Riding on the shoulders of stellar storytelling, a mind-bending premise, and the charismatic Mr. Wednesday (and possibly boosted by the media hype over the upcoming televised version…), our champion is the one and only…

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

My heart may have been with another contender, but watching this book claw its way to the top was a lot of fun. And it deserves the ETERNAL GLORY. You said that part in a big, echo-y, stone-grinding kind of voice, right?

I challenge you all to put together your own book brackets. Who would your top seed be? Which underdog would make a surprise run at the title?