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THE SANDMAN

"Between the Pedestals of Night and Morning
Between red death and radiant desire
With not one sound of triumph or of warning
Stands the great sentry on the Bridge of Fire.
O transient soul, thy thought with dreams adorning,
Cast down the laurel, and unstring the lyre:
the wheels of Time are turning, turning, turning,
The slow stream channels deep and doth not tire.
Gods on their bridge above
Whispering lies and love
Shall mock your passage down the sunless river
Which, rolling all it streams,
shall take you, king of dreams,
-Unthroned and unapproachable forever-
To where the kings who dreamed of old
Whiten in habitations monumental cold"
by James Elroy Flecker


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Sandman Book I: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Karen Berger. Includes "Sleep of the Just", "Imperfect Hosts", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "A Hope in Hell", "Passengers", "24 Hours", "Sound and Fury" and "The Sound of Her Wings"






Sandman Book II: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman, Art by Mike Dringenberg, Malcom Jones III, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Steve Parkhouse, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Clive Barker. Includes "The Sound of Her Wings", "Tales in the Sand", "The Doll's House" and "Men of Good Fortune"





Sandman Book III: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman, Art by Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran, Malcom Jones III, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Steve Erickson. Includes "Calliope", "A Dream of a Thousand Cats", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Facade"





Sandman Book IV: Seasons of Mists by Neil Gaiman, Art by Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Matt Wagner, Malcom Jones III, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Includes the eight part "Seasons of Mist" storyline.






Sandman Book V: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman, Art by Shawn McManus, Colleen Doran, Bryan Talbot, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Samuel R. Delany. Includes "A Game of You" in six parts.






Sandman Book VI: Fables & Reflections by Neil Gaiman, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Gene Wolfe. Includes "Fear of Falling", "Three Septembers and a January", "Thermidor", "The Hunt", "August", "Soft Places", "Orpheus", "The Parliament of Rooks" and "Ramadan"





Sandman Book VII: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman, Art by Jill Thompson, Vince Locke, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Peter Straub. Includes the nine part "Brief Lives" storyline.






Sandman Book VIII: World's End by Neil Gaiman, Art by Bryan Talbot, Michael Allred, Michael Zulli, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Stephen King. Includes "Hob's Leviathan", "The Golden Boy", "Cerements" and 3 other stories.






Sandman Book IX: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman, Art by Marc Hempel, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Frank McConnell. Includes "The Kindly Ones" in 13 parts, also "The Castle"






Sandman Book X: The Wake by Neil Gaiman, Art by Michael Zulli, Jon J. Muth, Charles Vess, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Mikal Gilmore. Includes "The Wake" in 3 parts, also "Exiles" and "The Tempest"






Sequels & Spin-Offs:

Sandman: Dust Covers Art by Dave McKean. This book contains Dave McKean's cover art from the Sandman series.







Stardust by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Charles Vess. This novel is set in the Realm of Fairie from the Sandman series. Doesn't contain any characters or storylines from Sandman but it's a really great fantasy story.






Death: The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman, Art by Chris Bachalo, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Tori Amos. Contains characters from the Sandman series centering around Dream's sister Death.







Death: The Time of Your Life by Neil Gaiman, Art by Chris Bachalo, Cover & Design by Dave McKean, Introduction by Claire Danes. A follow-up to "The High Cost of Living" this didn't really impress me all that much. Of all the collected books I felt this was the weakest.

     
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