Trivia-on-Book: American Gods by Neil Gaiman Meet Shadow Moon, a convict just released from prison and a husband with a broken heart. During his time in prison, he thought he would spend his free life with his wife. It wasn't meant to be, though. His wife died in an accident just before his release from prison. Now free and adrift in the world, Shadow doesn't know what to do with himself until he meets Mr. Wednesday. Wednesday introduces him to a whole new world and a whole new level of experience in this epic drama. The story leaves one questioning if we worship the right things in America today.