num_pages: 473
description: On the plane home to attend the funerals of his wife and best friend, Shadow, an ex-con, encounters an enigmatic stranger who seems to know a lot about him, and when Mr. Wednesday offers him a job as his bodyguard, Shadow accepts and is plunged into a dark and perilous world, where the soul of America is at stake. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, &amp; Bram Stoker awards.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: American Gods
titlecomplete: American Gods
characters: Mr. Town, Whiskey Jack, Laura Moon, Czernobog, Mr. Nancy, Margaret Black Crow, Shadow Moon, Technical Boy, Spider, Mr. World, Mr. Jacquel, Odin (deity), Mad Sweeney, Hinzelmann, Easter, Loki, Samantha Black Crow, Chad Mulligan, Media, Mr. Wednesday, Mr. Ibis, Bilquis
genres: Audiobook, Mythology, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Horror, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 902740
places: Wisconsin, Illinois, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chicago, Illinois, The United States of America, 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: UNKNO