We meet Shadow Moon, an ex-con recently released from prison, whose wife has recently died. He is bereft of all the things that gave his previous life meaning. As he bids his farewell to the fragments of that life, he comes to work for a man simply known as Wednesday. Wednesday is a peculiar old man with a frightening knowledge of Shadow's past and an amazing talent of swindling people who introduces Shadow to many fascinating characters, who it is later learned, are all transplanted Gods endeavoring to hold on to life all across America.

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