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''Anansi Boys'' is a 2005 novel by [[Neil Gaiman]], set in [[The Verse|the same fictional universe]] as his earlier ''[[American Gods]]'', although not a direct sequel to that
Within a couple of days of Spider turning up, Fat Charlie has lost his job and fiancée, and is also wanted by the police. Willing to do anything to make his brother go away again, he finds a way to contact the other gods and makes a deal. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|And then things start to]] ''[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|really]]'' [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|go wrong.]]
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* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Compared to ''[[American Gods]]'', this is almost pure comedy. It's as good, though.
* [[Little Bit Beastly]]
** The gods of the animal pantheon all have characteristics of the animals they're based on, such as tails,
** Anansi himself is either this or a [[Funny Animal]], whichever he needs. It's all in how you tell the story.
* [[Magical Camera]]: Early in the book, Spider passes into a photograph to travel to the location it shows. He later mentions he can go to any location he's seen, including by picture.
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