Airmid's review
The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!)
Airmid's review
The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!)
Airmid's review
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This volume contains four independent stories. The imprisoned muse Calliope is forced to provide story ideas, a cat seeks to change the world with dreams, Shakespeare puts on a play for an unearthly audience, and a shape-shifting immortal longs for death. Moreover, Dream plays a minor role in the stories; he is not in the fourth story at all. It is also marks a transition away from the horror stories into stories of a deeply fantastical nature, drawing on mythology, history and historical figures, and archetypes.
Each of these stories is wonderful in its way. We meet Calliope, also imprisoned, who has some connection to the Dream Lord. For myself, I particularly enjoyed A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is a sort of meta-story of the Fair Folk, Morpheus, and Shakespeare.
Each of these stories is wonderful in its way. We meet Calliope, also imprisoned, who has some connection to the Dream Lord. For myself, I particularly enjoyed A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is a sort of meta-story of the Fair Folk, Morpheus, and Shakespeare.
