Sandman, The: Brief Lives - Book VII (The Sandman, #7)

by Neil Gaiman and Jill Thompson

Vince Locke (Artist) and Jill Thompson (Artist)

Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by P. Craig Russell, Bryan Talbot, Shawn McManus, Jill Thompson and others The critically acclaimed THE SANDMAN: FABLES AND REFLECTIONS continues the fantastical epic of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, as he observes and interacts with an odd assortment of historical and fictional characters throughout time. Featuring tales of kings, explorers, spies, and werewolves, this book of myth and imagination delves into the dark dreams of Augustus Caesar, Marco Polo, Cain and Abel, Norton I, and Orpheus to illustrate the effects that these subconscious musings have had on the course of history and mankind.

• ISBN10: 1563891387
• ISBN13: 9781563891380
• Publish Date: 1 January 1995 (first published 1 December 1994)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 28 October 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: DC Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781563891380

Reviews

[adastra]

This is one of my favorite volumes in the series – in it, Dream and Delirium go on a journey to find their long-lost brother...

[empressbrooke]

Coming off the least interesting volume in the series ([b:The Sandman Vol. 6 Fables and Reflections|25106|The Sandman Vol. 6 Fables and Reflections|Neil Gaiman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167577137s/25106.jpg|181895]), Brief Lives was a welcome high point. Delerium wants to look for Destruction, who left the Endless family and disappeared 300 years prior. Dream is the only sibling who agrees to accompany her; he doesn't want to find Destruction, but he does want to take his mind off a love affair that just ended.

Delerium was what made Brief Lives. She is absolutely charming and hilarious, and the interactions between her and Dream are just perfection. I loved how the issue titles reflected her spacey, meandering style of speaking. I loved the conversations that she and Dream and Destruction had. I don't normally give out 5 stars to just anything, but this volume had me giddy. I thought [b:The Sandman Vol. 5 A Game of You|25102|The Sandman Vol. 5 A Game of You|Neil Gaiman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184495538s/25102.jpg|810826] was deep, thought-provoking, charming storytelling, but Brief Lives just leaves it in the dust.