The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones (30th Anniversary Edition)

by Neil Gaiman, Marc Hempel, Glyn Dillon, Dean Ormston, Charles Vess

Overview

In the longest-ever SANDMAN story, Morpheus becomes the prey of the Furies—avenging spirits who torment those who spill family blood. A journey both begins and ends for the Lord of Dreams as threads and pieces building since the beginning of the series finally come together in a thrilling climax that forever changes the world of The Sandman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401291754
Publisher:	DC
Publication date:	07/02/2019
Series:	The Sandman Series , #9
Sold by:	DC Comics
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	174,094
File size:	187 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	17 Years

About the Author

Creator of The Sandman and one of comics' most accomplished writers, Neil Gaiman is also the New York Times best-selling author of the novels Anansi Boys, American Gods, Stardust and Coraline, as well as the short story collections M Is for Magic and Smoke and Mirrors and the multimedia creation Neverwhere. He also co-wrote the Jim Henson Productions film MirrorMask with longtime collaborator Dave McKean, illustrator of the Gaiman-written graphic novels Mr. Punch, Violent Cases and Black Orchid. Among his many awards are the Hugo, the Nebula, the Eisner, the Harvey, the Bram Stoker and the World Fantasy Award. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.

Hometown:

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date of Birth:

November 10, 1960

Place of Birth:

Portchester, England

Education:

Attended Ardingly College Junior School, 1970-74, and Whitgift School, 1974-77

Website:

http://www.neilgaiman.com

Editorial Reviews

"The greatest epic in the history of comic books." —The Los Angeles Times Magazine

"One of the few comics that segued from the comics crowd, entering the intellectual and art worlds, winning over a large non-comics-reading audience." —The Hollywood Reporter

"The Sandman is a modern myth, as well as a precis on why the stories we tell matter so much." —Playboy

"The landmark comic-book series that actually made Death seem ... cool." —Entertainment Weekly

“The greatest epic in the history of comic books.” —The Los Angeles Times Magazine
 
“A deftly realized classical tragedy, full of epic struggles and tantalizing throwaway lines, it sets an extremely high watermark for graphic storytelling.” —The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

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