The fourth Absolute Sandman volume completes the main story arc of the series, combining disparate elements and characters to produce a finale that I did not expect at all at the beginning. Initially I struggled with not being able to discern how anything related to anything else but the second half ravels everything up neatly.

Why, at any given time, can I only ever name six of the seven Endless?

OK, now I'm fully engaged again, having figured out how all the disparate parts fit together.

The threads are beginning to ravel.

The character Lyta seems vaguely familiar - could I have read this far into the series back in the day? Nothing else seems to trigger anything.