{"product_id":"american-gods-a-novel-isbn-9780380973651","title":"American Gods: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSince it was first published, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/em\u003e became an instant classic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow discover the mystery and majesty of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican\u003cbr\u003eGods\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e in this beautiful reissue of the Author's\u003cbr\u003ePreferred Text edition. Featuring a new preface by Neil Gaiman in honor of the novel's 20th anniversary, this commemorative volume is a true celebration\u003cbr\u003eof a modern masterpiece.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocked 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe storm was coming....\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eShadow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eShadow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eAll 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eAs unsettling as it is exhilarating, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Gaiman returns to the fertile killing ground that nourished \u003cem\u003eThe Sandma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003en\u003c\/em\u003e: that peculiarly American crossroads where pop culture intersects with religion, violence and death.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Provocative yet fun . . . Gaiman has applied his vast breadth of knowledge about all things mythological to a truly high concept.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/em\u003e manages to reinvent, and reassert, the enduring importance of fantastic literature itself in this late age of the world. 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There is much to enjoy, to admire, and to ponder in this unforgettable tale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888548311269,"sku":"NP9780380973651","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780380973651.jpg?v=1730229316","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/american-gods-a-novel-isbn-9780380973651","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}