American Gods by Neil Gaiman | Lemuria Books

New York, NY: William Morrow (2011)


New in hardback.

A special tenth anniversary edition of of the critically acclaimed bestselling classic—winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Bram Stoker awards—a brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose” (Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World)

“American Gods manages to reinvent, and to reassert, the enduring importance of fantastic literature itself in the this late age of the world. Dark fun, and nourishing to the soul.”—Michael Chabon

First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic—an intellectual and artistic benchmark from the master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now, to mark the tenth anniversary of this modern masterpiece’s original publication, William Morrow is proud to present this special edition.

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. Flying to the funeral, he meets Mr. Wednesday—a beguiling stranger who seems to know everything about the ex-convict. A trickster and rogue, Wednesday offers the grieving and vulnerable Shadow a job as his bodyguard. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts. Yet he soon learns that his role in Wednesday’s scheme is far darker and more dangerous than anything he’s ever known. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing—a war for the very soul of America—and Shadow is in its direct path.

A modern phantasmagoria that “distills the essence of America” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), American Gods combines the spiritual and the commercial, the mythical and the mundane, the familiar and the fantastic. Relevant and prescient, it is an outstanding work of literary imagination that will endure for generations.

Neil Gaiman is an Englishman who lives outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of numerous bestsellers, including Neverwhere, Stardust, Smoke and Mirrors, Anansi Boys, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, The Graveyard Book, and the Sandman series, and he is co-author (with Terry Pratchett), of the award-winning novel Good Omens.