Anansi Boys is a novel by Neil Gaiman. While it belongs to the same fictional world as American Gods, it is not a sequel. In Anansi Boys we discover that 'Mr. Nancy' (Anansi) has two sons, and the two sons in turn discover each other. The novel follows their adventures as they explore their common heritage.
It is implied that Anansi Boys takes place after the events of American Gods, for example when Mr. Nancy says to some tourists, shortly befor...
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Anansi Boys is a novel by Neil Gaiman. While it belongs to the same fictional world as American Gods, it is not a sequel. In Anansi Boys we discover that 'Mr. Nancy' (Anansi) has two sons, and the two sons in turn discover each other. The novel follows their adventures as they explore their common heritage.
It is implied that Anansi Boys takes place after the events of American Gods, for example when Mr. Nancy says to some tourists, shortly before his death, that he's been in the "Intelligence Force in the war, although he was careful enough not to say what war", which implies he was talking about the war in American Gods. The book also shows the trunk that Mr. Nancy says was given by his son in American Gods, which helps the main character discover a mystery in the subplot.
Anansi Boys was published on September 20, 2005 and was released in paperback on October 1, 2006. The book reached the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list, and won both the Locus and British...
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