The first volume collecting Neil Gaiman's seminal horror series is available in a new edition featuring the improved production values and coloring from the Absolute Edition.

In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, collecting issues #1-8, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps Death's younger brother Dream instead. After his 70-year imprisonment and eventual escape, Morpheus goes on a quest for his lost objects of power.

On his arduous journey Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine and an all-powerful madman. This book also includes the story 'The Sound of Her Wings' which introduces the pragmatic, perky Death.