Released from prison, Shadow Moon takes a job as security to the mysterious Mr. Wednesday. When his new employer is revealed to be one of the Old Gods (ancient deities whose power and influence are dwindling), Moon becomes caught up in their battle with the New Gods, who are based on contemporary concepts such as technology, the media, and globalization.

Shadow's attempt to break away from Mr. Wednesday is thwarted by the secrets of old gods and new.

When Shadow Moon is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Little does Shadow know, this storm will change the course of his entire life. Left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife, and suddenly hired as Mr. Wednesday's bodyguard, Shadow finds himself in the center of a world that he struggles to understand. It's a hidden world where magic is real, where the Old Gods fear both irrelevance and...