First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic.an
intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master
of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now discover the mystery and magic of
American Gods in this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded
with the author.s preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true
celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman.
A storm is coming ...
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting
for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no
longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with
Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.
But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow.s best friend are killed
in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered,
Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an
enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and rogue,
Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself.
Life as Wednesday.s bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting
and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined.it is a job that takes him on a dark
and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters
whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. Along the way Shadow
will learn that the past never dies; that everyone, including his beloved
Laura, harbors secrets; and that dreams, totems, legends, and myths are more
real than we know. Ultimately, he will discover that beneath the placid
surface of everyday life a storm is brewing.an epic war for the very soul
of America.and that he is standing squarely in its path.
Relevant and prescient, American Gods has been lauded for its brilliant
synthesis of .mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose. (Michael Dirda,
Washington Post Book World) and as a modern phantasmagoria that .distills
the essence of America. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). It is, quite simply,
an outstanding work of literary imagination that will endure for generations.
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