American Gods - Annotated by Neil Gaiman (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A master of inventive fiction pens the story of an ex-con who is offered a job as a bodyguard for Mr. Wednesday, a trickster and a rogue. Shadow soon learns that his role in the man's schemes are far more dangerous and dark than he could have ever imagined.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Since it was first published, <em>American Gods</em> became an instant classic.</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Now discover the mystery and majesty of </strong><em><strong>American Gods</strong></em><strong> in this beautiful reissue of the Author's Preferred Text edition. Featuring a new preface by Neil Gaiman in honor of the novel's 20th anniversary, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece.</strong></p><p>Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. </p><p>But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and a rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself. </p><p>Life as Wednesday's bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined--it is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><em><strong>The storm was coming....</strong></em></p>Shadow spent three years in prison, keeping his head down, doing his time. All he wanted was to get back to the loving arms of his wife and to stay out of trouble for the rest of his life. But days before his scheduled release, he learns that his wife has been killed in an accident, and his world becomes a colder place.</p>On the plane ride home to the funeral, Shadow meets a grizzled man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A self-styled grifter and rogue, Wednesday offers Shadow a job. And Shadow, a man with nothing to lose, accepts.</p>But working for the enigmatic Wednesday is not without its price, and Shadow soon learns that his role in Wednesday's schemes will be far more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. Entangled in a world of secrets, he embarks on a wild road trip and encounters, among others, the murderous Czernobog, the impish Mr. Nancy, and the beautiful Easter -- all of whom seem to know more about Shadow than he himself does.</p>Shadow will learn that the past does not die, that everyone, including his late wife, had secrets, and that the stakes are higher than anyone could have imagined.</p>All around them a storm of epic proportions threatens to break. Soon Shadow and Wednesday will be swept up into a conflict as old as humanity itself. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life a war is being fought -- and the prize is the very soul of America.</p>As unsettling as it is exhilarating, <em>American Gods</em> is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<em>American Gods</em> manages to reinvent, and reassert, the enduring importance of fantastic literature itself in this late age of the world. Dark fun, and nourishing to the soul."--Michael Chabon<br><br>"Gaiman returns to the fertile killing ground that nourished <em>The Sandma</em><em>n</em>: that peculiarly American crossroads where pop culture intersects with religion, violence and death."--<em>Village Voice Literary Supplement</em><br><br>"Immensely rewarding . . . . Suffused with . . . powerful imagery and deftly painted characters . . . . A finely crafted novel of weight and significance [with] poetic descriptions, sharp-eyed criticism, and first-rate storytelling. There is much to enjoy, to admire, and to ponder in this unforgettable tale."--<em>Cleveland Plain Dealer</em><br><br>"Mystery, satire, sex, horror, poetic prose-American Gods uses all these to keep the reader turning the pages."--<em>Washington Post</em><br><br>"Pointed, occasionally comic, often scary, consistently moving and provocative . . . . <em>American Gods</em> is strewn with secrets and magical visions."--<em>USA Today</em><br><br>"Provocative yet fun . . . Gaiman has applied his vast breadth of knowledge about all things mythological to a truly high concept."--<em>Entertainment Weekly</em><br><br>American Gods is like a fast run downhill through a maze -- both exhilarating and twisted.--Jane Lindskold, author of Changer and<br><br>American Gods is sexy, thrilling, dark, funny and poetic.--Teller, of Penn & Teller<br><br>"Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive."--George R. R. Martin<br>
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