Pathways and emanations

Format:

Book

Title:

Pathways and emanations

Author:

Spurrier, Simon writer

ISBN:

9781401291174

Publication:

Burbank, CA : DC Vertigo, [2019]

Physical Description:

199 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Number in series:

VOLUME 1

General Note:

"The Dreaming created by Neil Gaiman - The Sandman created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg - The Sandman Universe curated by Neil Gaiman"

"Originally published in single magazine form as THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE 1 and THE DREAMING 1-6."

Summary:

"One of four books expanding Neil Gaiman's acclaimed Sandman Universe. There is a place where gods are born and stories are spun. Today its walls lie slashed and bleeding. Twenty-three years after he was anointed as its master, the lord of dreams has inexplicably abandoned his domain. Lord Daniel's absence triggers a series of crimes and calamities that consume the lives of those already tangled in his fate. Until he is found, his realm's residents must protect its broken borders alone. But the most senior storytellers are tormented by invasive secrets, the warden Lucien is doubting his own mind, and beyond the gates, something horrific awaits with tooth and talon. Only Dora, the monstrous, finds opportunity in madness, stealing dreams for the highest bidder. But she has no idea how deep the danger lies. Meanwhile, in Daniel's gallery, something new is growing. The Sandman Universe is a new series of books curated by Neil Gaiman for DC Vertigo."-- Provided by publisher.

Subject(s):

Fantasy comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Graphic novels.

Fantasy fiction.

Comics (Graphic works)

Added Author:

Larson, Abigail (Illustrator)

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

One of four books expanding Neil Gaiman's acclaimed Sandman Universe. There is a place where gods are born and stories are spun. Today its walls lie slashed and bleeding. Twenty-three years after he was anointed as its master, the lord of dreams has inexplicably abandoned his domain.

Lord Daniel's absence triggers a series of crimes and calamities that consume the lives of those already tangled in his fate. Until he is found, his realm's residents must protect its broken borders alone. But the most senior storytellers are tormented by invasive secrets, the warden Lucien is doubting his own mind, and beyond the gates, something horrific awaits with tooth and talon. Only Dora, the monstrous, finds opportunity in madness, stealing dreams for the highest bidder. But she has no idea how deep the danger lies. Meanwhile, in Daniel's gallery, something new is growing...

Written by fan-favorite author Si Spurrier ( Motherlands, Suicide Squad ) with breathtaking art by standout artist Bilquis Evely ( Batman, Wonder Woman ). The first book in The Sandman Universe kicks off with fireworks as The Dreaming literally tears itself apart!

The Sandman Universe is a new series of books curated by Neil Gaiman for DC Vertigo. Conjuring epic storytelling and immersing readers into the evolving world of the Dreaming, The Sandman Universe begins anew with four new ongoing series, existing in a shared universe, building upon Gaiman's New York Times best-selling series that lyrically weaved together stories of dreams and magic.

Collects The Dreaming #1-6 and Sandman Universe Special #1

Author Notes

Neil Gaiman was born in Portchester, England on November 10, 1960. He worked as a journalist and freelance writer for a time, before deciding to try his hand at comic books. Some of his work has appeared in publications such as Time Out, The Sunday Times, Punch, and The Observer. His first comic endeavor was the graphic novel series The Sandman. The series has won every major industry award including nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, three Harvey Awards, and the 1991 World Fantasy Award for best short story, making it the first comic ever to win a literary award.

He writes both children and adult books. His adult books include The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which won a British National Book Awards, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for 2014; Stardust, which won the Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults in 1999; American Gods, which won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards; Anansi Boys; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances; and The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction, which is a New York Times Bestseller. His children's books include The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish; Coraline, which won the Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla, the BSFA, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker awards; The Wolves in the Walls; Odd and the Frost Giants; The Graveyard Book, which won the Newbery Award in 2009 and The Sandman: Overture which won the 2016 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

This story feels like a newly unearthed fairy tale, always familiar and always surprising.This sequel borrows one plot element after another from Gaiman's (Art Matters, 2018, etc.) classic Sandman graphic novels: A ruler abandons his kingdom, and new leaders try to take over the throne. And, as in the original comics, characters are always changing forms and identities. In the earlier stories, Eve (as in wife of Adam) was a sometimes-youthful and sometimes-old white woman. She's now a short-haired black woman, adding some welcome diversity to the largely white cast. Many of the returning characters have lost their trademark characteristics: Abel (as in brother of Cain) has lost his stutter and his vulnerability. Lucien, the unfailingly competent and polite librarian, has become forgetful andeven worsehas started speaking in florid language: "For all their strange skins, everystory beats to the same haggard heart: Emptiness has replaced certainty." The dialogue is less clever than in the original comics, and the characters are much less appealing, and there are so many of them that new readers will be utterly baffled. But many of the plot twists are genuinely startling, and Evely's (Wonder Woman, 2018, etc.) drawings are so stunning that they not only rival the original artwork, but set a new high point for the comics medium.This book may not live up to readers' expectations, but diminished magic is magic nonetheless. (Graphic fantasy. 13-adult) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.