Order of Sandman Books
The Sandman is a dark fantasy comic book series written by British writer Neil Gaiman. It was published by DC Comics, under its Vertigo imprint. The series follows Dream of the Endless, who rules the world of dreams. The series is widely considered to be the best ever published by Vertigo. The series would spin-off into several other series, including series featuring Death, Lucifer and many more.
The Sandman series ran for 75 issues between January 1989 and March 1996. Gaiman’s contract stipulated that once he left DC, the series would end. Each of the issues have been collected into various graphic novels. Below is a list of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman graphic novels in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronological order):
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Publication Order of Sandman Graphic Novels
| Preludes and Nocturnes | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Doll's House | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Absolute Sandman, Volume 1 | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dream Country | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Season of Mists | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Game of You | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fables and Reflections | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Brief Lives | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Worlds' End | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wake | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Kindly Ones | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1996 | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dream Hunters | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman Companion: A Dreamer's Guide to the Award-Winning Comic Series | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Endless Nights | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Annotated Sandman Vol. 1 | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Overture | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book One | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Two | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Four | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Five | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman, Book One | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: Book Two | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: Book Three | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: Book Four | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: Book Five | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sandman: Book Six | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sandman Non-Fiction Books
| The Sandman Companion | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Quotable Sandman | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: The Sandman Companion was written by Hy Bender, based on Neil Gaiman’s work.
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