A Book in Order

Series · 39 books

The Sandman Books in Order

The complete The Sandman reading order — 39 books from 1904–2019.

  1. 01 The sandman rhymes 1904 Amazon — buy The sandman rhymes ThriftBooks — buy The sandman rhymes eBooks.com — buy The sandman rhymes
  2. 02 The Sandman 1904 Amazon — buy The Sandman ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman eBooks.com — buy The Sandman
  3. 03 Told by the sandman 1916 Amazon — buy Told by the sandman ThriftBooks — buy Told by the sandman eBooks.com — buy Told by the sandman
  4. 04 The sandman's hour 1917 Amazon — buy The sandman's hour ThriftBooks — buy The sandman's hour eBooks.com — buy The sandman's hour
  5. 05 The sandman's eyes 1985 Amazon — buy The sandman's eyes Bookshop — buy The sandman's eyes ThriftBooks — buy The sandman's eyes eBooks.com — buy The sandman's eyes
  6. 06 Sandman 1990 Amazon — buy Sandman Bookshop — buy Sandman ThriftBooks — buy Sandman eBooks.com — buy Sandman
  7. 07 Preludes & Nocturnes 1991 Amazon — buy Preludes & Nocturnes Bookshop — buy Preludes & Nocturnes ThriftBooks — buy Preludes & Nocturnes eBooks.com — buy Preludes & Nocturnes
  8. 08 Dream Country 1991 Amazon — buy Dream Country Bookshop — buy Dream Country ThriftBooks — buy Dream Country eBooks.com — buy Dream Country
  9. 09 The Doll's House 1991 Amazon — buy The Doll's House Bookshop — buy The Doll's House ThriftBooks — buy The Doll's House eBooks.com — buy The Doll's House
  10. 10 Season of Mists 1991 Amazon — buy Season of Mists Bookshop — buy Season of Mists ThriftBooks — buy Season of Mists eBooks.com — buy Season of Mists
  11. 11 The Sandman and the Turtles 1991 Amazon — buy The Sandman and the Turtles Bookshop — buy The Sandman and the Turtles ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman and the Turtles eBooks.com — buy The Sandman and the Turtles
  12. 12 The Sandman Vol. 2 1991 Amazon — buy The Sandman Vol. 2 Bookshop — buy The Sandman Vol. 2 ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman Vol. 2 eBooks.com — buy The Sandman Vol. 2
  13. 13 A Game of You 1993 Amazon — buy A Game of You Bookshop — buy A Game of You ThriftBooks — buy A Game of You eBooks.com — buy A Game of You
  14. 14 Fables & Reflections 1993 Amazon — buy Fables & Reflections Bookshop — buy Fables & Reflections ThriftBooks — buy Fables & Reflections eBooks.com — buy Fables & Reflections
  15. 15 Brief Lives 1994 Amazon — buy Brief Lives Bookshop — buy Brief Lives ThriftBooks — buy Brief Lives eBooks.com — buy Brief Lives
  16. 16 Worlds' End 1994 Amazon — buy Worlds' End Bookshop — buy Worlds' End ThriftBooks — buy Worlds' End eBooks.com — buy Worlds' End
  17. 17 The Kindly Ones 1996 Amazon — buy The Kindly Ones Bookshop — buy The Kindly Ones ThriftBooks — buy The Kindly Ones eBooks.com — buy The Kindly Ones
  18. 18 The Sandman - Book of Dreams 1996 Amazon — buy The Sandman - Book of Dreams Bookshop — buy The Sandman - Book of Dreams ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman - Book of Dreams eBooks.com — buy The Sandman - Book of Dreams
  19. 19 The Wake 1997 Amazon — buy The Wake Bookshop — buy The Wake ThriftBooks — buy The Wake eBooks.com — buy The Wake
  20. 20 The Dream Hunters 1999 Amazon — buy The Dream Hunters Bookshop — buy The Dream Hunters ThriftBooks — buy The Dream Hunters eBooks.com — buy The Dream Hunters
  21. 21 The Sandman Companion 1999 Amazon — buy The Sandman Companion Bookshop — buy The Sandman Companion ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman Companion eBooks.com — buy The Sandman Companion
  22. 22 The Sandman - Overture 2002 Amazon — buy The Sandman - Overture Bookshop — buy The Sandman - Overture ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman - Overture eBooks.com — buy The Sandman - Overture
  23. 23 The Furies 2002 Amazon — buy The Furies Bookshop — buy The Furies ThriftBooks — buy The Furies eBooks.com — buy The Furies
  24. 24 Lucifer, Vol. 2 2002 Amazon — buy Lucifer, Vol. 2 Bookshop — buy Lucifer, Vol. 2 ThriftBooks — buy Lucifer, Vol. 2 eBooks.com — buy Lucifer, Vol. 2
  25. 25 Endless Nights 2003 Amazon — buy Endless Nights Bookshop — buy Endless Nights ThriftBooks — buy Endless Nights eBooks.com — buy Endless Nights
  26. 26 The Sandman - King of Dreams 2003 Amazon — buy The Sandman - King of Dreams Bookshop — buy The Sandman - King of Dreams ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman - King of Dreams eBooks.com — buy The Sandman - King of Dreams
  27. 27 Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Joseph Campbell 2003 Amazon — buy Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Joseph Campbell Bookshop — buy Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Joseph Campbell ThriftBooks — buy Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Joseph Campbell eBooks.com — buy Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Joseph Campbell
  28. 28 The Sandman Presents 2003 Amazon — buy The Sandman Presents Bookshop — buy The Sandman Presents ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman Presents eBooks.com — buy The Sandman Presents
  29. 29 The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 2006 Amazon — buy The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 Bookshop — buy The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 ThriftBooks — buy The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 eBooks.com — buy The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1
  30. 30 The Sandman papers 2006 Amazon — buy The Sandman papers Bookshop — buy The Sandman papers ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman papers eBooks.com — buy The Sandman papers
  31. 31 Sandmannen 2012 Amazon — buy Sandmannen Bookshop — buy Sandmannen ThriftBooks — buy Sandmannen eBooks.com — buy Sandmannen
  32. 32 The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 1 2013 Amazon — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 1 Bookshop — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 1 ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 1 eBooks.com — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 1
  33. 33 The Sandman and the war of dreams 2013 Amazon — buy The Sandman and the war of dreams Bookshop — buy The Sandman and the war of dreams ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman and the war of dreams eBooks.com — buy The Sandman and the war of dreams
  34. 34 The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 2 2013 Amazon — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 2 Bookshop — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 2 ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 2 eBooks.com — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 2
  35. 35 Dead boy detectives 2014 Amazon — buy Dead boy detectives Bookshop — buy Dead boy detectives ThriftBooks — buy Dead boy detectives eBooks.com — buy Dead boy detectives
  36. 36 Sign of the Sandman 2014 Amazon — buy Sign of the Sandman Bookshop — buy Sign of the Sandman ThriftBooks — buy Sign of the Sandman eBooks.com — buy Sign of the Sandman
  37. 37 Neil Gaiman's the Sandman 2018 Amazon — buy Neil Gaiman's the Sandman Bookshop — buy Neil Gaiman's the Sandman ThriftBooks — buy Neil Gaiman's the Sandman eBooks.com — buy Neil Gaiman's the Sandman
  38. 38 Song of the Sandman 2018 Amazon — buy Song of the Sandman Bookshop — buy Song of the Sandman ThriftBooks — buy Song of the Sandman eBooks.com — buy Song of the Sandman
  39. 39 The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 3 2019 Amazon — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 3 Bookshop — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 3 ThriftBooks — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 3 eBooks.com — buy The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 3

Reading tracker

Track your progress through The Sandman

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The sandman rhymes 1904
2 The Sandman 1904
3 Told by the sandman 1916
4 The sandman's hour 1917
5 The sandman's eyes 1985
6 Sandman 1990
7 Preludes & Nocturnes 1991
8 Dream Country 1991
9 The Doll's House 1991
10 Season of Mists 1991
11 The Sandman and the Turtles 1991
12 The Sandman Vol. 2 1991
13 A Game of You 1993
14 Fables & Reflections 1993
15 Brief Lives 1994
16 Worlds' End 1994
17 The Kindly Ones 1996
18 The Sandman - Book of Dreams 1996
19 The Wake 1997
20 The Dream Hunters 1999
21 The Sandman Companion 1999
22 The Sandman - Overture 2002
23 The Furies 2002
24 Lucifer, Vol. 2 2002
25 Endless Nights 2003
26 The Sandman - King of Dreams 2003
27 Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Joseph Campbell 2003
28 The Sandman Presents 2003
29 The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 2006
30 The Sandman papers 2006
31 Sandmannen 2012
32 The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 1 2013
33 The Sandman and the war of dreams 2013
34 The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 2 2013
35 Dead boy detectives 2014
36 Sign of the Sandman 2014
37 Neil Gaiman's the Sandman 2018
38 Song of the Sandman 2018
39 The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 3 2019

The Sandman reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The sandman rhymes (1904). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach The Sandman — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many The Sandman books are there?

39 to date, spanning 1904–2019.

What is the newest The Sandman book?

The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 3, published in 2019.