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American Gods
| Full title: | American Gods |
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| ISBN: | 9780380789030 |
| ISBN 10: | 0380789035 |
| Authors: | |
| Publisher: | HarperTorch |
| Edition: | Reprint |
| Num. pages: | 624 |
| Binding: | Mass Market Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2002 |
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Synopsis
A master of inventive fiction, Neil Gaiman delves into the murky depths where reality and imagination meet. Now in American Gods, he works his literary magic to extraordinary results.
Shadow dreamed of nothing but leaving prison and starting a new life. But the day before his release, his wife and best friend are killed in an accident. On the plane home to the funeral, he meets Mr. Wednesday—a beguiling stranger who seems to know everything about him. A trickster and rogue, Mr. Wednesday offers Shadow a job as his bodyguard. With nowhere left to go, Shadow accepts, and soon learns that his role in Mr. Wednesday's schemes will be far more dangerous and dark than he could have ever imagined. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life a war is being fought—and the prize is the very soul of America.
Winner of the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Novel
Winner of the 2002 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Winner of the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel