The Sandman Books in Order
Neil Gaiman's landmark Vertigo/DC comic following Dream of the Endless, the brooding lord of dreams, as he is captured, escapes, and reckons with his ancient past. The saga runs across ten collected volumes, capped by the prequel Overture and accompanied by companion works.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Neil Gaiman
An occult ritual meant to capture Death instead ensnares her brother Dream, the lord of the dreaming, who spends decades imprisoned and stripped of…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Neil Gaiman
A young woman named Rose Walker searches for her missing little brother while staying at a peculiar boarding house, unaware that she is a dream…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Neil Gaiman
A quartet of standalone tales steps away from the main saga. A captive muse inspires a writer's cruelty, Shakespeare's troupe performs for a very…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Neil Gaiman
Confronted by his fellow Endless about a wrong he once did to a former lover, Dream returns to Hell intending to free her, only to find Lucifer has…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Neil Gaiman
Barbie, once a guest at the boarding house, no longer dreams, but a fantasy kingdom from her childhood is collapsing and its survivors come seeking…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Neil Gaiman
A collection of self-contained stories scattered across history and myth, touching figures from Augustus Caesar to Marco Polo to Robespierre's…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Neil Gaiman
Delirium, the youngest and most fragile of the Endless, sets out to find their long-vanished brother Destruction and persuades a reluctant Dream to…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Neil Gaiman
Caught in a reality storm, travelers from across many worlds take shelter at a strange inn that exists between realities, where they pass the time by…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Neil Gaiman
Still grieving and entangled in old debts, Dream becomes the target of vengeance when a distraught mother, transformed by grief and ancient powers,…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Neil Gaiman
In the aftermath of a momentous change in the Dreaming, the inhabitants of the realm and figures from across the series gather to mourn and to mark a…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Neil Gaiman
In a tale styled after Japanese folklore, a humble monk and a fox who has fallen in love with him become entangled with the Lord of Dreams. When a…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Neil Gaiman
Seven stories, one for each of the Endless, illuminate Death, Desire, Dream, Despair, Delirium, Destruction, and Destiny in turn. Spanning different…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the The Sandman books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and reflected in DC's own volume numbering; Neil Gaiman intends the main run read in sequence, with the prequel Overture read last (it published last and contains end-of-series spoilers). Start with “Preludes & Nocturnes.”
How many books are in the The Sandman series?
We list 10 books by Neil Gaiman , published between 1990–1997.
Where can I buy the The Sandman books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.