Written by Neil Gaiman with art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg and Malcolm Jones III, and cover by Dave McKean, this SANDMAN paperback is the first volume collecting Neil Gaiman's seminal horror series, available in a new edition featuring the improved production values and coloring from the Absolute Edition. In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, collecting issues #1-8, an occultist attempting to capture Death and bargain for eternal life, traps Death's younger brother Dream instead. After his 70-year imprisonment and eventual escape, Morpheus goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey, Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine and an all-powerful madman. This book also includes the story The Sound of Her Wings which introduces the pragmatic, perky Death. Trade paperback, 216 pages.
