(p/b) the sandman (volume 11) // endless nights (30th anniversary edition)

Alternately haunting, bittersweet, erotic and nightmarish, the seven stories in this book--one for each of the Endless siblings, each illustrated by one of the best artists in comics--reveal strange secrets and surprising truths. Now collected as the eleventh volume in Neil Gaiman's seminal, New York Times best-selling series, The Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights, celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition!One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. Endless Nights returns to the realm of the Dreaming with seven remarkable stories--one for each member of the otherworldly Endless family, illustrated by an international roster of artists drawn from the ranks of comics' greatest talents. By turns haunting, bittersweet, erotic, and nightmarish, these provocative tales range across space and time to reveal strange secrets and surprising truths about the immortal siblings Death, Desire, Delirium, Dream, Despair, Destruction, and Destiny. (From the publisher)