The Sandman is a 92-book series with 92 released primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, Sam Kieth, Mark Hempel, Colin Greenland, John M. Ford, Lisa Goldstein, Brenda W. Clough, Barbara Hambly, Will Shetterly, George Alec Effinger, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Robert Rodi, Tad Williams, Lawrence Schimel, Mark Kreighbaum, Karen Haber, Delia Sherman, Nancy A. Collins, Gene Wolfe, Steven Brust, Susanna Clarke, Ніл Ґейман, Hy Bender, and Lee Soo-Hyun.