It goes without saying that all of the people, living, dead, and otherwise, in this story are fictional or used in a fictional context. Only the gods are real.
Neil GaimanI started out writing much more science fictiony stuff and writing about science fiction.
Neil GaimanHe had noticed that events were cowards: they didn't occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once.
Neil GaimanAmerican Gods was designed to be if not open-ended, at least a trilogy kind of shape, so there's definitely one more book, probably another couple of books there to get written.
Neil Gaiman