The extraordinary, highly acclaimed epic novel from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman. After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a mysterious car crash, in adulterous circumstances. Dazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. 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. But the storm is about to break... Disturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, Gaiman's epic novel sees him on the road to the heart of America. 

这部非凡的、广受好评的史诗小说出自讲故事的天才尼尔·盖曼之手。在坐牢三年后，影子已经尽了他的全力。但随着时间的流逝，直到他被释放，他可以感觉到一场风暴正在酝酿。在他出狱前两天，他的妻子劳拉在一场神秘的车祸中不治身亡。眼花缭乱，影子回家，却遇到了奇怪的星期三先生自称是一个难民从遥远的战争，一个前上帝和美国国王。他们一起踏上了一段非常奇怪的穿越美国的旅程，一路上解决了每年冬天发生在美国一个小镇上的谋杀案。但是暴风雨就要来了。。。令人不安，扣人心弦和深刻的奇怪，盖曼的史诗小说看到他对美国的心脏的道路。