I don't think I could ever overstate how much I love this entire series. This book introduces us to the characters and universe of The Sandman, a graphic novel series which brings a thousand stories into one. This book is a must for anybody who loves fantasy, myths or good old fashioned fairy tales, even if you have never picked up a graphic novel before.

In this book we are introduced to Dream of the Endless who at the start of this book has been imprisoned for decades. Dream or Morpheus is the personification of dreams and stories, one of the 7 Endless (Destiny, Death, Dream, Desire, Despair and Delirium) who have existed throughout all time. This book tells the story of Dream's escape and return to his own world in 5 complete and distinct stories, each introducing different styles, genres and aspects of this universe. The series as a whole continues as a sequence of many smaller stories which tell a much longer one. Different stories from different people intertwine together to tell a compelling tale of Gods and Monsters and the beings beyond them.

Whilst I loved this book it is not the best book in the series, it's really just the first few chapters of a complex and involved story. This book introduces lots of exciting and interesting concepts and threads which are developed during the course of all ten volumes and it will definitely leave you wanting more. I can promise you as well that the series as a whole more than lives up to the promise of this first volume as it gets better and better as it progresses.

Moving from the story telling to the art in this book, the style shifts and changes a lot, both in this book and throughout the series. Generally the art style reflects the storyline which I found added an extra layer to the storytelling, although honestly I wasn't a great fan of some of the drawing styles. I liked the art in some of the chapters better than others but the storytelling more than made up for it.

This book will suck you in and get you totally addicted to this entire Universe. Be prepared to be hooked by the end.