fox had done, and that rescuing her entails the failure of her plan. The monk frees her against her wishes, and the King of All Night's Dreaming allows them a farewell. The monk then takes the fox's place, giving her the advice, "Seek not revenge, but the Buddha"; but in conversation with the King of All Night's Dreaming, she resolves to seek revenge first. Following the monk's death, the fox tracks down the onmyōji and seduces him in her human form; then persuades him to destroy his possessions. Therefore, he burns down his house and that of the three women, killing his wife, concubines, and servants in the process. He then returns to the fox, who cajoles him into disrobing, then reverts to her true form and bites one of his eyes. In the realm of dreams, the King of All Night's Dreaming is satisfied by the story, and that everyone involved learned an important lesson. The narration then suggests that the monk and the fox were re-united in the afterlife; but this is purposely ambiguous. Comic book adaptation For the 20th anniversary of Sandman, Neil Gaiman announced at Comic-Con 2007 that P. Craig Russell would illustrate a comic adaptation of the story. Sandman: The Dream Hunters was released by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint as a four-issue monthly miniseries from November 2008 to February 2009, featuring cover art by Yuko Shimizu, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope and Joe Kubert. Awards In 2000, it was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Related Book and won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative. References External links "A dark tale 'of enduring charm'" The Comics Get Serious—Review of Sandman: The Dream Hunters Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano, The Sandman: The Dream Hunters The Sandman: The Dream Hunters at Comicbookdb Comic-book version at Vertigo Dream Hunters, The 1999 fantasy novels Sandman: The Dream Hunters Sandman: The Dream Hunters Fantasy comics Sandman: The Dream Hunters Sandman: The Dream Hunters Sandman: The Dream Hunters Sandman: The Dream Hunters