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The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds' End
by Neil Gaiman
This is another short story collection in this series. It starts with a car crash where the driver and passenger are seeking shelter in an Inn at World’s End. The narrative device along with the setting of an Inn, reminded me of The Canterbury Tales. Each story is told by a different patron of the Inn as an attempt to pass time during the storm.
The first story told, “A Tale of Two Cities”, was an interesting concept and I really enjoyed the art displayed. It tells of a person trapped in a sleeping city trying to find his way out. The main character is confused and lost in a familiar setting, which is terrifying. It made me think of some nightmares I’ve had, where I find that a place I know has changed and I can’t recognize where I am.
“Cluracan's Tale", the second story, was quite amusing. It depicted a fantasy adventure style and was told by a character we have seen before in an earlier volume. In this story, Cluracan is sent to represent the interests of Farie to the city Aurelian. The chaos he causes throughout his mission was fun to read and very in character for him. We also get to see more of the relationship between Cluracan and his sister.
The next story, “Hob’s Leviathan”, is about a ship’s cabin boy called Jim who sees something that no one would believe without proof. Hob Gadling appears in this story as a passenger on the ship but has changed from the character we met in The Doll’s House. He seems more serious and reserved along with appearing to have gained wisdom which he imparts to Jim.
“The Golden Boy” story tells of an alternate America where Prez Rickard becomes president. This one wasn’t one of my personal favorites, but I still enjoyed reading it. I am not very knowledgeable on all the DC comics, but I found out that Prez Rickard had his own comic in the 70’s with Boss Smiley as an antagonist. Boss Smiley was an ominous figure, that creeped me out. I thought it was interesting that Gaiman used an obscure character and created his own story out of it.
The final story, “Cerements”, is the story given by Prentice Petrefax, who is an apprentice Undertaker and relates stories told by other Undertakers and apprentices. I thought the Necropolis Litharge sounded fascinating along with the idea of Undertakers. I especially liked all the character designs, and how gothic everyone appears.
The first story told, “A Tale of Two Cities”, was an interesting concept and I really enjoyed the art displayed. It tells of a person trapped in a sleeping city trying to find his way out. The main character is confused and lost in a familiar setting, which is terrifying. It made me think of some nightmares I’ve had, where I find that a place I know has changed and I can’t recognize where I am.
“Cluracan's Tale", the second story, was quite amusing. It depicted a fantasy adventure style and was told by a character we have seen before in an earlier volume. In this story, Cluracan is sent to represent the interests of Farie to the city Aurelian. The chaos he causes throughout his mission was fun to read and very in character for him. We also get to see more of the relationship between Cluracan and his sister.
The next story, “Hob’s Leviathan”, is about a ship’s cabin boy called Jim who sees something that no one would believe without proof. Hob Gadling appears in this story as a passenger on the ship but has changed from the character we met in The Doll’s House. He seems more serious and reserved along with appearing to have gained wisdom which he imparts to Jim.
“The Golden Boy” story tells of an alternate America where Prez Rickard becomes president. This one wasn’t one of my personal favorites, but I still enjoyed reading it. I am not very knowledgeable on all the DC comics, but I found out that Prez Rickard had his own comic in the 70’s with Boss Smiley as an antagonist. Boss Smiley was an ominous figure, that creeped me out. I thought it was interesting that Gaiman used an obscure character and created his own story out of it.
The final story, “Cerements”, is the story given by Prentice Petrefax, who is an apprentice Undertaker and relates stories told by other Undertakers and apprentices. I thought the Necropolis Litharge sounded fascinating along with the idea of Undertakers. I especially liked all the character designs, and how gothic everyone appears.