American Gods
A Novel
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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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Author Extras
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Awards for American Gods |
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Hugo Award for Best SF/Fantasy Novel
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Hugo Award for Best SF/Fantasy Novel
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Critical Praise for
American Gods
American Gods is sexy, thrilling, dark, funny and poetic."
Teller, of Penn & Teller
“Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive; a picaresque journey across America where the travelers are even stranger than the roadside attractions.”
George R. R. Martin
"American Gods is like a fast run downhill through a maze -- both exhilarating and twisted."
Jane Lindskold, author of Changer and
“Gaiman understands the shape of stories.”
Patrick Rothfuss, www.tor.com
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The Graveyard Book
In this ingenious and captivating reimagining of Rudyard Kipling’s classic adventure The Jungle Book , Neil Gaiman tells the unforgettable story of Nobody Owens, a living, breathing boy whose home is a graveyard, raised by a guardian who belongs neither to the mortal world nor the realm of the...
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Stories
"The joy of fiction is the joy of the imagination. . . ." The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question: "And then what happened?" The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as Neil Gaiman and Al...
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Instructions
Trust Dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story. A renowned storyteller whose words have transported readers to magical realms and an acclaimed illustrator of lushly imagined fairy-tale landscapes guide a traveler safely through lands unknown and yet strangely familiar . . . . . . and home...
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