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American Gods
- Author
- Neil Gaiman
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 12 April 2012
- Run Time
- 19 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Norse religion and mythology, Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings
- Rating
- 5.0 (3 reviews)
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What to expect
'Gaiman is a treasure-house of story and we are lucky to have him' Stephen King.
If you are to survive, you must believe.
Shadow Moon has served his time. But hours before his release from prison, his beloved wife is killed in a freak accident. Dazed, he boards a plane home where he meets the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who professes both to know Shadow and to be king of America.
Together they embark on a profoundly strange road trip across the USA, encountering a kaleidoscopic cast of characters along the way. Yet all around them a storm threatens to break.
The war has already begun, an epic struggle for the very soul of America, and Shadow is standing squarely in its path.
Critics Review
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A very fine and imaginative writer
The Times
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'Gaiman has a rich imagination...and an ability to tackle large themes'
Philip Pullman
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
If you have only seen the tv show you will be surprised how different the book is, I’m not saying one is better than the other but that thay work in different ways.
The narration is excellent.Barrie 2023-12-18
Details
- Author
- Neil Gaiman
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 19 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 April 2012
- ISBN
- 9780755396023
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Norse religion and mythology, Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings
- Rating
- 5.0(3 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(3 reviews)
Synopsis
American Gods, the extraordinary, highly acclaimed epic novel from storytelling genius and international bestseller Neil Gaiman, comes vividly to life this May in the hottest major TV show of 2017. Praised by Empire as 'something very special', the series will be shown in the UK on Amazon Prime Video and stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning and Gillian Anderson.'Gaiman is a treasure-house of story and we are lucky to have him' Stephen King.If you are to survive, you must believe.Shadow Moon has served his time. But hours before his release from prison, his beloved wife is killed in a freak accident. Dazed, he boards a plane home where he meets the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who professes both to know Shadow and to be king of America.Together they embark on a profoundly strange road trip across the USA, encountering a kaleidoscopic cast of characters along the way. Yet all around them a storm threatens to break. The war has already begun, an epic struggle for the very soul of America, and Shadow is standing squarely in its path.
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