One of four books expanding Neil Gaiman's acclaimed Sandman Universe.
Welcome to the House of Dahomey, the houseboat of Erzulie Fréda, where
the souls of Voodoo followers go when they sleep but even the fearsome
Erzulie is powerless when her dream river turns sour, tossing her house
from one realm and into another.. the Dreaming!
From her bayou, Erzulie scries upon the mortal realm and sees four human
girls open a mysterious and magical journal filled with whispers and
rumors that, if they spread, could cause a pandemic unlike any the Earth
has seen, with the power to release Shakpana, the loa lord of infectious
disease and nephew to Erzulie, who is currently banned from the human
plane. Meanwhile, a mysterious infection doctors are calling Cotard's
Delusion spreads, trapping countless souls in the Dreaming and leaving
their physical bodies yearning for death.
Written by Nalo Hopkinson, award-winning author of Brown Girl in the
Ring and Midnight Robber, and Dominike Domo Stanton, artist of the
acclaimed Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.
The Sandman Universe is a new series of books curated by Neil Gaiman for
DC Vertigo. Conjuring epic storytelling and immersing readers into the
evolving world of the Dreaming, The Sandman Universe begins anew with
four new ongoing series, existing in a shared universe, building upon
Gaiman's New York Times best-selling series that lyrically weaved
together stories of dreams and magic.
Collects House of Whispers #1-6 and Sandman Universe Special #1
