American Gods

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Harper Collins, Apr 30, 2002 - Fiction - 624 pages

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 he the same...

 

Contents

Section 1
3
Section 2
32
Section 3
55
Section 4
70
Section 5
103
Section 6
130
Section 7
155
Section 8
192
Section 13
372
Section 14
383
Section 15
421
Section 16
457
Section 17
469
Section 18
485
Section 19
508
Section 20
545

Section 9
233
Section 10
260
Section 11
292
Section 12
340
Section 21
552
Section 22
584
Section 23
589
Section 24
593

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Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly acclaimed and award-winning books for children and adults, including the New York Times #1 bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning novel The Graveyard Book and the bestselling Coraline, Stardust, and Odd and the Frost Giants. He is also the author of the picture books Blueberry Girl and Instructions, illustrated by Charles Vess; The Wolves in the Walls, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and Crazy Hair, illustrated by Dave McKean; and The Dangerous Alphabet, illustrated by Gris Grimly. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.

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