This is a gorgeously illustrated novella featuring Shadow Moon, lead character from American Gods.
He's travelling the world after the events of that novel. After two years he's found himself in a small town in the arse end of nowhere in the Scottish highlands.
When he's offered a substantial sum of money to work as a bouncer at an exclusive party for the rich and powerful at the local manor house, he doesn't hesitate. However, when he gets there he realises that the security teams in place are more than capable of doing the job and starts to question the real reason for luring him up there.
Shadow is a fascinating character and the supporting cast are equally good.
Gaiman's prose is up to the usual high standards and the plotline weaves the apparently mundane into the supernatural with consummate ease.
The illustrations are surreal and really rather beautiful in an odd way. They set the story off brilliantly, adding a whole new dimension to the experience.
Only being a novella it's very short and it's difficult to say much more without leaving spoilers. There's definitely an element of social commentary about the relationship between the rich and the not so lucky. It's incorporated into the story neatly though so it feels entirely natural and doesn't get in the way of the story.
Available in all the usual online outlets. I highly recommend it.
