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The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds' End
by Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King
from Vertigo

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• One of the least successful of the series
  Rather than a continuous narrative, this volume is a collection of short pieces with distinctly different artistic treatments. The frame story is that there's an inn just outside space and time, where travelers just might find themselves marooned for awhile when a reality story hits. There not being much else to do, they take turns telling stories, Canterbury-style. Some, like "Cluracan's Tale" and "The Golden Boy," are quite good. Others, like "Hob's Leviathan," are just kind of pointless. For me, this is... more info

• Graphic SF Reader
  A reality storm causes a group of travellers, all afflicted by actual storms in their own realities to be transported elsewhere, nearby to the Inn at World's End. They all take shelter there, heal injuries, and pass the time on the piss and doing some telling of stories. One of the travellers is Cluracan of Faery, having been on a diplomatic mission, and two are humans from different time periods.
  

• The story continues...
  The Saga of Morpheus continues in this Graphic Novel. Gaiman is the best. A co-worker's 18 y.o. son is reading the series and he is blown away.

• Point of order.... but still a great compilation
  From a previous review, the following quote exists:
  fans of Gaiman will note that "A Tale of Two Cities" borrows heavily from the essay he wrote for the SIMCITY 2000 game
  As a point of accuracy, it's the other way around, The Tale of Two Cities came before the SimCity 2000 Game.
  This is still my favorite collection of Sandman Stories. The Sea Witch Story is one I occasionally dream about.

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