The Sandman Summary
Neil Gaiman

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The Sandman Summary

The Sandman comic books follow the mythical figure the Sandman, the king of dreams. The graphic novel Dream Country includes four stories. In the story "Calliope," a muse is kidnapped by a writer and freed by the Sandman. "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" tells the story of a misused house cat and her mission to reclaim power for all cats. In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the Sandman commissions Shakespeare's famous...

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Neil Gaiman Biographies (2)

Neil Gaiman

5,317 words, approx. 18 pages

Neil Gaiman has helped to create a renaissance in graphic novels and comic books. Along with other British writers such as Alan Moore, and a host of American writer/illustrators, including Art Spiegel... Read more

Neil (Richard) Gaiman

3,629 words, approx. 13 pages

As Harlan Ellison describes it in his introduction to Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: Season of Mists (1992), the announcement that Gaiman's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" had won the award for Year's Best St... Read more