American Gods

Book Details

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Author(s):

Neil Gaiman

First Pub:

2001

Genre(s):

Fantasy

Word Count:

183,222

First Read:

2015

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 8

Part One - Shadows

Chapters 1-8

Part Two - My Ainsel

Chapters 9-13

Part Three - The Moment of the Storm

Chapters 14-18

Part Four - Epilogue: Something that the Dead Are Keeping Back

Chapter 19

Internal ID:

1650

Series:

Anansi Boys

American Gods*

#1 of 2

American Gods*

A loose series by Neil Gaiman.

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1) American Gods
2) Anansi Boys

Copyright:

Dedication:

For absent friends - Kathy Acker and Roger Zelazney,
and all points between

First Sentence:

Shadow had done three years in prison.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

He walked away and kept on walking.

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

Read this book after finishing The Princess Bride.

Extract not on file

Added: 14-Jun-2015

Last Updated: 11-Apr-2023

01-Apr-2002

HarperTorch

Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Apr-2002

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$7.99

Pages*:

588

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 2 Jul 2015 - 20 Aug 2015

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1597

Publisher:

HarperTorch

ISBN:

0-380-78903-5

ISBN-13:

978-0-380-78903-0

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Sigrid Estrada - Photographer

"GAIMAN IS A TREASURE HOUSE... WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM." Stephen King

Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident.

Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible.

He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever he the same...

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First HarperTorch paperback printing: May 2002
First William Morrow hardcover printing: July 2001
Fortieth printing based on the number "line"
Canada: $10.99

Includes an excerpt from Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman.

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01-Apr-2002
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Author(s)

Neil Gaiman
Birth: 10 Nov 1960 Porchester, England, UK

Awards

2001	British Science Fiction Association	Best Novel	Nominee
2001	Horror Writer's Association	Bram Stoker Award - Novel	Winner
2002	Britsh Fantasy Society	August Derleth Award	Nominee
2002	Locus Magazine	Best Fantasy Novel	Winner
2002	World Fantasy Convention	World Fantasy Award - Novel	Nominee
2002	World Science Fiction Society	Hugo Award - Best Novel	Winner
2003	Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America	Nebula Award - Best Novel	Winner

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