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The Sandman Series

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Collected editions of the comic series created by Neil Gaiman, originally published in single magazine form in The Sandman #1-75 and The Sandman: Overture #1-6 by DC Comics, it chronicles the adventures of Dream (of the Endless), who rules over the world of dreams with cameos by various DC comics characters. The core series was published fr…
The Sandman: Overture
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4.05 · 66791 Ratings · 2165 Reviews · published 2015 · 40 editions
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    The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
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    4.25     · 273466 Ratings · 9911 Reviews · published 1988 · 74 editions
    New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's t…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House
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    4.43     · 110330 Ratings · 4239 Reviews · published 1990 · 4 editions
    A being who has existed since the beginning of the…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country
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    4.24     · 124553 Ratings · 3422 Reviews · published 1990 · 67 editions
    The third volume of the Sandman collection is a se…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists
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    4.53     · 80764 Ratings · 2907 Reviews · published 1991 · 3 editions
    Ten thousand years ago, Morpheus condemned a woman…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You
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    4.41     · 68731 Ratings · 2479 Reviews · published 1992 · 69 editions
    Take an apartment house, mix in a drag queen, a le…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections
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    4.41     · 61185 Ratings · 2095 Reviews · published 1993 · 49 editions
    NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Neil Gaiman's tr…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives
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    4.54     · 61211 Ratings · 2095 Reviews · published 1993 · 3 editions
    Dream's youngest sister, the loopy Delirium, convi…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 8: Worlds' End
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    4.44     · 54375 Ratings · 1781 Reviews · published 1993 · 53 editions
    A "reality storm" draws an unusual cast of charact…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
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    4.58     · 52464 Ratings · 2006 Reviews · published 1995 · 46 editions
    The Penultimate volume to the phenomenal Sandman s…

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    The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake
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    4.51     · 51705 Ratings · 1876 Reviews · published 1996 · 46 editions
    When a Dream ends, there is only one thing left to…

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    The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
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    4.41     · 21272 Ratings · 876 Reviews · published 1999 · 38 editions
    Sandman fans should feel lucky that master fantasy…

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    The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
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    4.45     · 12204 Ratings · 484 Reviews · published 2009 · 22 editions
    THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS is a comics adaptat…

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    The Sandman: Endless Nights
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    4.32     · 30080 Ratings · 1171 Reviews · published 2003 · 22 editions
    'The Sandman' is a series of award-winning graphic…

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    The Sandman: Book of Dreams
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    4.28     · 9048 Ratings · 242 Reviews · published 1996 · 19 editions
    There is a dark king who rules our dreams from a p…

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    Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days
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    3.80     · 3261 Ratings · 205 Reviews · published 1999 · 21 editions
    Gathered from Gaiman's long career, this omnibus e…

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    Book 1-2

    The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book One
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    4.37     · 1745 Ratings · 182 Reviews · published 2020 · 4 editions
    One of the most popular and critically acclaimed g…

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    Book 3-4

    The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Two
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    4.43     · 833 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 2021 · 2 editions
    One of the most popular and critically acclaimed g…

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    Book 5-7

    The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three
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    4.45     · 606 Ratings · 43 Reviews · published 2021 · 2 editions
    Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandma…

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    Book 8-9

    The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Four
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    4.41     · 443 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 2021 · 2 editions
    One of the most popular and critically acclaimed g…

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    Book 10, The Dream Hunters

    The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Five
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    4.34     · 324 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2022 · 2 editions
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    Book 1-3

    The Absolute Sandman, Volume 1
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    4.64     · 22670 Ratings · 841 Reviews · published 1990 · 13 editions
    One of the most popular and critically acclaimed c…

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    Book 4-6

    The Absolute Sandman, Volume 2
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    4.66     · 9212 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 1992 · 16 editions
    One of the most popular and critically acclaimed c…

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    Book 7-8

    The Absolute Sandman, Volume 3
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    4.68     · 8073 Ratings · 201 Reviews · published 1993 · 7 editions
    One of the most popular and critically acclaimed c…

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    Book 9-10

    The Absolute Sandman, Volume 4
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    4.69     · 8980 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 1996 · 9 editions
    One of the most popular and critically acclaimed b…

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    Book 11

    The Absolute Sandman, Volume 5
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    4.64     · 3421 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2011 · 8 editions
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    Book 0.5

    Absolute Sandman Overture
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    4.55     · 251 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
    OVERTURE
    noun
    1. A piece of orchestral music played …

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    Book 1-3

    The Sandman
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    4.44     · 4988 Ratings · 515 Reviews · published 1990 · 6 editions
    Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandma…

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    Book 4-5

    The Sandman: Book Two
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    4.47     · 2145 Ratings · 168 Reviews · published 1992 · 2 editions
    From the award-winning writer of American Gods and…

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    Book 6-8

    The Sandman: Book Three
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    4.43     · 1294 Ratings · 117 Reviews · published 1993 · 2 editions
    From the award-winning writer of American Gods and…

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    Book 9-10

    The Sandman: Book Four
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    4.56     · 967 Ratings · 96 Reviews · published 1996 · 2 editions
    From the award-winning writer of American Gods and…

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    The Sandman: Book Five
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    4.26     · 277 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 2 editions
    Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandma…

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    The Sandman: Book Six
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    4.25     · 158 Ratings · 8 Reviews · 2 editions
    Neil Gaiman’s award-winning masterpiece The Sandma…

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    Book 1-5

    The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 1
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    4.65     · 3800 Ratings · 264 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    A New York Times Bestseller!

    The Sandman is the uni…

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    Book 6-10

    The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 2
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    4.70     · 1991 Ratings · 114 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions
    The Sandman is the universally lauded masterwork f…

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    The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 3
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    4.58     · 563 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 2019 · 2 editions
    A New York Times bestseller! This massive hardcove…

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    The Annotated Sandman, Vol. 1
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    4.45     · 927 Ratings · 103 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    Meet the Endless, a fam…

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    The Annotated Sandman, Vol. 2
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    4.51     · 340 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions
    The second of five volumes, THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN …

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    The Annotated Sandman, Vol. 3
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    4.44     · 253 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    The third of four volumes, THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN r…

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    The Annotated Sandman, Vol. 4
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    4.51     · 132 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    In-depth, informative and entertaining, The Annota…

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    The Sandman Companion
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    4.35     · 6111 Ratings · 76 Reviews · published 1999 · 9 editions
    The Sandman was a groundbreaking and award-winning…

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    Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1996
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    4.54     · 6994 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 1997 · 16 editions
    Written by Neil Gaiman; painted art and cover by D…

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    Book Covers 2/2

    Dream States: The Collected Dreaming, Sandman Presents and Overture Covers 1997-2014
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    4.27     · 120 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    An amazing collection of dark and arresting imager…

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    The Quotable Sandman
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    4.52     · 4494 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2001 · 3 editions
    This unique mini-hardcover contains the most memor…

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    A Death Gallery
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    4.36     · 480 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 1994 · 3 editions
    Comic companion with illustrations by various arti…

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    The Sandman: Gallery of Dreams
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    4.46     · 413 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1994 · 2 editions
    Feel your mind slip free of the confining bonds of…

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    Endless Gallery
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    4.25     · 153 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1995 · 3 editions
    Contains haunting visions of those strange sibling…

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    Book 1-10

    The Sandman Volumes 1-10 Box
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    4.72     · 830 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's t…

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    Book Box

    Sandman Box Set
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    4.69     · 305 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 1989 · 3 editions
    Weaving together ancient mythology, folklore, and …

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