Sandman Books in Order
There are 29 Sandman books, published between 1989 and 2023. The first book is Preludes and Nocturnes (1989) and the newest is The Sandman: Book Six (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as The Sandman.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 1989–2023
- Confirmed
- 29 of 29 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,602 in 12 of 29 books
Sandman is the title figure of Neil Gaiman's graphic novel run, catalogued as 29 books between 1989 and 2023. Preludes and Nocturnes (1989) opens the list, followed by The Doll's House (1990), Dream Country (1990), Season of Mists (1992), A Game of You (1993), Fables and Reflections (1993), Worlds' End (1995), The Kindly Ones (1996) and The Wake (1996). A companion guide, The Sandman Companion (1999), is credited to Hy Bender, and a Sandman Non-Fiction series also exists. Subject headings name fantasy and horror comics, dreams and Sandman as a legendary character. The Sandman: Book Six (2023) is the newest entry, and the run is listed as dormant.
How many Sandman books are there?
Sandman has 29 books, released between 1989 and 2023.
Sandman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Sandman books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11989–4/4
- 219902324/4
- 319901604/4
- 419921924/4
- 51993–4/4
- 619931684/4
- 71993–4/4
- 81995–4/4
- 919961924/4
- 1019963204/4
- 111997–3/4
- 1219992734/4
- 131999–3/4
- 14The Sandman Companion: A Dreamer's Guide to the Award-Winning Comic SeriesSandman Graphic Novels #131999 · 273 pages · confirmed 3/419992733/4
- 152001904/4
- 1620031503/4
- 1720113283/4
- 1820152244/4
- 192020–3/4
- 202021–3/4
- 212021–3/4
- 222021–3/4
- 232022–3/4
- 242022–3/4
- 252022–3/4
- 262022–3/4
- 272022–3/4
- 282023–3/4
- 292023–4/4
Do you have to read Sandman books in order?
You should read the Sandman books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sandman book also stands alone.
What order should you read Sandman books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Preludes and Nocturnes (1989), the earliest published title. After it come The Doll's House (1990), Dream Country (1990), Season of Mists (1992) and A Game of You (1993); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Sandman book?
The Sandman: Book Six (2023) is the newest Sandman book released so far.
Is there a new Sandman book coming?
No next Sandman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Sandman
Wikidata records 2 nominations for Sandman. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology or Collection1998Shortlistedfor The Wake
- British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology or Collection1996Shortlistedfor Worlds' End
Sandman at a glance
- Paused
- No new Sandman title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Sandman books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,602 pages across the 12 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sandman books, 13 of 29, were published in the 1990s.
- Corroboration
- 14 of the 29 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 29 titles, 28 are credited to Neil Gaiman. One title carries no credit.
What the Sandman books are about
17 of the 29 Sandman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 8 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 8 of 17 books
- Comics & graphic novels, fantasy 6 of 17 books
- Dreams 5 of 17 books
- Comics & graphic novels, horror 4 of 17 books
- Fantasy 3 of 17 books
- Fantasy comic books, strips 3 of 17 books
- Horror comic books, strips 3 of 17 books
- Criticism and interpretation 2 of 17 books
- Family life 2 of 17 books
- Interviews 2 of 17 books