num_pages: 592
description: Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident.Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible.He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same…
language: English
title: American Gods
titlecomplete: American Gods (American Gods, #1)
characters: Margaret Black Crow, Shadow Moon, Media, Mr. World, Spider, Laura Moon, Easter, Mr. Jacquel, Mr. Town, Technical Boy, Bilquis, Odin (deity), Mad Sweeney, Whiskey Jack, Hinzelmann, Czernobog, Samantha Black Crow, Mr. Ibis, Chad Mulligan, Mr. Wednesday, Loki, Mr. Nancy
genres: Audiobook, Science Fiction, Mythology, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Contemporary
ratings_count: 902748
places: Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chicago, Illinois, The United States of America, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota
series: American Gods
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Bram Stoker Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: International Horror Guild Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: SFX Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Geffen Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
category: Roman étranger, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Prix Bob Morane
category: roman traduit, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
publisher: HarperTorch