American Gods

1 About this book

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. It gained a positive critical response and won the 2002 Hugo and Nebula awards.

A special tenth anniversary edition, which includes the "author's preferred text" and 12,000 additional words, was published in June 2011 by William Morrow. Two audio versions of the book were produced and published by Harper Audio: an unabridged version of the original published edition, read by George Guidall, released in 2001; a full cast audiobook version of the tenth anniversary edition, released in 2011. In March 2017, The Folio Society published a special collector's edition of American Gods, with many corrections to the author's preferred text version.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: science fiction, urban fantasy, mythology, and a long read.

• Science fiction
• Fantasy
• Mythology
• Urban Fantasy
• Fantasy, contemporary
• Spiritual life
• Comics & graphic novels, fantasy
• Spiritual warfare