In one decade, neil gaimans american gods gathers a global. This supernatural american road trip fantasy tells the story of a war between the ancient and modern gods. Are you planning on writing a huge mammoth book like american. The novel is a blend of americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern. The hugo, bram stoker, locus, world fantasy, and nebula award. The novel is a blend of americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology.
One million copies of the book, which has been translated into 22 languages, are in print. But in the uk it had sold around eighty thousand copies between hardback, trade paperback and the recently released paperback, the last time i heard. But i was just curious to see how my favourite book had fared across the world. Now discover the mystery and magic of american gods. The novel is a blend of americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and. Craig russell and a great selection of related books, art and. American gods is a hugo and nebula awards winning novel by neil gaiman. How many copies of american gods have been sold worldwide.
Wheel of time is an adaptation of robert jordans bestselling fantasy novels, which have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. American gods, explained ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end. On this weeks most read list for fiction are margaret atwood s the handmaid s tale, david baldacci s the fix and neil gaiman s american gods. Destined to be a treasure for the millions of fans who made american gods an internationally bestselling phenomenon, this beautifully designed and illustrate.
With american gods, i said, now im going to do one of those books. American gods neil gaiman hardcover harpercollins publishers. American gods is a novel, written by neil gaiman, about a surrealistic version of modern america that is secretly inhabited by the weakened and old spirits of. The series are listed according to the highest sales estimates as reported in reliable sources. This list includes comic books that have sold at least 100 million copies. That figure should get a boost this month with the. American gods by neil gaiman, by the authors own description, is a work that has inspired strong emotions and little in between readers have either liked it a. First published in 2001, american gods became an instant classican intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multipleawardwinning master of innovative fiction, neil gaiman.
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