American Gods: A Novel

Neil Gaiman

HarperCollins, Sep 2, 2003 - Fiction - 624 pages

Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming -- a battle for the very soul of America . . . and they are in its direct path.

One of the most talked-about books of the new millennium, American Gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an American landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece.

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User Review  - niquetteb - LibraryThing

This was a really long novel that I might categorize as a saga or quest with some sprinkles of fantasy. The writing is rich, but feels like it goes on forever without ever getting anywhere. I enjoyed ...

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User Review  - melrailey - LibraryThing

This is a modern epic fantasy. It took me two tries to get going on this audiobook. For some reason, the first time I tried to listen, I never could get into the story. Then, a year later, I tried ...

About the author

Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly acclaimed and award-winning books for children and adults, including the New York Times #1 bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning novel The Graveyard Book and the bestselling Coraline, Stardust, and Odd and the Frost Giants. He is also the author of the picture books Blueberry Girl and Instructions, illustrated by Charles Vess; The Wolves in the Walls, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and Crazy Hair, illustrated by Dave McKean; and The Dangerous Alphabet, illustrated by Gris Grimly. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.

Bibliographic information

• Title: American Gods: A Novel; Bram Stoker Award: Novel; Hugo Award 2002; Instant book club; Nebula Award: Best novel; New York Times bestseller; USA Fiction
• Author: Neil Gaiman
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003
• ISBN: 0060558121, 9780060558123
• Length: 624 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / General; Fiction / General