According to Gaiman, American Gods is not based on Diana Wynne Jones's Eight Days of Luke, "although they bear an odd relationship, like second cousins once removed or something".
按照盖曼的说法，《美国众神》并非基于Diana Wynne Jones的Eight Days of Luke，“虽然它们有着某种奇怪的关系，好像隔着一代的表亲”。