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American Gods - Annotated by Neil Gaiman (Paperback)

American Gods - Annotated by  Neil Gaiman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a stranger offers him a job and Shadow, with nothing to lose, accepts. But a storm is coming. Beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a war is being fought - and the prize is the very soul of America. An inspired combination of mythology, adventure, and illusion, American Gods is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>From #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Neil Gaiman, a contemporary masterpiece combing mythology, adventure, and illusion―one of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by acclaimed artist Henry Sene Yee</strong></p><p>Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a stranger offers him a job and Shadow, with nothing to lose, accepts. But a storm is coming. Beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a war is being fought - and the prize is the very soul of America.</p> <p>An inspired combination of mythology, adventure, and illusion, <em>American Gods</em> is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece.</p><p><strong>"Piercingly observed, jaggedly poetic, ruthlessly cutting a path through graveyards of dead stars and dead money and dead feelings, this novel is the map back to dawn." -- </strong><strong>Steve Erickson</strong></p><p><strong>"<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." -- </strong><strong>Michael Chabon</strong></p><p><strong> <br/> </strong></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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