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.

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, Shadow is hired as Mr. Wednesday's bodyguard. He finds himself in a hidden world where magic is real, where the Old Gods fear irrelevance and the growing power of the New Gods, and where Mr. Wednesday is building...