Books Like American Gods

Loved American Gods by Neil Gaiman? If its fantasy, gods & mythology and gods walking among us hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Spear Cuts Through Water, The City of Lost Fortunes and The Fury of the Gods. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside American Gods: Fantasy · Gods & Mythology · Gods Walking Among Us · Male Lead · Urban Fantasy

The Spear Cuts Through Water
Simon Jimenez

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Atmospheric · Fantasy

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The City of Lost Fortunes
Bryan Camp

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Atmospheric · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

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The Fury of the Gods
John Gwynne

Norse Mythology · Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy

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The Red Pyramid
Rick Riordan

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · Mythology Retelling

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Lord of Light
Roger Zelazny

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Mythology Retelling · Technology and Society

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The Odyssey
Homer, E.V. Rieu

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy · Male Lead

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Ἰλιάς
Ὅμηρος

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Sprawling Epic · Mythology Retelling

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The Secret of the Nagas
Amish Tripathi

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Fantasy · Mythology Retelling · Male Lead

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The Butcher's Masquerade
Matt Dinniman

Gods Walking Among Us · Morally Gray Character · Gods & Mythology · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy

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The Book of Azrael
Amber V. Nicole

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy

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He Who Fights With Monsters 8
Shirtaloon

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy

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When Among Crows
Veronica Roth

Morally Gray Character · Gods & Mythology · Urban Fantasy · Atmospheric · Fantasy

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Shattered
Kevin Hearne

Gods Walking Among Us · Norse Mythology · Urban Fantasy · Gods & Mythology · Fantasy

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The Raven Scholar
Antonia Hodgson

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy

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Trail of Lightning
Rebecca Roanhorse

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

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Monsters : I Bring the Fire Part II
C. Gockel

Gods Walking Among Us · Norse Mythology · Gods & Mythology · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

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Lucifer, Book One
Mike Carey

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

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Unclean Spirits
Chuck Wendig

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Morally Gray Character · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy

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Fantasy Lover
Sherrilyn Kenyon

Gods & Mythology · Gods Walking Among Us · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · Mythology Retelling

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The Kingdom of Copper
S. A. Chakraborty

Morally Gray Character · Gods & Mythology · Atmospheric · Sprawling Epic · Fantasy

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