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American Gods Books in Order

by Neil GaimanLiterature & Fiction

2 books and 2 novellas from American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (2003) to Anansi Boys (2005). Rated 4.6 across 99,092 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition

    Book 1 2003 4.6 (76.7k)

    Now a STARZ Original Series produced by FremantleMedia North America starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, and Pablo Schreiber.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  2. Legends II: Volume III

    Novella 1.5 2004 by Robert Silverberg - editor 4.1 (278)

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  3. Anansi Boys

    Book 2 2005 4.6 (22.1k)

    Soon to be a streaming series! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, a tale playful, profound, and rife with mayhem and mischief―one of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by acclaimed…

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  4. Black Dog

    Novella 2.5 2016 4.6 (76)

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

Adapted for screen

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for American Gods is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (1.5 comes after book 1). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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