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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition - by Neil Gaiman (Paperback)

American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition - by  Neil Gaiman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Now a STARZ(R) Original Series - Season 3 premiere in January 2021</strong></p><p><strong>"Pointed, occasionally comic, often scary, consistently moving and provocative....<em>American Gods</em> is strewn with secrets and magical visions."--<em>USA Today</em></strong><strong><br/></strong></p><p><strong>Newly updated and expanded with the author's preferred text. A modern masterpiece from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman.</strong></p><p>First published in 2001, <em>American Gods</em> became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of "mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose" (<em>Washington Post</em>) and as a modern phantasmagoria that "distills the essence of America" (<em>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</em>). It is the story of Shadow--released from prison just days after his wife and best friend are killed in an accident--who gets recruited to be bodyguard, driver, and errand boy for the enigmatic trickster, Mr. Wednesday. So begins Shadow's dark and strange road trip, one that introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. For, beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a storm is brewing--an epic war for the very soul of America--and Shadow is standing squarely in its path.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive."--George R. R. Martin</strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Updated and expanded with the author's preferred text</strong></p><p><strong>A modern masterpiece from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction Neil Gaiman</strong></p><p>First published in 2001, <em>American Gods</em> became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of "mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose" (<em>Washington Post</em>) and as a modern phantasmagoria that "distills the essence of America" (<em>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</em>). It is the story of Shadow--released from prison just days after his wife and best friend are killed in an accident--who gets recruited to be bodyguard, driver, and errand boy for the enigmatic trickster Mr. Wednesday. So begins Shadow's dark and strange road trip, one that introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a storm is brewing--an epic war for the very soul of America--and Shadow is standing squarely in its path.</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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