Sandman, The: World's End - Book VIII - Softcover

Neil Gaiman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563891719 ISBN 13: 9781563891717

Publisher: Vertigo, 1995

Synopsis

After being caught in the vortex of a reality storm, a group of travelers find themselves at the Worlds' End inn where they share stories of the places they have visited and the people they have met.

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Review:

When Brant and Charlene wreck their car in a horrible snowstorm in the middle of nowhere, the only place they can find shelter is a mysterious little inn called World's End. Here they wait out the storm and listen to stories from the many travelers also stuck at this tavern. These tales exemplify Neil Gaiman's gift for storytelling--and his love for the very telling of them. This volume has almost nothing to do with the larger story of the Sandman, except for a brief foreshadowing nod. It's a nice companion to the best Sandman short story collection, Dream Country, (and it's much better than the hodgepodge Fables and Reflections). World's End works best as a collection--it's a story about a story about stories--all wrapped up in a structure that's clever without being cute, and which features an ending nothing short of spectacular. --Jim Pascoe

About the Author:

Neil Gaiman is the NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author of AMERICAN GODS and CORALINE.  His other books include the novels ANANSI BOYS, NEVERWHERE and STARDUST (winner of the American Library Association's Alex Awards as one of 2000's top ten adult novels for young adults) and the short fiction collections M IS FOR MAGIC, FRAGILE THINGS and SMOKE AND MIRRORS. With Roger Avary, he is the screenwriter of the motion picture BEOWULF (Paramount, November 2007), direct by Robert Zemeckis.  His illustrated novel STARDUST was released as a major motion picture Summer 2007 starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.  With Terry Pratchett, he is the author of the novel GOOD OMENS.  He is also the author of the children's books THE WOLVES IN THE WALLS and THE DAY I TRADED MY DAD FOR TWO GOLDFISH. Among his many awards are the Eisner, Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy and the Bram Stoker.  Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vertigo
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1563891719
• ISBN 13: 9781563891717
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168
• Illustrator: Bryan Talbot, Michael Zulli, Michael Allred, John Watkiss