Anansi Boys - Softcover

Gaiman, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061342394 ISBN 13: 9780061342394

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2008

Synopsis

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Neil Gaiman returns to the territory of his masterpiece, American Gods (now a Starz Original Series) to once again probe the dark recesses of the soul.

God is dead. Meet the kids.

Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep--about to make Fat Charlie's life more interesting . . . and a lot more dangerous.

"Thrilling, spooky, and wondrous."

--Denver Post

"Awesomely inventive.... When you take the free-fall plunge into a Neil Gaiman book, anything can happen and anything invariably does."

--Entertainment Weekly

"Delightful, funny and affecting.... A tall tale to end all tall tales."

--Washington Post Book World

About this title

Review:

"Gaiman hardwires his comedy of misrule with a crackpot energy that, when successfully channelled, lights up the imagination."--Sunday Times (London)

"Ebullient . . . ingenious . . . enormously entertaining throughout."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Genre-busting . . . very creative and very funny. Grade: A-"--Christian Science Monitor

"Funny and subversive . . . Gaiman's mastery of language carries the reader through to a satisfying conclusion."--USA Today

"[Gaiman] gives his flair for comedy free rein without losing his appreciation for the darker aspects of world mythology."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Somehow manages to be both really scary and really funny at the same time."--Newsweek

"Darkly funny and heartwarming to the end, this book is an addictive read not easily forgotten."--School Library Journal

"ANANSI BOYS makes an incredible read."--Times Leader

"Deliciously compulsive . . . Grade: A."--Washington Post

"Delightful, funny and affecting . . . the literary equivalent of a hole in one."--Washington Post Book World

From the Publisher:

This includes exclusive extra material:
ANANSI BOYS deleted scene
Extracts from the Notebook in which Neil Gaiman wrote ANANSI BOYS
An Interview with Neil Gaiman about ANANSI BOYS
Reading-group Discussion Questions

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061342394
• ISBN 13: 9780061342394
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336