The Sandman. Volume 8, World's end

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Title:

The Sandman. Volume 8, World's end

Alternate title:

World's end

Author:

Gaiman, Neil, author.

Allred, Michael.

King, Stephen, 1947-

Series:

Sandman ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Stephen King's Introduction sets the stage for a series of tales with a haunting geometry--some angular, some parallel, some concentric. An eerie mirror of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, this collection tells of a group of travelers from throughout time, myth and dream, who converge at a mysterious inn to seek refuge from a "reality storm". Graphic novel format. Mature readers.

General Note:

Cover title.

"Originally published in single magazine form as The Sandman 51-56"--T.p. verso.

Contents:

Introduction / World's end : sequences at the inn / A tale of two cities / Cluracan's tale / Hob's leviathan / The golden boy / Cerements / World's end / Acknowledgments -- Biographies.

Physical Description:

160 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Genre:

Horror comics.

Fantasy fiction.

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Author(s):

Allred, Michael.

King, Stephen, 1947-

Publisher:

DC Comics,

Publication Date:

1994

ISBN:

9781563891717

9781563891700

Publication Information:

New York, NY : DC Comics, c1994.

Call Number:

741.5 GAIMAN

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Michael Allred, Gary Amaro, Mark Buckingham, Dick Giordano, and various; Painted Cover by Dave McKean A "reality storm" draws and unusual cast of characters together. They take shelter in a tavern, where they amuse each other with their life stories. Although Morpheus is never a focus in these stories, each has something to say about the nature of stories and dreams. With an introduction by Stephen King.

Author Notes

Neil Gaiman was born in Portchester, England on November 10, 1960. He worked as a journalist and freelance writer for a time, before deciding to try his hand at comic books. Some of his work has appeared in publications such as Time Out, The Sunday Times, Punch, and The Observer. His first comic endeavor was the graphic novel series The Sandman. The series has won every major industry award including nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, three Harvey Awards, and the 1991 World Fantasy Award for best short story, making it the first comic ever to win a literary award.

He writes both children and adult books. His adult books include The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which won a British National Book Awards, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for 2014; Stardust, which won the Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults in 1999; American Gods, which won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards; Anansi Boys; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances; and The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction, which is a New York Times Bestseller. His children's books include The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish; Coraline, which won the Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla, the BSFA, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker awards; The Wolves in the Walls; Odd and the Frost Giants; The Graveyard Book, which won the Newbery Award in 2009 and The Sandman: Overture which won the 2016 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story.

(Bowker Author Biography)