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An edition of American Gods (2001)

American Gods

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  • 136 Have read

Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.

Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.

Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - it finds there...
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science fiction fantasy fiction Americana fantasy mythology Spiritual warfare Literature award:hugo_award=2002 Ex-convicts Fiction Hugo Award Winner New York Times bestseller American National characteristics Urban Fantasy nyt:e-book_fiction=2012-01-14 award:hugo_award=novel Widowers Bodyguards Roman Amerikanisches Englisch Fiction, fantasy, contemporary Widowers, fiction Widows, fiction Coloring books English fiction Demonology Spiritual life New York Times reviewed award:nebula_award=novel Comics & graphic novels, fantasy English literature Características nacionales Novela Ex-détenus Romans, nouvelles Veufs Gardes du corps Combat spirituel Gods

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Shadow Moon Mr. Wednesday Spider Anansi Laura Moon Hinzelmann Easter Whiskey Jack Loki Odin Mr. Ibis Samantha Black Crow Bilquis Media Mad Sweeney Czernobog Mr. Jacquel Mr. Nancy Chad Mulligan Margaret Black Crow Mr. Town Mr. World Technical Boy

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London, UK
Copyright Date
2001

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Avon DataSet Ltd
Dedicated to
For absent friends - Kathy Acker and Roger Zelazny, and all points between
Preface
Neil Gaiman

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Paperback
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728p.
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728

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OL27309814M
ISBN 10
0755322819
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9780755322817
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812385374
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American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow.

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Shadow had done three years in prison.
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