American Gods
core novel 2001 American Gods
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.10 (998,510 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780380973651 |
Where it sits
- Universe: American Gods
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Neil Gaiman
Awards (verified)
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 2002: won
- Nebula Award (Best Novel), 2002: won; SFWA's own site labels this the 2002 award; the author's own site labels it 2003 -- registered per SFWA's own convention, consistent with this project's established practice.
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2002: won
- Bram Stoker Award (Best Novel), 2002: won
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 2002: nominated
- British Fantasy Award (Best Novel (August Derleth Award)), 2002: nominated
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Adult Literature), 2002: nominated
Notes
- The flagship novel. Two direct sequel short pieces follow the same protagonist (Shadow Moon) and are registered as Expanded: 'The Monarch of the Glen' (novella, 2003) and 'Black Dog' (2015). Anansi Boys (2005) shares one recurring character (Mr. Nancy/Anansi) but follows an entirely different protagonist and plot in a different city -- per Gaiman's own description of his loosely-connected works ('I think so, yes. Or at least they all share a car park'), this is treated the same way as Ysabel/Fionavar Tapestry: a cameo does not fold a separate story into this universe. Not registered here; flagged as a possible future standalone admission.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within American Gods (standalone work): position 1 of 3: next The Monarch of the Glen (2003)
Sources
- American Gods (Wikipedia)
- Awards and Honors (official Neil Gaiman site)
- 2002 Hugo Awards (The Hugo Award)
- American Gods (Nebula Awards, SFWA)
- Wikipedia: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
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