One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman, is finally being collected for the first time in deluxe hardcover format. 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.This second book collecting Neil Gaiman's genre-defining series about the Dream King in a new deluxe edition series features an oversize hardcover format, bonus content, and a new cover. Collects the first two paperback volumes of the critically acclaimed series The Sandman, "Fear of Falling" from Vertigo Preview #1, The Sandman #17-31, Sandman Special #1, and the Vertigo: Winter's Edge stories "Flowers of Romance," "A Winter's Tale," and "How They Met Themselves."