American Gods 1. Shadows /
"This supernatural American road trip fantasy tells the story of a war between the ancient and modern gods. Shadow Moon gets out of jail only to discover his wife is dead. Defeated, broke, and uncertain where to go from here, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, who employs him to serve as hi...
| Main Authors: | Gaiman, Neil. (Creator), Russell, P. Craig (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Parker, Rick, 1946- (letterer.), Russell, P. Craig. |
| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Milwaukie, OR :
Dark Horse Books,
2018.
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| Edition: | First hardcover edition. |
| Series: |
American Gods ;
1 |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"This supernatural American road trip fantasy tells the story of a war between the ancient and modern gods. Shadow Moon gets out of jail only to discover his wife is dead. Defeated, broke, and uncertain where to go from here, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, who employs him to serve as his bodyguard--thrusting Shadow into a deadly world where ghosts of the past come back from the dead, and a god war is imminent."-- |
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| Item Description: |
"This volume collects issues #1 through #9 of the Dark Horse comic-book series American Gods: Shadows"--Title page verso. Chiefly illustrations. |
| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781506703862 1506703860 |
| Author Notes: |
He writes both children and adult books. His adult books include The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which won a British National Book Awards, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for 2014; Stardust, which won the Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults in 1999; American Gods, which won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards; Anansi Boys; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances; and The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction, which is a New York Times Bestseller. His children's books include The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish; Coraline, which won the Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla, the BSFA, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker awards; The Wolves in the Walls; Odd and the Frost Giants; The Graveyard Book, which won the Newbery Award in 2009 and The Sandman: Overture which won the 2016 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story. (Bowker Author Biography) |