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Loading... The Dream Hunters (Sandman, Book 11) (edition 2000)by Neil Gaiman, Yoshitaka Amano
Work InformationThe Sandman: The Dream Hunters [Novella] by Neil Gaiman
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This gorgeous retelling of the Japanese tale "The Fox, The Monk, and the Mikado of All Night's Dreaming" is quite different than the rest of the Sandman series. For starters, it is an illustrated novella not a graphic novel. Second, it may also be read easily as a stand-alone. In fact, I would strongly recommend it to lovers of fairy tales and retellings regardless of their feelings about the rest of the series. The illustrations are breathtaking. Cool artwork in this one, especially the huge spread of the "King of All Night's Dreaming". The Neil Gaiman/Yoshitaka Amano collaboration really worked for a Sandmanesque retelling of this Japanese folktale. I recommend reading the Afterward on the last page-Gaiman's story of how this book came about. no reviews | add a review
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Set in ancient Japan, this lyrical tale follows the ill-fated romance between a humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing she-fox. When the fox stumbles upon a band of demons discussing a plot to steal the monk's life through a dream trap, it will take all the fox's craftiness-and the intervention of Morpheus-to save him. Combining prose with stunning full-page paintings, The Dream Hunters also showcases Amano's art with an eight-page gatefold bringing an ethereal beauty to Morpheus and other classic Sandman characters. No library descriptions found. |
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This is more an illustrated story than graphic novel, which works perfectly for this magical ten year anniversary of Sandman project.
Neil Gaiman is a master of dreams and imagination retelling a classic Japanese fairytale in his own unique and respectful manner. Yoshitaka Amano is a legendary artist who accompanies Gaiman's words with a gallery of breathtaking illustrations that there can be no doubt are laced my myth and magic. Beyond appreciation, I know little about art, big to my untrained eye these images appear to range from sketch and charcoal to oils and water paints, emasoio) encapsulating the dreamy wonder of the story. The visceral beauty and ephemeral awe of the surreality of dreams and imagination are rendered exquisitely.
I am speechless and feel enriched. ( )