Title: The Sandman Vol 6: Fables and Reflections and Vol 7: Brief Lives

Author: Neil Gaiman

Publisher: Vertigo

Genre: Graphic Novel 1993

Pages: 168/168

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Neil Gaiman; Seriously Series; TBR Pile

How I Got It: Library Loan

Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by P. CRAIG RUSSELL, JILL THOMPSON and others Cover by DAVE McKEAN A new edition of this title collecting issues #29-31 and SANDMAN SPECIAL #1, in which Morpheus delves into the dreams of Augustus Caesar, Cain and Abel, Marco Polo, Orpheus and more.  Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by JILL THOMPSON and VINCE LOCKE Cover by DAVE MCKEAN Dream's loopy sister, Delirium, convinces him to go on a quest for their missing brother, Destruction, in this new edition of the classic title collecting THE SANDMAN # 41-49.

Two more Sandman volumes completed.  I thoroughly enjoy this series, but I'm always struck by how cerebral it is.  I go into each volume thinking I can dive in and polish it off quickly.  Very soon, I realize the dialogue and plot movements force me to take it slow and savor the volume.  Of course, this is the genius of Neil Gaiman and I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world.  I'll have to put Volumes 8 and 9 on hold at the library.