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 Reviewed by: The Rev 6th Feb 2006 
 


Sandman: The Wake

Neil Gaiman
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Gaiman's epilogue to his long-running and insanely successful Sandman series presents us with the wake of the old Morpheus and the installation of the new. It gets a bit homily-esque at times, but given how long the series has gone on with such power, we can forgive Gaiman a slight bit of sermonizing here. Just think of the series as a long and complex Aesop's fable, and The Wake as a "the moral of the story is...".

There's no real plot to this volume; this is more a case of tying up some loose ends, achieving closure with some characters who had things to resolve, or bringing back a few who didn't show up in The Kindly Ones for our viewing pleasure. While it's not the best book in the series, those who have stuck with it through the thousands of pages that have already come will certainly want to read this one.



See also
American Gods by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Coraline by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett reviewed by The Rev
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Sandman: A Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Sandman: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Sandman: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Sandman: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Sandman: Worlds' End by Neil Gaiman reviewed by The Rev
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman reviewed by Ian M.