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American Gods

This article is about the novel. For the television adaptation, see American Gods (TV series). For other uses, see List of Native American deities.

American Gods
Cover of first edition (hardcover)
AuthorNeil Gaiman
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherWilliam Morrow, Headline
Publication date
19 June 2001
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages465
AwardsHugo Award for Best Novel (2002), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2002), Nebula Award for Best Novel (2002)
ISBN0-380-97365-0
OCLC46393953
813/.54 21
LC ClassPR6057.A319 A84 2001
Followed byAnansi Boys 

American Gods (2001) is a novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow.

The book was published in 2001 by Headline in the United Kingdom and by William Morrow in the United States. It gained a positive critical response and won the 2002 Hugo and Nebula awards.[1]

A special tenth anniversary edition, which includes the "author's preferred text" and 12,000 additional words, was published in June 2011 by William Morrow. Two audio versions of the book were produced and published by Harper Audio: an unabridged version of the original published edition, read by George Guidall, released in 2001; a full cast audiobook version of the tenth anniversary edition, released in 2011. In March 2017, The Folio Society published a special collector's edition of American Gods, with many corrections to the author's preferred text version.[2]

In April 2017, Starz began airing a television adaptation of the novel. Bryan Fuller and Michael Green served as showrunners,[3] and Gaiman is an executive producer.[4] Fuller and Green departed the show after the first season.[5]

  1. ^ "2002 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NG-Sacred was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Shepherd, Jack (20 March 2017). "Neil Gaiman gives verdict on American Gods TV series". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ Croll, Ben (12 June 2017). "Even Neil Gaiman Was Surprised by the Reaction to 'American Gods'". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ Patten, Dominic; Andreeva, Nellie (29 November 2017). "'American Gods': Michael Green & Bryan Fuller Exit As Showrunners of Starz Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

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