"After his long imprisonment for most of the 20th century, Dream (aka Sandman or Morpheus) has a lot of catching and cleaning up to do. Four members of the Dreaming have gone missing: Brute, Glob, the Corinthian, and Fiddler's Green. Also disturbing is the fact that a Vortex has appeared on Earth, in the person of Rose, the 20-year-old granddaughter of Unity Kincaid, who was in a coma-sleep through most of the 20th century while Dream was imprisoned. Rose has gone searching for her missing brother Jed, who was adopted out to foster parents who abuse him. When Jed manages to escape, he is picked up by the Corinthian on his way to a "Cereal" (serial killers) convention in rural Georgia. Rose and a new benefactor, Gilbert (actually Fiddler's Green) put up at the same hotel, and Dream must intervene to protect her and her brother. First published in 1989, this was the series in which Gaiman fully established the character of Morpheus. It includes "Men of Good Fortune," the story of Robert Gadling, whom Dream makes at least temporarily immortal and meets for a drink every hundred years from 1389 to 1989."
David Loftus, Resident Neil Gaiman Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Spying & Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- finding a killer (criminal)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Family relations
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- fire/lightning/weather cntrl
- can fly
- can cast many different spells
- Invisibility
- can read emotions
- healing
- can grant wishes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- can read emotions
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue?
- mostly dialog
