Shadow Moon has been released from prison. With Laura dead, he doesn’t know where to begin, so he starts at home. On the way, Shadow encounters a mysterious stranger who tells him that Laura’s death wasn’t an accident. Someone is trying to kill him. And someone else wants to save him. The sequel to American Gods begins almost four years later, on the day Shadow, who works in the mail room at a tech giant, meets Mr Wednesday, an old god who reveals that he is not who he seems. The book will be released digitally on April 21st, 2019 and in paperback form on May 7th.
Mr. Wednesday, god of the old gods, has come to America as a refugee. He needs Shadow as a bodyguard and guide while he recovers his power and reconnects with his own people. The two travel across the country in Shadow’s car, encountering bizarre characters who are connected to Mr Wednesday’s story, as well as a family like no other—women whose faces change but whose eyes hold the same secrets. Mr Wednesday is building an army of followers who will turn against their families and nations, but first he must win back America’s love…or abandon it forever.
Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novel, American Gods, is a supernatural thriller that takes readers on a cosmic road trip with our national hero–and America’s first criminal. Shadow Moon emerges from prison after twenty-six years and his release coincides with the violent death of his wife, Laura. Soon Shadow follows her to an ancient burial ground that may or may not contain her body.
About American Gods Book
Days before his release from prison, Shadow’s wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.
Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.
Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You’ll be surprised by what – and who – it finds there.
