Finished The Sandman: Worlds’ End by Neil Gaiman. A couple are in a car accident on a snowy road and take shelter at an inn with all manner of creatures large and small. This novel is a collection of stories that the travelers tell each other while they’re waiting out a “reality storm” at Worlds’ End Inn. Lots of different themes and ideas →

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Finished The Sandman: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman. In this one, Dream and his sister, Delirium, go searching for their brother Destruction, who abandoned his kingdom three hundred years ago. I don’t particularly care for the character of Delirium — she just seems rather silly and pointless to me. (I like Death much better). And I really don’t like how Delirium’s dialogue is presented. →

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Finished The Sandman: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman. This one doesn’t have a continuing storyline, but is rather a collection of stories in which Dream appears, however briefly. Probably my favorite is Three Septembers and a January, in which a homeless man becomes the Emperor of the United States. There are also stories about Marco Polo, Cain and Abel, and various other Sandman →

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In amongst all the Sandman reading, I also finished Heart Quest by Robin D. Owens. This is book five in Owens’s popular Celta series about Heart Mates on a remote planet. I don’t usually like fantasy/sci-fi hybrids, but I enjoy Owens’s world, with its mix of technology and magic (aka flair). Also, she has talking animals. And who doesn’t love →

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Finished The Sandman: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman. Dream is a minor character in much of this collection. Instead, the story focuses on Barbie, a character who appeared in The Doll’s House. In A Game of You, Barbie realizes the imaginary kingdom she’s been dreaming of is a little more real that she thought — and that it’s up →

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