Neil Gaiman opens a mysterious padlocked Good Omens box on Twitter

Neil Gaiman co-wrote Good Omens with the late great Terry Pratchett, and published in 1990 and it has continued to be popular with readers all over the world.

After the success of the television series in 2019 starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, the Pratchett Estate joined Neil Gaiman in polishing up the texts for rerelease. Various editions suitable for all budgets were published including a very exclusive, price-provided-on-demand, ‘celestial edition’.

One of the ultimate-fan copies went straight to Neil himself, and he live-tweeted his unboxing of the gift yesterday, starting with an ominous box locked with a padlock…

Neil slowly revealed each part to the gift, including so many layers of exclusive content- illustrations, curiosities, and memorabilia from the successful Amazon TV series.

Get ready for an emotional and amazing unboxing below.

So there’s a box. And it’s padlocked. With a real padlock. I’ve been sent a code... pic.twitter.com/XE9yV26H6y
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 24, 2020

To reveal padding and a letter... pic.twitter.com/MAtGvGbGKo
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 24, 2020

A letter that tells you how to unbox it. And gives you a link to a website if you need it... pic.twitter.com/PlYoojnYrT
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 24, 2020

I open it. To reveal a box of beautiful wood, which opens to reveal paintings. I’ve had limited edition books before but never seen anything like this... pic.twitter.com/cdqeYXDRqh
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 24, 2020

So this is the book. It’s huge and blue and gold and it’s gorgeous. pic.twitter.com/7TekZq8zkZ
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 24, 2020

And then there is a secret compartment containing Good Omens related goodies. pic.twitter.com/tjQ9QZJmq9
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 24, 2020

And one final secret book. The whole thing is a miracle of craftsmanship and the Devil is, as always, in the details. My hat is off to the people who makes this with so much love... pic.twitter.com/8JVeXxmOEP
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 24, 2020

And the hat, in this case, belonged to Sir Terry Pratchett. What an achievement.

Please never tell me what the Celestial Edition costs. pic.twitter.com/5TeXpHW8Ew
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 24, 2020