E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "On the Road to American Gods."
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.
When Wednesday offers to hire him as a bodyguard, Shadow reluctantly accepts. But the journey they face turns out to be more dangerous and dark than he could ever have imagined. For unbeknownst to him a war is being fought -- and the prize is the very soul of America.
"Masterful storytelling."
-- Peter Straub
"Gaiman is fast becoming one of the most important of modern writers. In American Gods he has crafted a novel that is unique, literate, and highly readable. Don't miss it. A+"
-- Denver Rocky Mountain News
During the course of almost twenty years as a writer, Neil Gaiman has been one of the top scribes in modern comics -- Sandman; Death: The High Cost of Living -- and is now a best-selling novelist. Of the novels, Neverwhere, Stardust, and American Gods are available as PerfectBound e-books, as is the short story collection Smoke and Mirrors (containing three stories not available in the U.S. print edition), and the special features-packed Coraline, a novel for readers of all ages with illustrations by Dave McKean. Visit www.neilgaiman.com and www.mousecircus.com.
