The Sandman: Dream Country - Neil Gaiman

Dream Country is the third volume of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. Unlike The Doll's House, which has a connecting through-plot, or Season of Mists, which is a single epic story, Dream Country consists of four seperate tales. The fourth story does not feature Dream / Morpheus, but his sister Death, who would later have her own series of books. In the Sandman cannon, Dream Country does not rank particularly highly with me, and it's difficult to know why. Having read the works several times, perhaps I am aware of how good Gaiman's works can be. Perhaps the four stories are just too superficial, and we don't get enough of that complex and enigmatic Morpheus. ...  Read the complete review

In contrast to the first two collected volumes of Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman,’ ‘Dream Country’ is comprised entirely of individual, one-off stories rather than an extended serial. This interval takes some time out from the developing plot of the series, heading back in time or focusing on the margins, above all being unexpectedly and creatively divergent. This happened to be the first Sandman paperback I read a couple of months back, and although it’s more satisfying to read in the intended order, as a relief from the epic and complex ‘The Doll’s House’ plot that spanned the previous eight issues, Gaiman’s stand-alone tales can just as easily be enjoyed in ...  Read the complete review