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 ...
One of the most talked-about books of the new millennium, American Gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an American landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien.
Interviews An Interview with Neil Gaiman Barnes & Noble.com: American Gods is far and away the most ambitious and wide-ranging of your novel-length narratives. Was this sense of near epic scope implicit in your original conception of the book, or did your story, like Tolkien 's, grow in the telling? Neil Gaiman: I always knew it was going to be a big book -- I don't think I really knew just ...
American Gods is a 2001 fantasy novel by English author Neil Gaiman. Blending folklore, mythology, religion, and American culture, the novel brings together gods from disparate cultures and times as they reckon with an existential threat. The novel has been adapted for television, and Gaiman has expanded the American Gods universe with indirect sequels such as Anansi Boys. The book won ...
In this American Gods Summary & Book Review, Neil Gaiman’s masterpiece pits Old Gods against New. Can a mortal pawn stop the coming war? Prepare for a surreal, unforgettable journey.
American Gods Summary & Book Review: A Mythic Road Trip | Neil Gaiman