audiobook production of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens transcends mere adaptation, offering a luminous auditory experience that honors the novel's intricate wit while revealing new dimensions of its enduring charm. The narrative, framed by Rebecca Front's masterful narration-her voice a perfect blend of gentle authority and dry amusement-guides listeners through the apocalyptic chaos with effortless grace. Michael Sheen delivers Aziraphale with a tender, almost Victorian elegance, embodying the angel's profound affection for earthly pleasures and his quiet, enduring humanity. David Tennant, meanwhile, imbues Crowley with a sardonic, effortlessly cool menace, his voice a velvet-coated weapon that captures the demon's decades-long immersion in human folly with perfect, wry affection. Their dynamic, the very heart of the story, crackles with subversive wit in this format, the dialogue's rapid-fire banter and layered observations resonating with heightened immediacy through vocal performance alone.
The supporting ensemble, including Katherine Kingsley as the formidable Anathema Device and Arthur Darvill's grounded Newton Pulsifer, provides rich texture without overwhelming the central duo. Each voice, from the spectral whispers of Agnes Nutter to the ensemble's subtle atmospheric contributions, feels meticulously chosen, deepening the world's authenticity. The audiobook's genius lies in how it transforms the novel's satirical prose-described by the Washington Post as a convergence of "Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins, and Don DeLillo's literary inventiveness"-into a living, breathing theatrical event. The meticulously crafted chaos of the impending apocalypse, the frogs, the rising Atlantis, the misplaced Antichrist, and the very human (and very angelic) reluctance to embrace divine design, all gain visceral urgency through the actors' nuanced deliveries. This is not merely a listening experience; it is an immersion into the novel's core: the profound, humorous, and deeply moving assertion that connection across the divide of good and evil, forged over centuries of shared existence, holds more weight than any celestial plan. For those who cherish Pratchett's wit and Gaiman's mythic sensibility, this production is essential-a heavenly auditory feast that proves the story's brilliance is not merely in its words, but in the voices that bring its eternal, perfectly absurd, and utterly human message to life.
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ThoughtTracer
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Sherm
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Runway Darling
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Treasure Devil
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Lightening Trip
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Rope
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Texas Butterfly
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Dredd
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Cream
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience