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The Sandman books in order

Neil Gaiman

The Sandman is a series of 13 books by Neil Gaiman: 2,513 pages in the 11 with a known length, about 46 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

13
books
2,513
pages in 11 of them
46 hours
to read those 11
93 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes 1991 4.4 h 2 The Doll's House 1991 4.2 h 3 The Sandman: Dream Country 1991 2.9 h The Sandman: The Doll's House 1991 4.4 h The Sandman: A Game of You 1993 3.5 h The Sandman: Fables & Reflections 1993 4.8 h The Sandman: Brief Lives 1994 4.7 h The Sandman: Worlds' End 1994 3.1 h The Sandman: Season of Mists 1996 4.1 h The Sandman: The Kindly Ones 1996 6.5 h The Sandman: The Wake 1997 3.5 h
The Sandman: Endless Nights 2003 length not known
The Sandman: Overture length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. 1

    The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes 1991 4.4 h

    Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman published by DC Vertigo.

  2. 2

    The Doll's House 1991 4.2 h

  3. 3

    The Sandman: Dream Country 1991 2.9 h

    Presents four Sandman stories, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in which Shakespeare's company, at the instigation of the Lord of Dreams, gives an open-air performance of…

  4. The Sandman: The Doll's House 1991 4.4 h

  5. The Sandman: A Game of You 1993 3.5 h

    Take an apartment house, add in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, a talking severed head, a confused heroine and the deadly Cuckoo.

  6. The Sandman: Fables & Reflections 1993 4.8 h

    Continues the epic of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, as he observes and interacts with an odd assortment of historical and fictional characters throughout time.

  7. The Sandman: Brief Lives 1994 4.7 h

    An attempt to summon and imprison Death, results, instead, in the capture of Morpheus, the Sandman, who must regain the tools of his powers.

  8. The Sandman: Worlds' End 1994 3.1 h

    Reminiscent of the legendary Canterbury Tales, THE SANDMAN: WORLDS' END is a wonderful potpourri of engrossing tales and masterly storytelling.

  9. The Sandman: Season of Mists 1996 4.1 h

  10. The Sandman: The Kindly Ones 1996 6.5 h

    In the longest Sandman story, Morpheus becomes the prey of the Furies--avenging spirits who torment those who spill family blood.

  11. The Sandman: The Wake 1997 3.5 h

  12. The Sandman: Endless Nights 2003 length not known

  13. The Sandman: Overture length not known

How much is left

After book 1, The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes about 42 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 2, The Doll's House about 37 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 3, The Sandman: Dream Country about 35 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Sandman: The Doll's House about 30 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Sandman: A Game of You about 27 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Sandman: Fables & Reflections about 22 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Sandman: Brief Lives about 17 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Sandman: Worlds' End about 14 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Sandman: Season of Mists about 10 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Sandman: The Kindly Ones about 4 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 46 hours 4 minutes

11 of 13 books, 2,513 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

93 days (about 14 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.