The Sandman: Act I
Author: Neil Gaiman & Dirk Maggs
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 15 July 2020
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Morpheus, the immortal lord of dreams, is captured by an occult ritual and imprisoned on Earth for decades. Once free, he must recover three objects of power, descend into Hell, and rebuild a dreaming realm that has crumbled in his absence. A full-cast audio drama adapting Neil Gaiman's landmark DC comics series, complete with sound design that makes it feel more like a film than a book.
Ok, I really can't decide on this one. Unlike all the other books I've written about, this one is an audiobook. But it wasn't a "normal" audiobook either; it's an audio...movie? Audio theatre maybe?
You see, it doesn't just have one voice actor reading the book, instead it has a full cast and background sound effects. Audio movie is the best comparison I can make, I think. At first I thought this was weird, but I soon got into it and really enjoyed the book.
The Sandman is based on a characters from the DC comics, so Gotham City and Arkham Asylum make an appearance, but there's no BatMan et al.
The story itself is very dark and definitely not for kids. There's lots of murder, rape and abuse throughout the book, but don't let that put you off, it's still a good "read". What I did find weird, was that although there was a story throughout the book, it wasn't at the forefront. Instead, each chapter (or act as they're called here) is it's own short story, some of which are tenuously linked, whereas others appear to be completely unrelated to one another. Having said that, there are 2 other books in the series, so I'd imagine the bigger picture will come to fruition at some point. 🤷♂️
Either way, I really enjoyed this audiobook, it's well worth a listen.
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