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. The book was published in 2001 by Headline in the United Kingdom and by William Morrow in the United States.

Jun 19, 2001 · American Gods is Neil Gaiman's best and most ambitious novel yet, a scary, strange, and hallucinogenic road-trip story wrapped around a deep examination of the American spirit. Gaiman tackles everything from the onslaught of the information age to the meaning of death, but he doesn't sacrifice the razor-sharp plotting and narrative style he's ...

Jun 19, 2001 · 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.

Jun 19, 2001 · A concise biography of Neil Gaiman plus historical and literary context for American Gods.

One of the most talked-about books of the new millennium, American Gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an American landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece.

‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman imagines what it might be to have gods incarnate, living among and interacting with us. It tells about a war fought across America between gods of old and new-age gods in a contest for power and influence.

As unsettling as it is exhilarating, American Gods is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey into an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. Magnificently told, this work of literary magic will haunt the reader far beyond the final page.

In Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’ old deities of ages ago clash with new gods born of modern obsessions. The protagonist Shadow Moon is drawn into this conflict, a surreal and epic drama that occurs in a recognizable America. Gaiman’s narrative weaves together myth …

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