Known by his colleague, co-author and regular illustrative collaborator Chris Riddell as the ‘wise wizard’, Gaimain’s is the mind that changed the course of the modern graphic novel through his Sandman series. Primarily known as Britain’s foremost fantasy writer, Neil Gaiman is much more than just that. 'Gaiman is a treasure-house of story and we are lucky to have him' - Stephen King. Together they embark on a very strange journey across the States, along the way solving the murders which have occurred every winter in one small American town.ĭisturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, Gaiman's epic novel sees him on the road to the heart of America. Two days before his release date, his wife Laura dies in a mysterious car crash, in adulterous circumstances.ĭazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. He did not awake in prison with a feeling of dread he was no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, because yesterday had brought it.Īfter three years in prison, Shadow has served his time.īut as the days and hours until his release tick away, he can feel a storm brewing. He didn’t worry that the man was going to get him, because the man had got him. The feeling that he’d plunged as low as he could plunge and he’d hit bottom. The best thing – in Shadow’s opinion, perhaps the only good thing – about being in prison was a feeling of relief.

American gods author