{"product_id":"9780062109590","title":"American Gods (The Tenth Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2001, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/em\u003e became an instant classic—an intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now discover the mystery and magic of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/em\u003e in this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded with the author’s preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA storm is coming . . . \u003c\/em\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 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. Along the way Shadow will learn that the past never dies; that everyone, including his beloved Laura, harbors secrets; and that dreams, totems, legends, and myths are more real than we know. Ultimately, he will discover that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing—an epic war for the very soul of America—and that he is standing squarely in its path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelevant and prescient, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/em\u003e has been lauded for its brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose” (Michael Dirda, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e) and as a modern phantasmagoria that “distills the essence of America” (\u003cem\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/em\u003e). It is, quite simply, an outstanding work of literary imagination that will endure for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105461223664,"sku":"9780062109590","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062109590_p0.jpg?v=1763626168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062109590","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}