American Gods The Tenth Anniversary Edition A Novel [Hardcover]

“Mystery, satire, sex, horror, poetic prose….If you have enjoyed John Crowley’sLittle, Bigor Stephen King’sThe Standor the urbane horror fiction of Jonathan Carroll…thenAmerican Godsarrives just in time.”
—Washington Post

“Dark fun, and nourishing to the soul.”
—Michael Chabon, author ofThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

It has been a decade since #1New York Timesbestselling author Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book) rocked the literary world withAmerican Gods—his breathtaking tale of the war on Earth between old gods and new. For those who have yet to experience Gaiman’s bestselling tour de force—a novelUSA Todaycalled “a powerful, searing force that makes readers confront what is real and what is not”—and for those eager to enter this astonishing world again, comes the Author’s Preferred Text 10th Anniversary Edition. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Bram Stoker Awards, with a special introduction by the author, this isAmerican Godsas Neil Gaiman always meant it to be.

First published in 2001,American Godsbecame an instant classic—an intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now discover the mystery and magic ofAmerican Godsin this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded with the author’s preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman.

A storm is coming . . .

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