Anansi Boys

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 artist Henry Sene YeeWhen Fat Charlie’s dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie “Fat Charlie.” Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can’t shake that name, one of the many embarrassing “gifts” his father bestowed—before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie’s life. Because Mr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the stranger who appears on Charlie’s doorstep, who appears to be the brother he never knew. And all of a sudden, life starts getting very interesting for Fat Charlie.Neil Gaiman journeys deep into myth to brings us a tale playful, profound, and rife with mayhem and mischief—an audacious and inspired story of family, luck, deceit, and an unusual legacy that illuminates the divine in our humanity. Not to mention a lime.“Awesomely inventive.… When you take the free-fall plunge into a Neil Gaiman book, anything can happen and anything invariably does.” —Entertainment Weekly

Washington Post

“Deliciously compulsive . . . Grade: A.”

Sacramento Bee

“Ebullient . . . The Gaiman faithful will devour it gratefully.”

Newsweek

“Somehow manages to be both really scary and really funny at the same time.”

Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Witty and engaging.”

Time Out London

“The most accomplished of Gaiman’s novels . . . Urbane and sophisticated.”

Oklahoma City Oklahoman

“A clever, quick-witted book.”

Toronto Star

“A remarkably funny book.”

Pittsburgh Tribune

“A madcap, screwball world that is partly absurd, occassionally humane and always entertaining.”

Christian Science Monitor

“Genre-busting . . . very creative and very funny. Grade: A-”

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“An off-kilter blend of reality and fantasy.”

Vancouver Sun

“A droll comedy of manners with elements of mystery, thriller and romance thrown in . . . Charming.”

Sunday Times (London)

“Gaiman hardwires his comedy of misrule with a crackpot energy that, when successfully channelled, lights up the imagination.”

London Times

“A thoughtful, atmospheric novel.”

Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Ebullient . . . ingenious . . . enormously entertaining throughout.”

Library Journal

“Another lovely story as only Gaiman can tell it; necessary and recommended.”

Booklist (starred review)

“[Gaiman is] the folksy, witty, foolishly wise narrator to perfection.”

USA Today

“Funny and subversive . . . Gaiman’s mastery of language carries the reader through to a satisfying conclusion.”

Washington Post Book World

“Delightful, funny and affecting . . . the literary equivalent of a hole in one.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Readers who enjoyed American Gods . . . will fall madly in love with ANANSI BOYS.”

Rocky Mountain News

“Gaiman at his best.”

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A welterweight boxer of a book -- light on its feet, but capable of delivering a punch.”

Times Leader

“ANANSI BOYS makes an incredible read.”

San Francisco Chronicle

“[Gaiman] gives his flair for comedy free rein without losing his appreciation for the darker aspects of world mythology.”

Daily Telegraph (London)

“A very accomplished comic novel.”

Salon.com

“A hybrid of folk tale and farce that freely partakes of the comic wealth in each.”

Toronto Star

“Another great work from Neil Gaiman.”

School Library Journal

“Darkly funny and heartwarming to the end, this book is an addictive read not easily forgotten.”

About the Author

Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling and multi-award winning author and creator of many beloved books, graphic novels, short stories, film, television and theatre for all ages. He is the recipient of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and many Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner Awards. Neil has adapted many of his works to television series, including Good Omens (co-written with Terry Pratchett) and The Sandman. He is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College. For a lot more about his work, please visit: https://www.neilgaiman.com/

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