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The Sandman, Volume 7: Brief Lives

by Neil Gaiman

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ISBN10: 1563891387
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Brief Lives is the seventh volume in the story of The Sandman.

Delirium, youngest of the extended family known as the Endless, prevails upon her brother Dream (the Sandman) to help find their missing sibling, Destruction. Their odyssey through the world of the waking and the final confrontation with Destruction — plus the resolution of Dream's painful relationship with his son, Orpheus — will change the Endless forever.

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"Brief Lives is as exciting and understatedly emotional as all the other Sandman stories — fantasy fables of modern life and the Endless....Gaiman exists on a plane all his own. His depth, range, and command of narrative cannot be bettered." Preview

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"Demanding, sophisticated, literate, wise, allusive, human, humane, sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, thought-provoking, funny, often moving, and peopled with intriguing and memorable characters....Brief Lives is about as good as fantasy writing gets." Interzone

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"This is a fairytale for adults, a bit like Edward Scissorhands with attitude. The writing is of the highest quality and the artwork, by Jill Thompson and Vince Locke, is stunning..." Lancashire Evening Post

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"[D]riven by sharply drawn characters...[Gaiman's] knack for capturing the patterns of intimacy, even in an otherworldly setting, can be affecting. Thompson and Locke contribute subtle and vividly colored drawings, rendered in an awkward but agile line." Publishers Weekly

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The Sandman is the most acclaimed and award-winning comics series of the 1990s for good reason. A smart and deeply brooding epic, elegantly penned by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by a rotating cast of comics' most sought-after artists, it is a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. The saga of The Sandman encompasses a series of tales unique in graphic literature, and is a story you will never forget.

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The Lord of Dreams is led by his sister, Delirium, on a desperate search for their brother, Destruction.
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Davey929, July 7, 2009 (view all comments by Davey929)
The art, the ideas, the emotion...this is my favorite Sandman, though I admit to loving the others as well. Delirium is a delight to observe, and her ramblings never grow old to me. I wish I had the money to buy the whole collection, but I'd choose this one over any of the others if I had to.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781563891380
Author:
Gaiman, Neil
Publisher:
Vertigo
Introduction by:
Peter Straub
Illustrator:
Thompson, Jill
Illustrator:
Vince Locke
Author:
Locke, Vince
Author:
Straub, Peter
Author:
Thompson, Jill
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject:
Graphic Novels
Subject:
Horror comic books, strips, etc
Subject:
Fantasy comic books, strips, etc
Subject:
Graphic Novels - Fantasy
Subject:
Graphic Novels - General
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Dreams
Copyright:
1995
Edition Number:
2nd
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Sandman Collected Library
Series Volume:
07
Publication Date:
January 1995
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
10.25x6.66x.50 in. .89 lbs.
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Product details 256 pages DC Comics - English 9781563891380 Reviews:
"Review" by , "Brief Lives is as exciting and understatedly emotional as all the other Sandman stories — fantasy fables of modern life and the Endless....Gaiman exists on a plane all his own. His depth, range, and command of narrative cannot be bettered."
"Review" by , "Demanding, sophisticated, literate, wise, allusive, human, humane, sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, thought-provoking, funny, often moving, and peopled with intriguing and memorable characters....Brief Lives is about as good as fantasy writing gets."
"Review" by , "This is a fairytale for adults, a bit like Edward Scissorhands with attitude. The writing is of the highest quality and the artwork, by Jill Thompson and Vince Locke, is stunning..."
"Review" by , "[D]riven by sharply drawn characters...[Gaiman's] knack for capturing the patterns of intimacy, even in an otherworldly setting, can be affecting. Thompson and Locke contribute subtle and vividly colored drawings, rendered in an awkward but agile line."
"Synopsis" by , The Sandman is the most acclaimed and award-winning comics series of the 1990s for good reason. A smart and deeply brooding epic, elegantly penned by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by a rotating cast of comics' most sought-after artists, it is a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. The saga of The Sandman encompasses a series of tales unique in graphic literature, and is a story you will never forget.
"Synopsis" by , The Lord of Dreams is led by his sister, Delirium, on a desperate search for their brother, Destruction.
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