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The Wake

The Wake

FantasyGraphic Novels
Pages
192
Published
1997
Language
English

Synopsis

The tenth and final collected volume of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. After Morpheus, Lord of Dreams, chooses death over further change, gods, monsters, and mortals from across the series gather at his wake to mourn him and to meet his successor. Three epilogue stories follow: the immortal Hob Gadling reckons with losing his oldest friend, a Chinese sage wanders a desert of dreams, and an aging William Shakespeare fulfills the last part of the bargain he made with the Dream King at the series' beginning.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DreamyThought-ProvokingMelancholicComplex

Genres

Fantasy Graphic Novels Literary Fiction

Authors

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Charles Vess

Charles Vess is an artist known for his fantasy and comic book illustrations. His work can be seen in collections such as Rags & Bones and Firebirds, as well as Biblioteca Sandman vol. 03. He specializes in bringing mythical

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Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman (born 10 November 1960 in Portchester, Hampshire) is an English writer of novels, short fiction, comics, screenplays and audio drama. He worked as a journalist before moving into comics, where his DC series The Sandman, begun in 1989, recast the title character as Morpheus, lord of dreams, and became one of the most acclaimed comics of its era. His novels include Good Omens, written with Terry Pratchett, as well as Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, Coraline and The Oc...

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