by Neil Gaiman · Headline Book Publishing · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780755322817
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«American Gods» is the fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman, published by Headline Book Publishing in paperback (672 pages, in English).
After leaving prison, Shadow returns home when he discovers that his wife has died in an accident. On the journey he meets the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday, who claims to be an ancient god and the king of America, and agrees to work for him. Together they travel across the United States as a supernatural storm approaches: the forgotten gods prepare to face the new deities of the modern world.
This edition contains the author's preferred text. The novel opens the American Gods series and won, among others, the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker and Locus awards.
For adult readers of urban fantasy and mythology who enjoy road stories and the clash between the ancestral and the contemporary.
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). He co-created the TV adaptations of Good Omens and The Sandman.
