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#1 The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes

by Neil Gaiman

ComicsScience FictionFantasyYoung AdultAdventureFictionLiterary Fiction
Moods: AdventurousDarkMysteriousEmotionalHopefulInspiringDark; MysteriousSadTenseFunny
Cover of The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
Hardcover
Pages 240 pages
Published 1988
Languages English, Bulgarian, Czech +9
ISBN 9781417651634
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Publisher's Summary

Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman published by DC Vertigo. The series centers on Morpheus (Dream of the Endless). Dream is imprisoned for decades by an occultist seeking immortality.…

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Weighted Score
4.30 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.33 ★
v (Ratings Count): 713
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.33
True Ratings 713
Written Reviews 44
Shelved (Popularity) 1,376
Users Read 914
Rating Distribution
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Featured Characters

Dream
Morpheus
John Constantine
Lucifer
John Dee
Dr Destiny

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