From the creator of the blockbuster Sandman series. . . After an early release from prison due to his wife's accidental death, Shadow is recruited as a bodyguard by a mysterious grifter who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. Thus begins a wild road trip in which Shadow and Wednesday will be swept up into a conflict as old as humanity itself. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life a war is being fought -- and the prize is the very soul of America. As unsettling as it is exhilarating, American Gods is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE HUGO, NEBULA & BRAM STOKER AWARDS.
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A magical modern Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ¡X this book will astonish you on ever page. -- William Gibson author of Neuromancer and Pattern Recognition
Filled with sly, dark humor and vivid personalities. . .a fascinating portrait of America's soul. -- Voya
Gaiman makes producing incredible, groundbreaking work look all so easy. . . a bona fide classic. -- Book Reporter
Saying Neil Gaiman is a writer is like saying Da Vinci dabbled in the arts. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
gloriously funny and oddly heartwarming. . .another winner for the phenomenally gifted, consummately reader-friendly Gaiman. -- Kirkus Reviews
Filled with sly, dark humor and vivid personalities. . .a fascinating portrait of America's soul. -- Voya
Gaiman makes producing incredible, groundbreaking work look all so easy. . . a bona fide classic. -- Book Reporter
Saying Neil Gaiman is a writer is like saying Da Vinci dabbled in the arts. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
gloriously funny and oddly heartwarming. . .another winner for the phenomenally gifted, consummately reader-friendly Gaiman. -- Kirkus Reviews
From the Publisher
„« American Gods (2001) won the Hugo, Nebula, SFX, Bram Stoker, and Locus Awards. It was nominated for many other awards, including the World Fantasy Award, and the Minnesota Book Award.
American Gods appeared on the many American bestseller lists, including: The New York Times, Publisher¡¦s Weekly, USA Today, Independent, Book Sense, Northern California Independent Booksellers Association and Locus. On the Locus Bestseller list, it spent three months at number one.
This novel also appeared on many Best Books of 2001 lists including: Barnes and Noble, Washington Post Book World, Borders, Amazon, Locus, January Magazine and Rocky Mountain News.
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