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I always like to include nice words from other people. The San Francisco Examiner:

“A singularly literate comic rife with subtext, humor, run-away archetypes and a healthy does of perversity.”

First of I would like to say, in this 2nd installment of the series, the artwork is not as beautiful as the others. But its the stories that really count in this book. It is in this book that the character Hob Galding is born in “Men of Good Fortune”. He goes on to make several appearances in other books. I enjoyed this particular entry a great deal as it slowly unfolds and tells the story of the man who cant die. It also sets in place a century old pact with the Dream King - To meet every 100 years. It also shows the more human and soft side of Lord Morpheus (as he is also known) I am afraid I am giving away too much now.

The first chapter “Tales In The Sand” makes a very good start to a exceptional book. Somewhere in a desert land, a man and an elder one are walking around. And a tale is told. This one has the classic story within a story format (like in World’s End). I shall not go into detail on what the tale was about but it is a tale the man must carry on and tell it to his generation like it was told to the elder. There are different versions of the tale, in which the talk amongst themselves But then, it is the women’s tale and it is never told to men. I must say this few words alone will not do that chapter any justice. It simply absorbs you and bring you to that dimension and place and setting - And then it totally enchants you.

The other parts of the stories deals plenty with the main story of Morpheus, his family and his domain. For those reading this as a stand alone, some parts might be pretty confusing and weird. But then again, what is a fantasy novel without a little weirdness? Many important characters are introduced here. One of them is Rose Walker. She enters into a fantasy kind of world, from long lost relatives to a serial killer convention.

To end off this review, a word from Clive Barker in his intro :

“Forget what is written in the title page. Hero and author are here synonymous. Mr. Gaiman is the Sandman…he just brought you a dream.”